HYDROGEN GAS RECOVERY THROUGH THE PERMEATION MEMBRANE BASED BIMETALLIC PALLADIUM ALLOY

Authors

  • Fadlilatul Taufany Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, 60117, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
  • Yeni Rahmawati Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, 60117, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
  • Ali Altway Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, 60117, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
  • Susianto Susianto Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, 60117, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
  • Siti Nurkhamidah Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, 60117, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
  • Ricky Utama Putra Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, 60117, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
  • Faiz Rizkullah Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, 60117, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
  • Wahyu Tri Amaliah Provito Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, 60117, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
  • Muhammad Husin Haykal Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, 60117, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v14.21349

Keywords:

Hydrogen, Separation, Membrane, Palladium Alloy, Bimetallic

Abstract

Generally, the H2 gas produced from the industrial processes is not in a pure state but is mixed with other compounds. For example, the off-gas produced in the oil refinery process still contains CH4, H2, and other gases. Thus, the process of separating as well as recovering the valuable H2 gas from other gas compounds is of essential process. Currently, the H2 separation process is being developed with relatively low costs with good efficiency, namely using the permeation membranes separation process, in which the compounds with high permeability tends to be more easily separated. Here we report the hydrogen recovery process from the mixed H2/N2 off-gas contains 61 % hydrogen and 39% balancing nitrogen, by using the bimetallic Pd-Ag membrane, where the effect of the gas feed pressure (1 and 2 bar) and operating temperature (373.15, 423.15, 473.15, and 523.15, 573.15 K) on the resulting permeate flux is comprehensively studied. We found that the flux and permeability increased with the increase in the gas feed pressure and temperature. Under the same gas temperature of 373.15 K, the permeation flux at the 2 bar gas feed pressure was found to be 2.047 mol.s-1.m-2, which was 166% greater than that of 1 bar pressure, i.e. 1.204 mol.s-1.m-2. Meanwhile, under the same gas feed pressure of 2 bar, the permeation flux at the operating temperature of 573.15 K was found to be 2.103 mol.s-1.m-2, which is 104,9% greater than that of 373.15 K operating temperature, i.e. 2.047 mol.s-1.m-2. These findings suggest the breakthrough advantages of the Pd-Ag alloy membrane for its high hydrogen permeability at low pressure.

Author Biography

  • Fadlilatul Taufany, Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, Kampus ITS Sukolilo, 60117, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia

    Department of Chemichal Engineering

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Published

2024-08-31

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Vol. 14 No. 3: September 2024

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HYDROGEN GAS RECOVERY THROUGH THE PERMEATION MEMBRANE BASED BIMETALLIC PALLADIUM ALLOY. (2024). ASEAN Engineering Journal, 14(3), 155-159. https://doi.org/10.11113/aej.v14.21349