A Zeolite Membrane for Separation of Hydrogen from Process Streams

Award Information

Agency: Department of Energy

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 40174

Amount: $100,000.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: STTR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1998

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

TDA RESEARCH, INC.

12345 West 52nd Avenue

Wheat Ridg, CO 80033

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Mr. Jack D. Sibold
Title: Senior Engineer
Phone: (303) 940-2319

Business Contact

Name: Mr. Michael Karpuk
Title: President
Phone: (303) 940-2345

Research Institution

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Abstract

A Zeolite Membrane for Separation of Hydrogen from Process Streams

DOE Grant No. DE-FG03-98ER86084
Amount: $100,000

Small Business
TDA Research, Inc.
12345 West 52nd Avenue
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-1916
Mr. Jack D. Sibold, Principal Investigator
Mr. Michael Karpuk, Business Official
(303) 940-2345
Research Institution
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois Street
Golden, CO 80401
Although hydrogen is potentially the fuel of the future to overcome concerns with CO2 emissions, a near term solution is to increase the hydrogen/carbon ratio in transportation fuels. Unfortunately, refineries already have a shortage of affordable hydrogen even though they have large volumes off-gas streams that contain 20-50% hydrogen. This hydrogen debt problem will be addressed by developing a hydrogen selective zeolite membrane and module to recover hydrogen from off-gas refinery streams. In Phase I, a small pore supported zeolite membrane will be developed that demonstrates hydrogen selectivity to light hydrocarbons. Single gas and mixed gas measurements will be measured and compared to computer simulations of the adsorption and diffusion of these zeolites. These results will be used in an engineering analysis to determine the process economics of using these zeolite membranes for hydrogen separation.

Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described the awardee: Supported zeolite membrane modules should be capable of high hydrogen separation factors and fluxes. Separation of hydrogen from mixed gas streams is expected to have a significant bottom-line effect on a number of large industrial processes (e.g. ammonia production, refinery operations, methanol synthesis, paraffin to olefin conversions, etc.)._

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