Abstract
This study explores the use of Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3-δ (BSCF) membranes for pure hydrogen production via water splitting. The membrane was coated with a BaCe0.2Fe0.8O3-δ catalyst to activate the water splitting reaction in a membrane reactor. H2O/Ar and CH4/Ar gas mixtures were supplied to the feed and sweep sides, respectively. Exit gases were analysed in situ using micro-GC. The results revealed that the hydrogen production rate increased with increasing temperature, methane, and water concentrations. The highest hydrogen production rate (0.37 µmol/cm2s) was achieved at 925 °C using 15% CH4 in the sweep and 55% H2O in the feed. On the sweep side, CH4 reacts to generate CO2 and syngas (H2 + CO) in a ratio commonly used in integrated gasification combined cycle power plants. This study highlights the potential of BSCF membranes as a promising technology for simultaneous production of pure hydrogen, on one side, and syngas through controlled reactions involving methane and permeated oxygen, on the other side.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1861-1871 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2023.
Keywords
- BSCF
- Hydrogen
- Oxygen transport membrane
- Perovskite
- Water splitting
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrochemistry
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry