Inorganic Membranes for Energy and Environmental Applications

Arun C. Bose, Gary J. Stiegel, Phillip A. Armstrong, Barry J. Halper (auth.), Arun C. Bose (eds.)0387345248, 978-0-387-34524-6, 978-0-387-34526-0

The study of inorganic membrane materials and processes is a rapidly expanding research interest area. This is due to the recognition that research results in recent years have created membrane-based technology modules with the potential to improve the cost, efficiency, and environmental performances of energy production systems beyond current benchmarks. This book documents progress in inorganic membranes, especially in advanced materials and novel separation concepts, with applications for cost-effective and environmentally-progressive energy production solutions. The book chapters address inorganic membranes on three transport mechanisms, i.e., mixed ion-electron conduction, solution-atomic diffusion, and size exclusion filtration of the permeate phase.

Inorganic Membranes for Energy and Environmental Applications provides a single source reference for researchers contemplating continued advancement of inorganic membrane technology to novel capabilities for applications to future energy and fuel production systems and potentially, technology-based responses to address greenhouse gas emission concerns.

This book is meant for scientists, engineers, industry R&D personnel, and graduate students engaged in the development, engineering scale-up, and applications of inorganic membrane materials and processes, and non-technical management staff delegated with programmatic and resource allocation decision authorities who need to know about state-of-the-art current inorganic membrane technology.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages I-XIV
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
Progress in Ion Transport Membranes for Gas Separation Applications….Pages 3-25
Viability of ITM Technology for Oxygen Production and Oxidation Processes: Material, System, and Process Aspects….Pages 27-51
Oxygen-Ion Transport Membrane and Its Applications in Selective Oxidation of Light Alkanes….Pages 53-65
Ceramic Membrane Devices for Ultra-High Purity Hydrogen Production: Mixed Conducting Membrane Development….Pages 67-81
Decomposition of Yttrium-Doped Barium Cerate in Carbon Dioxide….Pages 83-94
Mixed-Conducting Perovskite Reactor for High-Temperature Applications: Control of Microstructure and Architecture….Pages 95-106
Mixed Protonic-Electronic Conducting Membrane for Hydrogen Production from Solid Fuels….Pages 107-122
Front Matter….Pages 123-123
Hydrogen Separation Using Dense Composite Membranes: Part 1 Fundamentals….Pages 125-153
Hydrogen Separation Using Dense Composite Membranes….Pages 155-171
Gasification and Associated Degradation Mechanisms Applicable to Dense Metal Hydrogen Membranes….Pages 173-201
Un-supported Palladium Alloy Membranes for the Production of Hydrogen….Pages 203-219
Palladium-Copper and Palladium-Gold Alloy Composite Membranes for Hydrogen Separations….Pages 221-239
Composite Pd and Pd/Alloy Membranes….Pages 241-254
Model-Based Design of Energy Efficient Palladium Membrane Water Gas Shift Fuel Processors for PEM Fuel Cell Power Plants….Pages 255-271
Front Matter….Pages 273-273
Zeolite Membranes….Pages 275-286
Advanced Materials and Membranes for Applications in Hydrogen and Energy Production….Pages 287-298
Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Ethane in Hydrogen Membrane Reactor….Pages 299-311
Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Ethane in Hydrogen Membrane Reactor….Pages E1-E1
Back Matter….Pages 313-319