ADVANCED HYDROGEN TRANSPORT MEMBRANES FOR VISION 21 FOSSIL FUEL PLANTS

Technical Report · Tue Apr 30 04:00:00 EDT 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/794325· OSTI ID:794325

Roark, Shane E; Sammells, Anthony F; Mackay, Richard A; Pitzman, Lyrik Y; Zirbel, Thomas A; Barton, Thomas F; Rolfe, Sara L; Balachandran, U ^[1]; Kleiner, Richard N; Stephan, James E; Anderson, Frank E; Farthing, George; Rowley, Dan; Armstrong, Tim R; Carneim, R D; Becher, P F; Hsueh, C-H; Wagner, Aaron L; Wagner, Jon P

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Eltron Research Inc., and team members CoorsTek, McDermott Technology, inc., Sued Chemie, Argonne National Laboratory, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are developing an environmentally benign, inexpensive, and efficient method for separating hydrogen from gas mixtures produced during industrial processes, such as coal gasification. This project was motivated by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Vision 21 initiative which seeks to economically eliminate environmental concerns associated with the use of fossil fuels. This objective is being pursued using dense membranes based in part on Eltron-patented ceramic materials with a demonstrated ability for proton and electron conduction. The technical goals are being addressed by modifying single-phase and composite membrane composition and microstructure to maximize proton and electron conductivity without loss of material stability. Ultimately, these materials must enable hydrogen separation at practical rates under ambient and high-pressure conditions, without deactivation in the presence of feedstream components such as carbon dioxide, water, and sulfur.

• Research Organization: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: FC26-00NT40762
• OSTI ID: 794325
• Report Number(s): FC26-00NT40762--07
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
08 HYDROGEN
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
ANL
CARBON DIOXIDE
COAL GASIFICATION
FOSSIL FUELS
HYDROGEN
MEMBRANES
ORNL
TRANSPORT