Objective
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Inorganic membranes that are stable and have high hydrogen selectivity and flux, can be used in membrane reactors for large-scale production of hydrogen by steam reforming and shift conversion of hydrocarbons. The overall reaction may be written as CH4 + 2H20 = C02 + 4H2
By current technology, this thermodynamically restricted process is carried out in conventional reactors at 850-900°C to a conversion of 90%. With a membrane reactor removing H2 from the reaction zone through a hydrogen selective membrane, the same conversion can be obtained at much lower temperature. This process concept would be significantly cheaper, both with respect to the investments costs for production plants and to the energy consumption of the process.
The objective of this project is to develop a microporous silica membrane with high flux and hydrogen selectivity, and with sufficient chemical and thermal stability, for production of hydrogen by steam reforming at temperatures from 500 - 650°C.
The membrane will be prepared using advanced sol-gel technology and deposition techniques on an alumina support. The membrane properties will be verified by lab-scale membrane reactor testing in gas mixtures simulating the steam reforming conditions up to 30 bar pressure and 700°C. Selected and characterised steam reforming catalysts will be used in the reactor testing. The membrane stability will be followed for several hundred hours, and textural and chemical changes will be measured by advanced characterisation methods. The membrane and reactor performance will be analysed by kinetic modelling. A techno-economic evaluation of the membrane reactor concept for production of hydrogen by steam reforming to support ammonia and clean energy productions, will be carried out. In the assessments, also data describing the performance of the lab-scale membrane reactor will be applied.
Deliverables from the project will be new high temperature, high pressure membrane reactor technology for hazardous gases based on membranes with unique materials properties, and an thorough evaluation of the potential industrial possibilities of this technology.
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- natural sciences chemical sciences organic chemistry hydrocarbons
- natural sciences chemical sciences catalysis
- engineering and technology environmental engineering energy and fuels renewable energy hydrogen energy
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0314 OSLO
Norway
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