Abstract
Fuel cell vehicle (FCV) is garnering much attention as a new environmentally–friendly vehicle of the future. Toward the popularization of the FCVs, a number of technologies of the manufacture, storage and transport of ultrapure hydrogen for the hydrogen station is required. Currently, the researches related to hydrogen energy carriers such as liquid hydrogen, ammonia and organic chemical hydrides have been developed. In this study, ultrapure hydrogen purification technology converted from methylcyclohexane as the organic chemical hydride using carbon membranes for the hydrogen station was investigated. In addition, energy requirement for ultrapure hydrogen purification process by means of carbon membranes was evaluated and compared with that of pressure swing adsorption (PSA) method.
