Hydrogen separation at low pressure using thin Pd-Au membranes

BLANCO, A. BARUJ, G. MEYER; A. TARDITI AND L.M. CORNAGLIA

Zaragoza

Conferencia; 21st World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2016. Zaragoza, Spain. 13-16th June, 2016; 2016

The separation of hydrogen using Pd alloy membranes generates great interest due to the varied range of applications for solving industry requirements. In this paper the results of the characterization of a Pd/Au membrane for the selective permeation of hydrogen from a gas mixture and its comparison with the case of pure hydrogen are presented. Hydrogen separation was tested under different conditions of membrane temperature, feeding gas pressure and retained flow. The results obtained will serve as a basis for the design of hydrogen separation processes from low pressure gas mixtures.