Further Scale-Up of O2 Production Systems

Besides the aforementioned projects, other key players worldwide are working on the possibilities of integrating inorganic membranes in power generation processes under the umbrella of different government-funded programmes such as the EC Seventh Framework 

OTM technology involves both O2 separation and combustion in one unit. An OTM is made of an inert porous support coated with a dense membrane gas separation layer, where oxygen anions meet and react with fuel species (CO, Hj, CH4 etc. that have diffused through the porous support) and form oxidation products (H2O, CO2), while the electrons travel in the opposite way back through the membrane layer [100]. 

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Soundararajan, R. (2011) Efficiency loss analysis for oxy-combustion CO2 capture process, Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Trondheim, Norway. 

Bernardo, R, Drioli, E. and Golemme, G. (2009) Membrane gas separation A review/state of the art. Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research, 48, 4638-4663. 

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