Steam reforming of methane in a bench-scale membrane reactor at realistic working conditions

Single-stage hydrogen production and separation from fossil fuels using micro- and macromembrane reactors

“…Basile, Iulianelli, Longo, Liguori, and De Falco (2011) carried out MSR in an MR system using an Ni/ZrO 2 catalyst and achieved a best result of 80% methane conversion and 65% hydrogen recovery at 450 C and 5 bar. Saric et al (2012) used a thin Pd-layer supported MR for MSR that was packed with an Ni-based catalyst, and achieved almost 100% methane conversion at 28 bar and 580 C. Furthermore, the authors confirmed the constant performance of the membrane for more than 1000 h under operation.…”

Membrane reactors for methane steam reforming (MSR)

“…Recently, Saric et al (2012) studied the MSR reaction in a thin Pd-layer-supported PBMR, packed with Ni-based catalyst, achieving almost complete methane conversion at 28 bar and 853 K. Moreover, they investigated the long lifetime of the membrane, stating that stable MR performance was obtained for around 1100 h.…”

Glass frit sealing method for macroscopic defects in Pd-based composite membranes with application in catalytic membrane reactors

“…The hydrogen flux was observed to increase from 0.10 mol m -2 s -1 to 0.15 mol m -2 s -1 at the end. It was initially hypothesized that the Pd film may have failed, similar to the long-term test of Sarić et al [36], wherein purity declined to 81 % after 900 h of testing. However, once cooled and removed from the module, it was found that the glass frit seal on M2 had dislodged from the membrane defect and appeared a chalky white similar to the unfired glaze.…”