Performance data of the membranes investigated in this study.
Diameter (mm) | Porous support | Thickness (μm) | N2 fluxa (mol s−1 m−2) | N2 fluxb (mol s−1 m−2) | Multiple |
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2.00 | Alumina | 4.00 | 2.12 × 10−10 | 3.72 × 10−11 | 0.18 |
2.00 | Alumina | 2.70 | 2.70 × 10−10 | 3.12 × 10−10 | 1.16 |
4.00 | Alumina | 3.50 | 7.69 × 10−9 | 1.66 × 10−8 | 2.16 |
6.00 | Stainless-steel | 3.90 | 4.43 × 10−10 | 1.10 × 10−8 | 24.86 |
12.00 | Alumina | 6.30 | 1.25 × 10−9 | 2.02 × 10−8 | 16.15 |
Before feeding hydrogen.
After feeding hydrogen.