Preparation of dense Pd composite membranes on porous Ti-Al alloy supports by electroless plating

Dongqiang Zhang, Shouyong Zhou, Yiqun Fan, Nanping Xu, Yuehui He

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Abstract

Dense Pd/TiO2/Ti-Al alloy composite membranes on porous Ti-Al alloy supports were prepared by electroless plating. The TiO2 membrane was applied as an inter-diffusion barrier between the Pd layer and the Ti-Al alloy support to prevent intermetallic diffusion. Electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) and EDX cross-sectional line scans showed that the intermediate layer was effective as the diffusion barrier for Pd membranes on Ti-Al alloy supports after 40h of treatment at 973K in pure hydrogen. The thickness of the resulting Pd composite membrane was approximately 14μm. The hydrogen permeance through the Pd composite membrane was 1.07×10-3molm-2s-1Pa-0.5 at 773K. The permeance and selectivity of the Pd composite membrane were measured at different temperatures and pressures. The permeance tests showed that the Pd/TiO2/Ti-Al alloy composite membranes have high H2/N2 selectivity. In addition, heat cycles indicated that the structure of the Pd composite membranes was stable.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)24-29
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Membrane Science
Volume387-388
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2012

Keywords

  • Hydrogen separation
  • Palladium membrane
  • Ti-Al alloy
  • TiO membrane

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