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Title: Assessment of the potential for refinery applications of inorganic membrane technology: An identification and screening analysis. Final report

Abstract

Commercial application of membrane technology in the separation of gas, liquid, and solid streams has grown to a business with worldwide revenues exceeding $1 billion annually. Use of organic membranes for industrial gas separation, particularly in the refining industry, is one of the major growth areas. However, organic membranes based on polymeric separation barriers, are susceptible to damage by liquids, and careful precautions must be taken to retain the system integrity. Researchers are currently developing small pore sized inorganic membranes which may substantially increase the efficiency and economics in selected refinery separation applications. Expected advantages of these advanced inorganic membranes include high permeability, high selectivity, and low manufacturing cost. SFA Pacific conducted a screening analysis to identify applications for inorganic membrane technology in the petroleum refining industry and their potential cost advantages over competing separation systems. Two meetings were held in connection with this project. Copies of Viewgraphs presented by SFA Pacific at these meetings are attached in Appendices A and C. Potential high priority applications and market impacts of advanced inorganic membrane technology in the refining industry are addressed in this report, and include the following areas: Competitive separation technologies; application of those technologies; incentives for inorganic membranes; marketmore » benefits and impacts of inorganic membranes.« less

Authors:
;
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SFA Pacific, Inc., Mountain View, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10182536
Report Number(s):
DOE/FE/61680-H3
ON: DE93019532
DOE Contract Number:  
AC01-88FE61680
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: May 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; PETROLEUM REFINERIES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; MEMBRANES; USES; PROGRESS REPORT; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; GASES; LIQUIDS; CRYOGENICS; NUMERICAL DATA; 020400; 400105; PROCESSING; SEPARATION PROCEDURES

Citation Formats

Johnson, H E, and Schulman, B L. Assessment of the potential for refinery applications of inorganic membrane technology: An identification and screening analysis. Final report. United States: N. p., 1993. Web. doi:10.2172/10182536.
Johnson, H E, & Schulman, B L. Assessment of the potential for refinery applications of inorganic membrane technology: An identification and screening analysis. Final report. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10182536
Johnson, H E, and Schulman, B L. 1993. "Assessment of the potential for refinery applications of inorganic membrane technology: An identification and screening analysis. Final report". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/10182536. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10182536.
@article{osti_10182536,
title = {Assessment of the potential for refinery applications of inorganic membrane technology: An identification and screening analysis. Final report},
author = {Johnson, H E and Schulman, B L},
abstractNote = {Commercial application of membrane technology in the separation of gas, liquid, and solid streams has grown to a business with worldwide revenues exceeding $1 billion annually. Use of organic membranes for industrial gas separation, particularly in the refining industry, is one of the major growth areas. However, organic membranes based on polymeric separation barriers, are susceptible to damage by liquids, and careful precautions must be taken to retain the system integrity. Researchers are currently developing small pore sized inorganic membranes which may substantially increase the efficiency and economics in selected refinery separation applications. Expected advantages of these advanced inorganic membranes include high permeability, high selectivity, and low manufacturing cost. SFA Pacific conducted a screening analysis to identify applications for inorganic membrane technology in the petroleum refining industry and their potential cost advantages over competing separation systems. Two meetings were held in connection with this project. Copies of Viewgraphs presented by SFA Pacific at these meetings are attached in Appendices A and C. Potential high priority applications and market impacts of advanced inorganic membrane technology in the refining industry are addressed in this report, and include the following areas: Competitive separation technologies; application of those technologies; incentives for inorganic membranes; market benefits and impacts of inorganic membranes.},
doi = {10.2172/10182536},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10182536}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993},
month = {Sat May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993}
}