TITLE:    ITM SYNGAS AND ITM H2.  ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT OF CERAMIC MEMBRANE REACTOR SYSTEMS FOR CONVERTING NATURAL GAS TO HYDROGEN AND SYNTHESIS GAS FOR LIQUID TRANSPORTATION FUELS:  DE-FC26-97FT96052.

AUTHOR:    Paul N. Dyer and Christopher M. Chen

INST.  AUTHOR:     Air Products and Chemicals Inc.

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LANGUAGE:     English

PUB.  TYPE:     Proceedings of the 2001 DOE Hydrogen Program Review

PUB.  COUNTRY:     United States of America

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ABSTRACT:    Air Products, in collaboration with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and other members of the ITM Syngas Team, is developing Ion Transport Membrane (ITM) technology for the generation of hydrogen and synthesis gas.  ITMs are ceramic membranes that are non-porous, multi-component metallic oxides.  They operate at high temperatures and have exceptionally high oxygen flux and selectivity.

    The ITM H2 process is a potential break-through technology that could have a major impact on the cost of distributed hydrogen, especially in the range of 0.1 to 1 MMSCFD.  Initial estimates indicate the potential for a significant reduction in the cost of high-pressure hydrogen produced by this new route compared with the cost of trucked-in liquid hydrogen.  A successful development of the ITM technology could be important to emerging hydrogen markets such as hydrogen-based fuel cells for transportation.

    The major goals of the ITM Syngas and ITM H2 development program are summarized in this paper, and the progress of the ITM Syngas Team in successfully meeting those goals and objectives is described.  The current focus of the program is the construction and commissioning of a nominal 24 MSCFD Process Development Unit (PDU).

REPORT  NUMBER:    NREL/CP-570-30535

CONTRACT  NUMBER:     DE-FC26-97FT96052