Novel, Ceramic Membrane System For Hydrogen Separation

Technical Report · Tue Aug 13 04:00:00 EDT 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1097096· OSTI ID:1097096

Elangovan, S. (Elango) ^[1]

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1. Ceramatec, Inc., West Valley City, UT (United States; Ceramatec, Incorporated

Separation of hydrogen from coal gas represents one of the most promising ways to produce alternative sources of fuel. Ceramatec, teamed with CoorsTek and Sandia National Laboratories has developed materials technology for a pressure driven, high temperature proton-electron mixed conducting membrane system to remove hydrogen from the syngas. This system separates high purity hydrogen and isolates high pressure CO₂ as the retentate, which is amenable to low cost capture and transport to storage sites. The team demonstrated a highly efficient, pressure-driven hydrogen separation membrane to generate high purity hydrogen from syngas using a novel ceramic-ceramic composite membrane. Recognizing the benefits and limitations of present membrane systems, the all-ceramic system has been developed to address the key technical challenges related to materials performance under actual operating conditions, while retaining the advantages of thermal and process compatibility offered by the ceramic membranes. The feasibility of the concept has already been demonstrated at Ceramatec. This project developed advanced materials composition for potential integration with water gas shift rectors to maximize the hydrogen production.

• Research Organization: Ceramatec, Inc., West Valley City, UT (United States
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
• DOE Contract Number: FE0001045
• OSTI ID: 1097096
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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