Advances in ion transport membrane technology for oxygen and syngas production

• Published in: Solid state ionics Vol. 288; no. C; pp. 331 - 337
• Main Authors: Anderson, Lori L., Armstrong, Phillip A., Broekhuis, Robert R., Carolan, Michael F., Chen, Jack, Hutcheon, Mark D., Lewinsohn, Charles A., Miller, Christopher F., Repasky, John M., Taylor, Dale M., Woods, Charles M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.05.2016; Elsevier
• Subjects: Ceramic membrane; Ceramics; Conduction; Ion transport; Ion transport membrane; Membranes; Methane; Mixed conductor; Oxygen; Oxygen production; Syngas production; Synthetic fuels; Tonnage; Ceramic membrane; Mixed conductor; Ion transport membrane; Syngas production; Oxygen production
• ISSN: 0167-2738; 1872-7689
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ssi.2015.11.010

Several decades of research by Air Products and Ceramatec have recently culminated in the construction and operation of a test unit with the capacity to produce up to 100tons per day of oxygen using planar, ceramic mixed conducting, ion transport membranes (ITM). In the first tonnage operation of this unit, over 16tons/day of oxygen were produced. Smaller scale experiments demonstrated high purity oxygen production for over 15,000hours. A parallel development effort has produced planar ceramic mixed conducting membranes to partially oxidize methane to produce syngas. •Mixed conducting ceramic membranes were used to produce over 16tons/day of oxygen.•High purity oxygen production using mixed conducting ceramic membranes was demonstrated for over 15,000hours.