Membrane-type partial oxidation reformer

Fabrication of membrane-type partial oxidation reformer and its reforming properties... 

In this section, the prototype of membrane-type partial oxidation (MPOX) reformer combining the oxygen permeable membrane of (Ceo.85Smo.i5)02—15vol%MnFe204 with dimensions of 3.6 cm x 3.6 cm x 135 pm and a ferric stainless-steel heat-resistant separator is demonstrated, and its reforming properties will be discussed (Takamura, Ogawa, Suehiro, Takahashi, Okada, 2008). 

Palladium membranes have been known for years, and the concept of a membrane reactor that would allow the continuous removal of a reaction product from an equilibrium controlled reactor has been discussed and to some degree practiced for several decades. Hydrogen production, via some type of hydrocarbon reforming or catalytic partial oxidation, coupled with the WGS reaction CO -I- H2O H2 -I- CO2 (AG° = -41 kJ/mole) is one application for such a membrane reactor. 

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