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18. Design of a Membrane Reactor for On-site High Purity Hydrogen Production

Authors : Richa Sharma, Amit Kumar, Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay

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Hydrogen is a potential alternative energy carrier to embrace the global need of a clean and efficient energy resource. It minimizes dependence on fossil fuels as well as is an effective measure towards increasing global warming. Hydrogen based fuel cells are an attractive solution for producing clean electrical energy by emitting only water as a by-product. However, storage and distribution of hydrogen is a major issue for stationary fuel cells as well as mobile power generators. To avert the risks of any hydrogen leaks, membrane reactor (MR) technology enables to deliver only the desirable release of hydrogen using a fine control between on-site hydrogen generation and separation. Moreover, in contrast to traditional and bulky integration methodologies, MR allows single unit ‘compact’ integration that also eliminates additional downstream of products by producing hydrogen of >99% purity. These factors motivate MR to be explored widely and demonstrate its commercial feasibility in the coming years.

The current chapter focuses on the broad overview on membrane reactors for ultra pure hydrogen production, its technological challenges and case studies to illustrate the critical role played by dense palladium membranes in the successful viability of this technology. Further, recent developments within the scope of membrane reactors for hydrogen generation will also be briefly discussed. Special focus will be given for hydrogen generation by using methanol as a feed to membrane reformer.

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Title: Design of a Membrane Reactor for On-site High Purity Hydrogen Production
Authors: Richa Sharma
Amit Kumar
Rajesh Kumar Upadhyay
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Book: Dynamics and Control of Energy Systems
Print ISBN: 978-981-15-0535-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-15-0536-2

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0536-2_18