2015 Volume 40 Issue 1 Pages 15-19
Organic chemical hydrides such as methlcyclohexane have recently received much attention as hydrogen carrier for efficient hydrogen storage and transport. For the widespread of energy system with organic chemical hydrides to build hydrogen-based economy, it is necessary to develop compact and efficient dehydrogenating systems suitable for commercial buildings, office complex, or hydrogen-supplying stations. Membrane reactors with inorganic membranes such as hydrogen selective silica membrane have high potential to reduce the volume and increase efficiency of dehydrogenating system. This review describes recent development in the field of hydrogen separation from organic chemical hydrides to supply high-purity hydrogen with membrane reactors.
