Hysep

The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), produces and offers a line of hydrogen separation modules (Hysep) on a pre-commercial basis for evaluation purposes. The technology is based on Palladium membranes which are capable of separating high purity hydrogen from a gas mixture. 

An essential element of the Hysep technology is the use of thin film palladium composite membranes to enable low cost and reliable hydrogen separation. The supported palladium layer in the Hysep module has a thickness as low as 3-9 pm, a substantial improvement over current commercial available palladium membranes, which are based on self supporting metal foils with a thickness of 20-100 pm. 

HYSEP is a registered trademark of GEA Westfalia Separator GmbH, Wemer-Habig StraBe, D-59302 Oelde, Germany. 

Figure 11.12 (a) ECN hydrogen separation module type Hysep 1308 (b) SEM... 

The analysis of volatile reaction products was performed on line with GC HP-5890 that contained four columns - 45/60 Molecular Sieve I3X, 10 ft x 1/8" 50 m x 0.53 mm Plot AljOjt 80/100 Hysep Q 4 ft x 1/8" and 1 ft x 1/8" with internal switching valves and two detectors TCD and FID controlled by ChemStation analytical software. Analysis of water collected in the condensers displayed only traces of oxygenates. 

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