Hydrogen separating membrane, methanol reformation system equipped therewith, and operating method therefor

US6231831A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• XCELLSiS GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Rainer Autenrieth
• Thomas Poschmann · Ulm, DE
• Steffen Wieland · Stuttgart, DE
• Dietmar Heil · Deggenhausertal, DE
• Stefan Boneberg · Neuffen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 16, 1998
• Grant date: May 15, 2001
• Expiry date: Dec 16, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T90/40
• WIPO field: Materials, metallurgy
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A membrane for separating hydrogen from a gas mixture is provided on at least one side with a catalyst layer for a specific catalytic combustion process. A methanol reformation system so equipped can be brought rapidly to operating temperature, with the hydrogen-separating membrane being heated directly by performing the catalytic combustion process.