Title
Influence of H2S on the hydrogen flux of thin-film PdAgAu membranes
Date Issued
04 March 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
de Nooijer N.
Sanchez J.D.
Melendez J.
Fernandez E.
van Sint Annaland M.
Gallucci F.
TECNALIA
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Pd-based membranes have the potential to be used for hydrogen purification and production in membrane reactors. However, the presence of impurities in the feedstock, such as H2S can poison the membrane, thus decreasing the hydrogen permeation by blocking and deactivating active sites of the Pd-alloy on the membrane surface. H2S at high concentrations can even destroy the membrane by the formation of Pd4S. It is known that alloying of Pd with Au enhances the membrane resistance to H2S. This work reports the performance of six PdAgAu/Al2O3 supported membranes, prepared by electroless plating combined with PVD under exposure to trace amounts (<2 ppm) of H2S. The Au content shows not to play a significant role at these low concentrations. Exposure results suggest a dual influence of physisorbed H2S and chemisorbed S species. A Langmuir description shows that the influence of the partial pressure of hydrogen is negligible on the flux inhibition. In the post characterization the absence of Pd4S was shown, however the surface was affected by the exposure to H2S.
Start page
7303
End page
7312
Volume
45
Issue
12
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería química Química
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85069550416
Source
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
ISSN of the container
03603199
Sponsor(s)
This project has received funding from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No 671459 (BIONICO). This Joint Undertaking receives support from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme , Hydrogen Europe and N.ERGHY.
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