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Volume 7, Issue 6(Suppl) J Chromatogr Sep Tech
ISSN: 2157-7064 JCGST, an open access journal Separation Techniques 2016
September 26-28, 2016
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Separation Techniques
September 26-28, 2016 Valencia, Spain
2nd International Conference and Expo on
An overview about inorganicmembrane technology application in the field of hydrogen generation and purification
Nowadays, inorganic membrane technology is considered as an attracting option for the separation and purification of
hydrogen, particularly in the field of fuel cells supplying. The application of inorganic membranes in membrane reactors
makes feasible the chemical reaction to produce hydrogen and its simultaneous separation/purification in only one process
unit, without requiring any other complementary stage. Among them, Pd and Pd-alloy membranes represent excellent systems
for the purification of hydrogen rich-streams due to their special behaviors of perm-selectivity towards hydrogen with respect
to all of the other gases. Unfortunately, Pd-based membranes are expensive and many efforts are still on going to combine
high performance (in terms of high grade hydrogen separation) and cost effective processes. Meanwhile, Pd-based membrane
reactors technology combined to biofuels exploitation is considered today really attracting to solve the issues related to the
environmental pollution. It is worth noting that there is an extensive literature addressing hydrogen production through
membrane reactors via reforming reactions of biofuels as renewable feed-stocks coming from biomass transformation and/
or utilization. Hence, this work gives a panoramic view about the state of the art on the recent progresses about inorganic
membranes and their application in membrane reactors to generate high grade hydrogen from reforming reactions.
Biography
Adolfo Iulianelli has completed his Degree in Chemical Engineering and PhD in Chemical and Material Engineering. Presently, he works at the Institute on
Membrane Technology of the Italian National Research Council. He has published more than 50 articles in international scientific ISI journals, more than 20
chapters in international books, author of one patent and a book and of more than 50 papers in proceedings of national and international conferences. He is a
Reviewer of more than 20 scientific ISI journals, Associate Editor of International Journal of Membrane Science & Technology, Editor of Journal of Membrane
Science and Technology, Advances in Chemical Engineering and Process Technology, Journal of Fuels and Scientific World as well as serving as Guest Editor for
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
Adolfo Iulianelli
CNR-ITM, Italy
Adolfo Iulianelli, J Chromatogr Sep Tech 2016, 7:6(Suppl)