Oxygen and Hydrogen Separation Membranes Based on Dense Ceramic Conductors

“…In contrast to other types of inorganic hydrogen selective membranes, the dense ceramic membranes are stable at temperatures above 700 1C in conditions relevant for these applications [7,8]. However, increased hydrogen flux of these membranes is essential for industrial deployment.…”

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confidence: 99%

Hydrogen separation membranes based on dense ceramic composites in the La27W5O55.5–LaCrO3 system

Polfus

Xing

Fontaine

et al. 2015

Journal of Membrane Science

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a b s t r a c tSome compositions of ceramic hydrogen permeable membranes are promising for integration in high temperature processes such as steam methane reforming due to their high chemical stability in large chemical gradients and CO 2 containing atmospheres. In the present work, we investigate the hydrogen permeability of densely sintered ceramic composites (cercer) of two mixed ionic-electronic conductors: La 27 W 3.5 Mo 1.5 O 55.5 À δ (LWM) containing 30, 40 and 50 wt% La 0.87 Sr 0.13 CrO 3 À δ (LSC). Hydrogen permeation was characterized as a function of temperature, feed side hydrogen partial pressure (0.1-0.9 bar) with wet and dry sweep gas. In order to assess potentially limiting surface kinetics, measurements were also carried out after applying a catalytic Pt-coating to the feed and sweep side surfaces. The apparent hydrogen permeability, with contribution from both H 2 permeation and water splitting on the sweep side, was highest for LWM70-LSC30 with both wet and dry sweep gas. The Pt-coating further enhances the apparent H 2 permeability, particularly at lower temperatures. The apparent H 2 permeability at 700 1C in wet 50% H 2 was 1.1 Â 10 À 3 mL min À 1 cm À 1 with wet sweep gas, which is higher than for the pure LWM material. The present work demonstrates that designing dual-phase ceramic composites of mixed ionic-electronic conductors is a promising strategy for enhancing the ambipolar conductivity and gas permeability of dense ceramic membranes.

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“…Materials with mixed oxygen ionic and electronic conductivity have promising applications in high-temperature electrochemical devices, such as dense ceramic membranes, electrodes of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), and sensors [1][2][3][4]. An attractive combination of properties important for these applications, namely a relatively high conductivity, moderate thermal expansion coefficients (TECs), and substantial stability in reducing atmospheres, is known for the Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) type Sr 3 Fe 2 O 7-δ [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%