Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Recent Advances in Metallic Membranes

Current Trends and Future Developments in (Bio-) Membranes: Recent Advances in Metallic Membranes presents recent developments in metallic membranes used in membrane reactors to save energy. It also offers a comprehensive review of the present state-of-the-art on the fabrication and design of metallic membranes and membrane reactors, considering various applications. This book focuses on the structure, preparation, characterization and applications of metallic membranes and membrane reactors, as well as transport mechanisms and simulation aspects. As recent research has focused on the development of metallic membranes and their applications, this book is an ideal reference on different production procedures and their use.

Reviews metallic membranes research and applicationsOutlines the mechanisms of metallic membrane based processesIncludes structure, preparation, characterization and properties of metallic membranesHighlights various applications of metallic membranes in energy production

Part 1: Preparation and characterization of metallic membranes 1. Supported and self-supported Pd membranes 2. Ni-, V-, Nb-based membranes 3. Other metal membranes: pore-plated membranes, Cermet like membranes, etc. 4. Mass Transport in Hydrogen Permeation in Pd-based Membranes 5. Tortuosity Evaluation of FCC and BCC structure for pure-crystalline metal lattice characterization 6. Role of strain and legant effect in H2 production on bimetallic Pd/M (M late transition FCC metals) alloys 7. A general overview of hydrogen embrittlement 8. An overview of the effect of poisoning on metallic membranes 9. Degradation of metallic membranes 10. H2S resistance Pd-based membranes 11. Amorphous metal membranes

Part 2: Metallic membrane reactors - applications and simulations 12. Membrane reactor – types 13. Micro metallic membranes (include hollow fiber metallic membranes and other types) 14. Membrane reactors for hydrogen production 15. Energy analysis of innovative systems with metallic membranes 16. Industrial perspectives of membrane reactors 17. General aspects of simulation of metallic membrane reactors 18. Economic evaluation of metallic membrane reactors 19. An overview of the last recent European Projects on metallic membranes