Palladium Membrane Technology for Hydrogen Production, Carbon Capture and Other Applications: Principles, Energy Production and Other Applications

Thanks to their outstanding hydrogen selectivity, palladium membranes have attracted extensive R&D interest. They are a potential breakthrough technology for hydrogen production and also have promising applications in the areas of thermochemical biorefining. This book summarises key research in palladium membrane technologies, with particular focus on the scale-up challenges. After an introductory chapter, Part one reviews the fabrication of palladium membranes. Part two then focuses on palladium membrane module and reactor design. The final part of the book reviews the operation of palladium membranes for synthesis gas/hydrogen production, carbon capture and other applications.

Review of manufacture and design issues for palladium membranesDiscussion of the applications of palladium membrane technology, including solar steam reforming, IGCC plants, NGCC plants, CHP plants and hydrogen productionExamples of the technology in operation

1. Introduction to palladium membrane technology

Part One: Membrane fabrication and reactor design 2. Fabrication of palladium-based membranes by magnetron sputtering 3. The use of electroless plating as a deposition technology in the fabrication of palladium-based membranes 4. Large-scale ceramic support fabrication for palladium membranes 5. Fabrication of supported palladium alloy membranes using electroless plating techniques 6. Development and application of self-supported palladium membranes 7. Testing palladium membranes: methods and results 8. Criteria for palladium membrane reactor design: architecture, thermal effects and autothermal design 9. Simulation of palladium membrane reactors: a simulator developed in the CACHET-II project

Part Two: Application of palladium membrane technology in hydrogen production, carbon capture and other applications 10. Palladium membranes in solar steam reforming 11. Using palladium membranes for carbon capture in integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) power plants 12. Using palladium membranes for carbon capture in natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plants: process integration and techno-economics 13. Using palladium membrane reformers for hydrogen production 14. Operation of a palladium membrane reformer system for hydrogen production: the case of Tokyo Gas 15. Using palladium membrane-based fuel reformers for combined heat and power (CHP) plants 16. Review of palladium membrane use in biorefinery operations