AbstractA tubular membrane reactor was built to accomplish the water-gas shift (WGS) reaction and to measure the gas permeation properties of a polymer membrane under high pressure and high temperature. The polymer membrane is coated on a stainless steel porous tube that is housed in a reaction chamber filled with catalyst. The experimental conditions simulate the industrial WGS application, and the product gases H2 and CO2, are immediately separated by the high performance polymer membrane. Gas flux is monitored by a mass flow controller, and the gas composition is quantified using a gas chromatograph. The experimental process and data acquisition are fully automated using a program developed in LabView. The use of a tubular membrane reactor leads to an increase in flux that arises from a larger membrane area when compared to a conventional flat membrane.

Polymer-coated tubular membrane reactor for water-gas shift reaction and gas separation

247th National Meeting (2014)

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