Diffusion of H through Pd membranes: Effects of non-ideality
Diffusion of H through Pd membranes: Effects of non-ideality
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DOI:
10.1016/j.memsci.2007.08.032
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发表时间:
2007-12
影响因子:
9.5
通讯作者:
T. Flanagan;Da Wang;K. Shanahan
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作者:
T. Flanagan;Da Wang;K. Shanahan
H diffusion constants, DH, have been obtained from steady-state fluxes through Pd membranes with the downstream side maintained at [Formula: see text] ≈0. Good linearity of plots of H flux versus (1/d), where d is the thickness, attests to H permeation being bulk diffusion controlled in this temperature (423–523K) and [Formula: see text] range (≤0.2MPa). DHvalues have been determined at constant pupand also at constant H content. H fluxes through Pd membranes with three different surface treatments have been investigated (polished (unoxidized), oxidized and palladized) in order to determine the effects of these pre-treatments. The palladized and oxidized membranes give similar DHvalues but the polished membranes give values about 12% lower. For diffusion in a concentration gradient J=−DH∗(cH/RT)(dμH/dx) is the proper equation for the flux, where cHis the H concentration, rather than Fick's first law, J=−DH(dcH/dx), where DHand DH∗are the concentration-dependent and -independent diffusion constants. DH∗can be obtained from DHusing the thermodynamic factor, [Formula: see text] . In the commonly employed situation, where there is a large difference in concentrations between the upstream and downstream sides of a membrane, the thermodynamic factor varies with distance through the membrane and this should be allowed for in obtaining DH∗. Procedures are given and utilized to determine DH∗from DH(cH) when there is a large concentration gradient through the membrane. Activation energies for diffusion, ED(cH), have been determined. EDis found to increase with cH, which is attributed to the thermodynamic factor.