Journal
AICHE JOURNAL
Volume 64, Issue 10, Pages 3662-3670Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/aic.16332
Keywords
nickel membrane; hollow fiber; membrane module; hydrogen separation
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [91745116]
- Tianjin Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology [17JCZDJC36900, 17JCQNJC06500]
- Science and Technology Plans of Tianjin [16PTSYJC00090]
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Cost-effective and robust nickel (Ni) membrane for H-2 separation is a promising technology to upgrade the conventional H-2 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 H-2 separation by applying vacuum to the permeate side. The separation behavior of the HF module was investigated both experimentally and theoretically. Results indicate that H-2 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 H-2 passes through the lumen cannot be ignored. Under the vacuum operation mode, there is little difference in term of H-2 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 H-2 separation system. (c) 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 64: 3662-3670, 2018
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