SBIR Phase II: Compact membrane reactors for high-purity hydrogen

小企业创新研究（SBIR）第二阶段项目将开发微型通道膜重整器，从气体和液体燃料中生产纯氢。目前，对碳氢化合物燃料进行燃料重整以产生高纯度的氢是克服缺乏既定氢基础设施的唯一方法。燃料处理器必须能够快速启动，快速跟踪需求，耐受硫，并在广泛的转化率范围内高效运行。使用微型通道重整器，在单个重整器阶段在生产现场选择性膜去除氢，将提高重整反应的效率、热力学和动力学。如果成功，所提出的膜转化系统将降低系统的复杂性，降低成本，并易于控制、监测和瞬态响应。这项拟议的技术在商业领域具有重要的商业机会，可用于高纯度商用氢，在民用和军事领域可用于便携式电源和分布式发电的氢燃料电池。对透氢膜的行为及其在高温、耐硫、紧凑型燃料重整器中生产高纯度氢的应用也将获得宝贵的科学和技术理解。

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop mini-channel membrane reformers to produce pure hydrogen from gaseous and liquid fuels. Fuel reforming of hydrocarbon fuels to yield high purity hydrogen is, at present, the only means for overcoming the lack of an established infrastructure for hydrogen. Fuel processors must be able to start up quickly, follow demand rapidly, be tolerant to sulfur, and operate efficiently over a wide range of conversion rates. The use of mini-channel reformers, with selective membrane removal of hydrogen at the site of production within the individual reformer stages, will lead to improved efficiency, thermodynamics and kinetics of reforming reactions. If successful, the proposed membrane reformer system will decrease system complexity, reduce costs, and allow ease of control, monitoring and transient response. The proposed technology has significant business opportunities in the business sector for high-purity merchant hydrogen, and in the civilian and military sectors for hydrogen fuel cells, used in portable power and distributed generation. Valuable scientific and technological understanding will also be gained about the behavior of hydrogen-permeable membranes and their use in high-temperature, sulfur-resistant, compact fuel reformers to produce high-purity hydrogen.