Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7720889 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2014 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
This work comprises a study of hydrogen separation with a composite Pd-YSZ-PSS membrane from mixtures of H2, N2, CO and CO2, typical of a water gas shift reactor. The Pd layer is extended over a tubular porous stainless steel support (PSS) with an intermediate layer of yttria-stabilized-zirconia (YSZ). YSZ and Pd layers were incorporated over the PSS using Atmospheric Plasma Spraying and Electroless Plating techniques, respectively. The Pd and YSZ thickness values are 13.8 and 100 μm, respectively, and the Pd layer is fully dense. Permeation measurements with pure, binary and ternary gases at different temperatures (350-450 °C), trans-membrane pressures (0-2.5 bar) and gas composition have been carried out. Moreover, thermal stability of the membrane was also checked by repeating permeation measurements after several cycles of heating and cooling the system. Membrane hydrogen permeances were calculated using Sieverts' law, obtaining values in the range of 4·10â5-4·10â4 mol mâ2 sâ1 Paâ0.5. The activation energy of the permeance was also calculated using Arrhenius' equation, obtaining a value of 16.4 kJ/mol. In spite of hydrogen selectivity being 100% for all experiments, the hydrogen permeability was affected by the composition of feed gas. Thus, a significant depletion in H2 permeate flux was observed when other gases were in the mixture, especially CO, being also more or less significant depending on gas composition.
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Authors
José Antonio Calles, Raúl Sanz, David Alique, Laura Furones,