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Polymeric Facilitated Transport Membranes for Hydrogen Purification

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

May-Britt Hägg  and
Robert Quinn
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Abstract

The most widely used method of hydrogen production, steam methane reforming, yields a product stream consisting mainly of hydrogen (H2) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Purification of this product is currently accomplished using amine-based acid gas scrubbers or pressure swing adsorption technology. Membranes are well suited to bulk CO2 removal and offer a viable alternative to these established technologies. This review considers one type of such membranes, polymeric facilitated transport membranes. These membranes selectively permeate CO2 by means of a reversible reaction between the gas and the membrane material. In addition, the membrane provides a barrier to H2 permeation. The result is removal of the CO2 contaminant and recovery of the H2 product at high pressure, eliminating the need for recompression prior to use or storage. A wide range of polymeric materials have been investigated, including ion-exchange resins, hydrophilic polymers blended with CO2-reactive salts, polyelectrolytes, fixed-site carrier polymers, and biomimetic materials. This review provides a description of the reaction chemistry of facilitated transport, a summary of membrane permselective properties, and suggestions for future research efforts.

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hydrogenmembranepolymertransport
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Research Article
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MRS Bulletin , Volume 31 , Issue 10: Membranes for Hydrogen Purification: An Important Step Toward a Hydrogen-Based Economy , October 2006 , pp. 750 - 755
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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