Gas Separation Membranes
About
The department develops ceramic membranes for gas separation- an area which has considerably expanded for the past few years due to the fact that membrane separation technology offers high energy efficiency through process intensification and cost reduction.
Pure oxygen and hydrogen gas supply is very important for a number of processes. Potential applications can be found in H2 based systems for mobile and stationary applications, power plant of different concept (post- and pre-combustion, oxy fuel), cement, chemical and petrochemical industries etc. Another focus is on membrane reactors, in which these gases, together with other substances (including CO2 utilization), are converted into the desired product.
The department consists therefore of three teams, specialized namely on the development of oxygen-permeable membranes, hydrogen-permeablemembranes and nanostructured membranes.
Research Topics
Objectives of the three teams are
i) the development of materials including optimization of conventional material candidates but also establishing of novel promising systems
ii) manufacturing of thin asymmetric membranesfor the efficient gas separation
iii) proof of concept by means of modules and membrane reactors consisting of scalable thin-film membranes with industrially relevant geometry and size for demonstration of technology readiness level
