Open AccessNovel Composite Hydrogen-Permeable Membranes for Nonthermal Plasma Reactors for the Decomposition of Hydrogen Sulfide
Author(s) -
Morris D. Argyle,
John Ackerman,
Suresh Muknahallipatna,
Jerry Hamann,
S. Łęgowski,
Gui-Bing Zhao,
Sanil John,
Jijun Zhang,
Linna Wang
Publication year - 2007
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/941661
Subject(s) - hydrogen , vanadium , tantalum , membrane , hydrogen sulfide , niobium , decomposition , materials science , plasma , hydrogen production , chemical engineering , hydrogen purifier , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , metallurgy , sulfur , organic chemistry , nuclear physics , biochemistry , physics , engineering
The goal of this experimental project was to design and fabricate a reactor and membrane test cell to dissociate hydrogen sulfide (H{sub 2}S) in a nonthermal plasma and to recover hydrogen (H{sub 2}) through a superpermeable multi-layer membrane. Superpermeability of hydrogen atoms (H) has been reported by some researchers using membranes made of Group V transition metals (niobium, tantalum, vanadium, and their alloys), but it was not achieved at the moderate pressure conditions used in this study. However, H{sub 2}S was successfully decomposed at energy efficiencies higher than any other reports for the high H{sub 2}S concentration and moderate pressures (corresponding to high reactor throughputs) used in this study
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