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Oxygen Transport Membranes: Synthesis and Applications
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Oxygen Transport Membranes: Synthesis and Applications

A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2020) | Viewed by 6927

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Anke Weidenkaff

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1. Fraunhofer Research Institution for Materials Recycling and Resource Strategies IWKS, Alzenau, Germany
2. Institute of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 2, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Interests: recycling; energy materials; resource efficiency; perovskites; thermoelectrics; gas separation; oxygen transport membrane; catalysis
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Dr. Guoxing Chen

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Department of Materials and Earth Sciences, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 2, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Interests: oxygen transport membranes; CO2 conversion; plasma catalysis; gas separation; catalysis; perovskites

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Mixed ionic–electronic conducting (MIEC) oxygen transport materials have attracted considerable attention from the scientific community, both from academia and industry, because of their various possible applications as catalysts, as a cathode in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), as an electrolyte membrane for Li-ion batteries, and as separation membranes in membrane reactors. With recent studies and technological advances, oxygen transport membrane-based separation processes represent an alternative path for many traditionally challenging and energy-intense separation processes.

This Special Issue of the journal Membranes on “Oxygen Transport Membranes: Synthesis and Applications” seeks contributions to assess the latest developments and future perspectives of various oxygen transport membrane-based applications. Topics include but are not limited to novel membrane material development, module and reactor design, fabrication techniques, membrane catalysis, characterization, modeling of membrane transport phenomena, industrial exploitation, and new applications. Both reviews and original articles are welcome.

We look forward to receiving your work for this Special Issue.

Prof. Anke Weidenkaff
Dr. Guoxing Chen
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Structure–property–performance relationships
  • New membrane materials
  • Oxygen permeability
  • Modeling of membrane transport phenomena
  • Membrane regeneration and recycling
  • Membrane characterization
  • Membrane modification
  • Catalytic layer
  • Oxygen separation
  • Fabrication techniques
  • Energy storage and resource recovery applications

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Oxygen Transport Membranes for Efficient Glass Melting
by Luca Mastropasqua, Francesca Drago, Paolo Chiesa and Antonio Giuffrida
Membranes 2020, 10(12), 442; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10120442 - 19 Dec 2020
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Glass manufacturing is an energy-intensive process in which oxy-fuel combustion can offer advantages over the traditional air-blown approach. Examples include the reduction of NOx and particulate emissions, improved furnace operations and enhanced heat transfer. This paper presents a one-dimensional mathematical model solving [...] Read more.
Glass manufacturing is an energy-intensive process in which oxy-fuel combustion can offer advantages over the traditional air-blown approach. Examples include the reduction of NOx and particulate emissions, improved furnace operations and enhanced heat transfer. This paper presents a one-dimensional mathematical model solving mass, momentum and energy balances for a planar oxygen transport membrane module. The main modelling parameters describing the surface oxygen kinetics and the microstructure morphology of the support are calibrated on experimental data obtained for a 30 μm thick dense La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-δ (LSCF) membrane layer, supported on a 0.7 mm porous LSCF structure. The model is then used to design and evaluate the performance of an oxygen transport membrane module integrated in a glass melting furnace. Three different oxy-fuel glass furnaces based on oxygen transport membrane and vacuum swing adsorption systems are compared to a reference air-blown unit. The analysis shows that the most efficient membrane-based oxyfuel furnace cuts the energy demand by ~22% as compared to the benchmark air-blown case. A preliminary economic assessment shows that membranes can reduce the overall glass production costs compared to oxyfuel plants based on vacuum swing adsorption technology. Full article
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Synthesis and Characterization of 40 wt % Ce0.9Pr0.1O2–δ–60 wt % NdxSr1−xFe0.9Cu0.1O3−δ Dual-Phase Membranes for Efficient Oxygen Separation
by Guoxing Chen, Zhijun Zhao, Marc Widenmeyer, Ruijuan Yan, Ling Wang, Armin Feldhoff and Anke Weidenkaff
Membranes 2020, 10(8), 183; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10080183 - 12 Aug 2020
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Dense, H2- and CO2-resistant, oxygen-permeable 40 wt % Ce0.9Pr0.1O2–δ–60 wt % NdxSr1−xFe0.9Cu0.1O3−δdual-phase membranes were prepared in a one-pot process. These [...] Read more.
Dense, H2- and CO2-resistant, oxygen-permeable 40 wt % Ce0.9Pr0.1O2–δ–60 wt % NdxSr1−xFe0.9Cu0.1O3−δdual-phase membranes were prepared in a one-pot process. These Nd-containing dual-phase membranes have up to 60% lower material costs than many classically used dual-phase materials. The Ce0.9Pr0.1O2−δ–Nd0.5Sr0.5Fe0.9Cu0.1O3−δ sample demonstrates outstanding activity and a regenerative ability in the presence of different atmospheres, especially in a reducing atmosphere and pure CO2 atmosphere in comparison with all investigated samples. The oxygen permeation fluxes across a Ce0.9Pr0.1O2−δ–Nd0.5Sr0.5Fe0.9Cu0.1O3−δ membrane reached up to 1.02 mL min−1 cm−2 and 0.63 mL min−1 cm−2 under an air/He and air/CO2 gradient at T = 1223 K, respectively. In addition, a Ce0.9Pr0.1O2–δ–Nd0.5Sr0.5Fe0.9Cu0.1O3–δ membrane (0.65 mm thickness) shows excellent long-term self-healing stability for 125 h. The repeated membrane fabrication delivered oxygen permeation fluxes had a deviation of less than 5%. These results indicate that this highly renewable dual-phase membrane is a potential candidate for long lifetime, high temperature gas separation applications and coupled reaction–separation processes. Full article
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