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. 2023 Jul 16;37(15):10775–10798. doi: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c00760

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
     
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
a

Data not directly reported in the publication and retrieved from graphic representation of experimental results.