Enhancing co-production of H[subscript 2] and Syngas via Water Splitting and POM on Surface-Modified Oxygen Permeable Membranes
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Wu, Xiaoyu; Ghoniem, Ahmed F; Uddi, Mruthunjaya
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In this article, we report a detailed study on co-production of H2 and syngas on La[subscript 0.9]Ca[subsvript 0.1]FeO[subscript 3−[delta] (LCF-91) membranes via water splitting and partial oxidation of methane, respectively. A permeation model shows that the surface reaction on the sweep side is the rate limiting step for this process on a 0.9 mm-thick dense membrane at 990°C. Hence, sweep side surface modifications such as adding a porous layer and nickel catalysts were applied; the hydrogen production rate from water thermolysis is enhanced by two orders of magnitude to 0.37 μmol/cm2•s compared with the results on the unmodified membrane. At the sweep side exit, syngas (H[subscript 2]/CO = 2) is produced and negligible solid carbon is found. Yet near the membrane surface on the sweep side, methane can decompose into solid carbon and hydrogen at the surface, or it may be oxidized into CO and CO[subscript 2], depending on the oxygen permeation flux. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 62: 4427–4435, 2016
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2016-10Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical EngineeringJournal
AIChE Journal
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Wiley Blackwell
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Wu, Xiao-Yu, Ahmed F. Ghoniem, and Mruthunjaya Uddi. “Enhancing Co-Production of H[subscript 2] and Syngas via Water Splitting and POM on Surface-Modified Oxygen Permeable Membranes.” AIChE Journal 62, no. 12 (October 10, 2016): 4427–4435.
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00011541