Advanced Pd Composite Membranes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Membranes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2020) | Viewed by 3014
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
An alternative energy carrier, namely hydrogen (H2), is easily produced from the chemical reagents by using a proper catalyst via a dehydrogenation reaction and H2 facilitates the production of electricity using H2 fuel cells. Generally, H2-fuel cells need high purity H2 (>99.999%) with less than 1 ppm of CO.
Therefore, it is important to develop efficient and continuous hydrogen separation and purification techniques for the upcoming ‘hydrogen economy’. A potential technique corresponds to membrane separation that does not require a regeneration procedure. Furthermore, a membrane reactor is also applied in various catalytic reaction processes to shift thermodynamic equilibrium via Le Chatelier’s principle.
Palladium is the material that is the most examined as a H2 selective membrane due to its relatively fast and unique permeation mechanism. However, Pd membranes are limited in terms of practical industrial applications because of the high material cost and H2 embrittlement issues at low temperature under H2 atmosphere. In order to solve the problems, porous substrates and Pd-alloying schemes are employed to fabricate composite membranes that avoid H2-embrittlement under targeted operation temperatures.
Dr. Sun Hee Choi
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Membranes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2200 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- palladium composite membranes
- ultrathin palladium membranes
- electroless plating
- sputtering
- membrane reactor
- renewable hydrogen
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies can be found here.
