Hydrogen permeation through a Pd-based membrane and RWGS conversion in H2/CO2, H2/N2/CO2 and H2/H2O/CO2 mixtures

Abstract This study investigated the effect of gases such as CO 2 , N 2 , H 2 O on hydrogen permeation through a Pd-based membrane −0.012 m 2 – in a bench-scale reactor. Different mixtures were chosen of H 2 /CO 2 , H 2 /N 2 /CO 2 and H 2 /H 2 O/CO 2 at temperatures of 593–723 K and a hydrogen partial pressure of 150 kPa. Operating conditions were determined to minimize H 2 loss due to the reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction. It was found that the feed flow rate had an important effect on hydrogen recovery (HR). Furthermore, an identification of the inhibition factors to permeability was determined. Additionally, under the selected conditions, the maximum hydrogen permeation was determined in pure H 2 and the H 2 /CO 2 mixtures. The best operating conditions to separate hydrogen from the mixtures were identified.

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