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SOI-Supported Microdevice for Hydrogen Purification Using Palladium–Silver Membranes

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Deshpande, Kishori; Meldon, Jerry H.; Schmidt, Martin Arnold; Jensen, Klavs F.
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Abstract
High-purity hydrogen continues to receive attention as a promising energy source for fuel cells in portable power applications. On-demand hydrogen generation via fuel reforming offers a convenient alternative to hydrogen storage, but the concomitant CO generation is deleterious to the fuel cell catalyst. Of the possible hydrogen purification options, palladium membranes allow a compact design suitable for portable applications. We present a micromembrane device built in silicon-on-insulator wafers for hydrogen purification. The design imparts structural stability to a submicrometer-thick palladium–silver membrane, enabling hydrogen purification at higher pressures than were tolerated by previous devices with supported thin palladium membranes. The devices are manufactured using bulk micromachining techniques including photolithography, plasma, and wet etching. They are operated at pressures up to 2 atm with a correspondingly enhanced hydrogen flux. In particular, thin (200 nm) palladium–silver membrane yield high permeation rates of up to 50 mol/m²/s at 350 ◦C. The different transport resistances controlling hydrogen permeation in the micromembrane system are evaluated.
Date issued
2010-04
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69953
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Microsystems Technology Laboratories
Journal
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Citation
Deshpande, Kishori et al. “SOI-Supported Microdevice for Hydrogen Purification Using Palladium–Silver Membranes.” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 19.2 (2010): 402–409. Web. 5 Apr. 2012. © 2010 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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INSPEC Accession Number: 11208121
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1057-7157
1941-0158

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