Purification of hydrogen from hydrocarbons by adsorption for vehicles application

Autor: Isabelle Pitault, Philippe Kerleau, Didier Ronze, Yousef Swesi, Fabien Heurtaux
Přispěvatelé: Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés Catalytiques (LGPC), École Supérieure Chimie Physique Électronique de Lyon-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon, Direction de la Recherche (RENAULT), RENAULT
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Separation and Purification Technology
Separation and Purification Technology, Elsevier, 2007, 56 (1), pp.25-37. ⟨10.1016/j.seppur.2006.09.023⟩
ISSN: 1383-5866
Popis: Adsorption of toluene and methylcyclohexane on various adsorbents was investigated to develop a process for the purification of hydrogen from H 2 /hydrocarbons mixtures. The development of vehicles using hydrogen in a fuel cell requires the storage of this gas on board for instance as an hydrogenated aromatic hydrocarbon (toluene), hydrogen being recovered by catalytic dehydrogenation. This technique however implies a perfect separation of hydrogen and toluene. An experimental study leads to the choice of a suitable adsorbent: Porapak ® -Q, which gives together a good adsorption capacity (up to 0 .078 k g Tol k g PQ − 1 ) and good regeneration properties (93% desorption in a given time). A representative model, including the Drachsel model of the adsorption isotherm and the thermal effects, is developed and emphasizes the lack of kinetic limitation.
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