Design of metallic nickel hollow fiber membrane modules for pure hydrogen separation

© 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Cost-effective and robust nickel (Ni) membrane for H2 separation is a promising technology to upgrade the conventional H2 industries with improved economics and environmental benignity. In this work, Ni hollow fibers (HFs) with one closed end were fabr...

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Main Authors: Li, Y., Zhang, M., Chu, Y., Tan, X., Gao, J., Wang, Shaobin, Liu, Shaomin
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71711
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author Li, Y.
Zhang, M.
Chu, Y.
Tan, X.
Gao, J.
Wang, Shaobin
Liu, Shaomin
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Zhang, M.
Chu, Y.
Tan, X.
Gao, J.
Wang, Shaobin
Liu, Shaomin
author_sort Li, Y.
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description © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Cost-effective and robust nickel (Ni) membrane for H2 separation is a promising technology to upgrade the conventional H2 industries with improved economics and environmental benignity. In this work, Ni hollow fibers (HFs) with one closed end were fabricated and assembled into a membrane module for pure H2 separation by applying vacuum to the permeate side. The separation behavior of the HF module was investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Results indicate that H2 recovery can be improved significantly by changing the operation conditions (temperature or feed pressure). Ni HF is a promising membrane geometry, but the negative effect of pressure drop when H2 passes through the lumen cannot be ignored. Under the vacuum operation mode, there is little difference in term of H2 recovery efficiency whether the feed gas flow is controlled in countercurrent or recurrent operation. This work provides important insight to the development of superior membrane H2 separation system. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 64: 3662–3670, 2018.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-717112018-12-13T09:33:30Z Design of metallic nickel hollow fiber membrane modules for pure hydrogen separation Li, Y. Zhang, M. Chu, Y. Tan, X. Gao, J. Wang, Shaobin Liu, Shaomin © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Cost-effective and robust nickel (Ni) membrane for H2 separation is a promising technology to upgrade the conventional H2 industries with improved economics and environmental benignity. In this work, Ni hollow fibers (HFs) with one closed end were fabricated and assembled into a membrane module for pure H2 separation by applying vacuum to the permeate side. The separation behavior of the HF module was investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Results indicate that H2 recovery can be improved significantly by changing the operation conditions (temperature or feed pressure). Ni HF is a promising membrane geometry, but the negative effect of pressure drop when H2 passes through the lumen cannot be ignored. Under the vacuum operation mode, there is little difference in term of H2 recovery efficiency whether the feed gas flow is controlled in countercurrent or recurrent operation. This work provides important insight to the development of superior membrane H2 separation system. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 64: 3662–3670, 2018. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71711 10.1002/aic.16332 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. restricted
spellingShingle Li, Y.
Zhang, M.
Chu, Y.
Tan, X.
Gao, J.
Wang, Shaobin
Liu, Shaomin
Design of metallic nickel hollow fiber membrane modules for pure hydrogen separation
title Design of metallic nickel hollow fiber membrane modules for pure hydrogen separation
title_full Design of metallic nickel hollow fiber membrane modules for pure hydrogen separation
title_fullStr Design of metallic nickel hollow fiber membrane modules for pure hydrogen separation
title_full_unstemmed Design of metallic nickel hollow fiber membrane modules for pure hydrogen separation
title_short Design of metallic nickel hollow fiber membrane modules for pure hydrogen separation
title_sort design of metallic nickel hollow fiber membrane modules for pure hydrogen separation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71711