Beyond state-of-the-art gas separation processes using ion-transport membranes

• Published in: Desalination 2002-09, Vol.144 (1), p.91-92
• Main Authors: Bose, Arun C., Richards, Robin E., Sammells, Anthony F., Schwartz, Michael
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Air and hydrogen gas separation; Applied sciences; Chemical engineering; Chemistry; Colloidal state and disperse state; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Ion-transport membranes; Membrane separation (reverse osmosis, dialysis...); Membranes
• ISSN: 0011-9164; 1873-4464
• DOI: 10.1016/S0011-9164(02)00294-1

U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Vision 21 program has identified oxygen and hydrogen separation membranes as enabling technology needs for futuristic, virtually non-polluting energy production plants. DOE's advanced gas separation technology RD&D activities focus on the new breed of membrane technologies to dramatically reduce the cost and energy required for gas separations. DOE's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has entered into a three-phase technology RD&D partnership with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Air Products) to revolutionize the oxygen manufacturing process using dense ceramic membranes into a new century technology. DOE-NETL is supporting Eltron Research Inc. (Eltron) and ITN Energy Systems, Inc. (ITN) to develop new, low-cost, and commercially manufacturable mixed protonic-electronic conducting membranes for separating hydrogen from synthesis gas.