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Reference Number	GR/S24985/01
Title	An alternative technology for low temperature hydrogen production
Status	Completed
Energy Categories	Hydrogen and Fuel Cells(Hydrogen, Hydrogen production) 100%;
Research Types	Basic and strategic applied research 100%
Science and Technology Fields	PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 100%
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 100%
Principal Investigator	Dr Y Ding No email address given Inst of Particle Science & Engineering University of Leeds
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	EPSRC
Start Date	15 July 2003
End Date	14 November 2006
Duration	40 months
Total Grant Value	£144,061
Industrial Sectors	Chemicals; Energy
Region	Yorkshire & Humberside
Programme	Physical Sciences
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Dr Y Ding , Inst of Particle Science & Engineering, University of Leeds (100.000%)
	Industrial Collaborator	Project Contact , British Nuclear Fuels plc (0.000%) Project Contact , Engelhard Corporation, USA (0.000%)
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Abstract	The work aims to develop a novel technology for hydrogen production through Steam Methane Reforming. The concept of adsorption enhanced reaction is utilised to overcome the reaction equilibria, and thus considerably reduce the operating temperature necessary for a particular production rate, and provide i in-situ separation (concentration) of hydrogen gas. However, unlike previous studies in this area, the continuous flow of adsorbent within a packed or structured reactor is considered. Adsorbent regeneration is carried out outside the reactor, thus decoupling the reaction and regeneration phases, and enabling a steady-flow (non-periodic) process analogue for adsorption enhanced reaction. The novel process can be viewed as the adsorptive-reactor equivalent of
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Added to Database	01/01/07