H2 separation using pressed clinoptilolite and mixed copper-clinoptilolite disk membranes

Disk membranes machined from high-purity natural clinoptilolite rocks demonstrated promising hydrogen separation efficiency. However, these membranes cannot be adequately scaled up. To overcome this and provide process flexibility, mixed matrix membranes are required pairing small particles of natur...

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Autores: Farjoo, Afrooz, Avila, Adolfo María, Kuznicki, Steven
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/77756
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/77756
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Hydrogen Separation
Composite Membranes
Copper
Natural Zeolites
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Sumario:Disk membranes machined from high-purity natural clinoptilolite rocks demonstrated promising hydrogen separation efficiency. However, these membranes cannot be adequately scaled up. To overcome this and provide process flexibility, mixed matrix membranes are required pairing small particles of natural zeolite with a binder system. A novel approach was determined to use metals as binders and was tested by comparing natural clinoptilolite compact disk membranes with and without powdered copper metal. The phase composition and morphology of the disks were characterized and gas separation performance was evaluated using single gas permeation tests. Membrane performance was improved by applying metallic copper and copper oxide filling a portion of the inter-particle spaces and creating adhesion with the zeolite particles.