Method of optimally operating a palladium-copper alloy membrane in the generation of pure hydrogen from a fossil fuel reformate at a controlled high temperature
AssigneeHy9 Corporation
InventorCharles Krueger
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Abstract
An optimized method of operating a palladium-copper alloy membrane in the generation of pure hydrogen from a fossil fuel reformate and the like in a controlled high temperature range of from about 470° C. to 600° C., achieving substantially constant hydrogen permeation flux flow rate over said range and without the development of leakage breaks.
Claims7
A method of controlling a palladium-copper alloy membrane in the generation of pure hydrogen from a fossil fuel reformate, that comprises, permeating hydrogen from the reformate through a palladium-copper alloy of composition adjusted to be of substantially 54 to 58 weight percentage of palladium and 46 to 42 weight percentage of copper, respectively;
- and controlling the temperature to which the membrane is subjected during said permeation to operation in the range of from about 470° C. to about 600° C., wherein substantially constant hydrogen flux is permeated by the membrane over said temperature range and without leakage breakage.
A method of separating hydrogen from a gas mixture containing hydrogen in a temperature range from about 470° C. to about 600° C., that comprises, permeating the hydrogen through a palladium-copper alloy of composition adjusted to be optimized both for permeability rate and resistance to leakage breakage during operation in said temperature range;
- and controlling the temperature to which the membrane is subjected during said permeation to confine said operation to said temperature range.
A substantially constant hydrogen permeating flow palladium-copper alloy membrane for operation substantially in the temperature range of about 470° C. to about 600° C. composed of about 54-58 weight percentage palladium and 46 to 42 weight percentage copper, respectively.
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