Table 11. Summary of Literature Available on Experimental Studies on Membrane Reactors for Decomposition of Ammonia Available in Diluted Streams or Sweep Gas.
| Membrane |
Reactor operating conditions |
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| Author(s) [ref] | Configuration | Selective layer composition | Selective layer thickness [μm] | Length [mm] | Temperature [°C] | Reaction pressure [bar] | Permeate pressure [bar] | Feed [mLN/min] | Feed composition [mol %] | Sweep gas flow rate [mL/min] | Catalyst type | Highest NH3 conversion [%] | Hydrogen recovery [%] |
| Li et al.25 | Silica membrane on bimodal catalytic support (Ru/γ-Al2O3/α-Al2O3) | SiO2 | <0.0003 | N/A | 450 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 100 (NH3) | 100 (N2) | Ru | 94.3 | 93a |
| Li et al.88 | Silica membrane on bimodal catalytic support (Ru/γ-Al2O3/α-Al2O3) | SiO2 | <0.0003 | N/A | 390–470 | 1 | 1 | 10–50 | 100 (NH3) | 10–100 (N2) | Ru | 96a | 91a |
| Collins et al.94 | Supported composite Pd-ceramic membranes | Pd | 11.4 | 55 | 450–600a | 16.18 | 1 | 435 | 48 (N2) | N/A | Ni/Al2O3 | >94 | N/A |
| 20 (H2) | |||||||||||||
| 31.665 (He) | |||||||||||||
| 0.335 (NH3) | |||||||||||||
| García-García et al.95 | Pd/porous stainless steel composite membrane | Pd | 40 | N/A | 333–592a | 1 | 1 | 100 | 90 (He) | 100–300 (He) | Carbon supported Ru-based catalyst promoted with sodium (2 wt % Ru) | 100 | N/A |
| 10 (NH3) | |||||||||||||
| Cheng et al.101 | Dual layer NMW/NMW-Ni hollow fiber membrane | Nd5.5Mo0.5W0.5O11.25-δ (NMW) | 26 | N/A | 600–750 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 60–80 mol % He | 50 mL/min N2 | NMW-NiO catalytic support of the membrane (0.11 g) | 99 | N/A |
| 20–40 mol % NH3 | |||||||||||||
Data not directly reported in the publication and retrieved from graphic representation of experimental results.