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Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (1-16-25 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-0023 Japan,
a
iyasuda@tokyo-gas.co.jp, b whitey@tokyo-gas.co.jp)
c, d
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (4-6-22 Kannon-Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, 733-8553 Japan,
c
kazuto_kobayashi@mhi.co.jp, d hiroshi_nakajima@mhi.co.jp)
e
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. (2808 Iwasaki, Komaki, 485-8510 Japan,
e
t-shimamori@mg.ngkntk.co.jp)
f, g
The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (4 Chatsu-machi, Muroran, 051-8505 Japan,
f
tsuyoshi_sasaki@jsw.co.jp, g toshiki_kabutomori@jsw.co.jp)
h, i
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (1 Shin-Nakaharacho, Isogo-ku,Yokohama
235-8501 Japan, h misako_uchida@ihi.co.jp, i hiroki_yoshizawa@ihi.co.jp)
j,
k Fukuda Metal Foil & Powder Co., Ltd. (20 Nakaomicho, Nishinoyama, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto,
607-8305 Japan, j mnishida@fukuda-kyoto.co.jp, k shinpo@fukuda-kyoto.co.jp)
ABSTRACT
A membrane reformer can perform steam reforming reaction and hydrogen separation processes
simultaneously, without shift converters and purification systems. The challenges to be pursued toward
commercialization of this technology are further improvement of the system efficiency and durability of the
membrane modules as well as significant cost reduction for manufacturing membrane modules. For this
purpose, a new 3-year project to develop membrane technologies for highly-efficient hydrogen production
has been launched under the NEDOs hydrogen program. For the system engineering, a 40 Nm3/h-class
membrane reformer with hydrogen production energy efficiency of 80% and the product hydrogen purity of
over 99.99% is going to be developed. For the membrane modules using palladium alloys, durability is going
to be improved to enable operation of the modules for 10,000 hours or more. A new type of module that has
palladium alloy film prepared on the surface of structured catalyst is going to be developed to reduce the
manufacturing cost and make a more compact reactor. For the membrane modules using non-palladium
alloys, three types of membrane materials will be developed to greatly reduce the module cost.
KEYWORDS : hydrogen production, membrane, steam reforming, separation
1. INTRODUCTION
One of the most promising pathways to produce hydrogen in the near- to mid-term future is on-site
hydrogen production from natural gas. It is critically important, however, to increase the energy efficiency in
production of hydrogen to make the option of FCV fueled by hydrogen from natural gas advantageous over
the other clean car and fuel options in view of overall energy efficiency and reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions on the well-to-wheel basis. An advanced concept of membrane reformer is expected to provide
the best solution to this issue.
A membrane reformer can perform steam reforming reaction and hydrogen separation processes
simultaneously, without shift converters and purification systems. In these few years, Tokyo Gas as a
member of The Japan Gas Association has successfully developed and operated a 40 Nm3/h-class
membrane reformer using pipeline natural gas as its feedstock and experimentally demonstrated its very
high efficiency of 76% and compact and simple system configuration 1). The challenges to be pursued in the
following development efforts were identified as further improvement of the system efficiency, durability of the
membrane modules and significant cost reduction for manufacturing membrane modules.
For this purpose, a new 3-year project to develop membrane technologies for highly-efficient hydrogen
production has been launched under the NEDOs hydrogen program. Efficient and powerful collaboration is
arranged among the competent companies and university laboratories who have key technologies and
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Heat
Natural gas
with steam
Hydrogen
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Membrane
materials and
modules
development
Themes
Development of membrane reformer system
Study on durability of hydrogen separation membrane
Development of Membrane on catalyst module
Development
of
integrated
high-performance
hydrogen separation membrane
Development of hydrogen separation modules using
multi-phase alloy foils
Development of high-performance membranes using
metallic glasses and nano-crystalline materials
Testing
and
evaluation
of
high-performance
membrane materials
Contractors*
Tokyo Gas and Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Tokyo Gas and NGK Spark
Plug (Gifu Univ.)
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy
Industries
Japan Steel Works (Kitami
Institute of Technology)
Fukuda Metal Foil and
Powder (Tohoku Univ.)
Tokyo Gas (Tohoku Univ.,
Utsunomiya Univ., Nagoya
Univ.)
Connection pipe
Figure 3. Outlook of the MOC module (Size: 9 mm O.D. x 7 mm I.D. x 100 mm long).
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