Regeneration of Exhausted Palladium-Based Membranes: Recycling Process and Economics

Autor: Luigi Toro, Emanuela Moscardini, Ludovica M. Baldassari, Flavia Forte, Jacopo Coletta, Emma Palo, Vittoria Cosentino, Fabio Angelini, Alba Arratibel Plazaola, Francesca Pagnanelli, Pietro Altimari
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Membranes, Vol 12, Iss 7, p 723 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2077-0375
DOI: 10.3390/membranes12070723
Popis: The aim of the present work is the recycling treatment of tubular α-Al2O3-supported ceramic membranes with a Pd/Ag selective layer, employed in hydrogen production with integrated CO2 capture. A nitric acid leaching treatment was investigated, and recovered ceramic supports were characterized, demonstrating their suitability for the production of novel efficient membranes. The main objective was the metal dissolution that preserved the support integrity in order to allow the recovered membrane to be suitable for a new deposition of the selective layer. The conditions that obtained a satisfactory dissolution rate of the Pd/Ag layer while avoiding the support to be damaged are as follows: nitric acid 3 M, 60 °C and 3.5 h of reaction time. The efficiency of the recovered supports was determined by nitrogen permeance and surface roughness analysis, and the economic figures were analysed to evaluate the convenience of the regeneration process and the advantage of a recycled membrane over a new membrane. The experimentation carried out demonstrates the proposed process feasibility both in terms of recycling and economic results.
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