Catalysts and Membranes for Thermochemical Cycles

Tuesday, November 18, 2008: 12:30 PM
Howe Room (Loews Philadelphia Hotel)

Description:
This session focuses on recent developments that advance hydrogen production by novel water splitting processes that reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The primary area for this session is thermochemical cycles, but the session will focus specifically on catalysts and membranes that are either necessary for reactions within the cycles or that improve efficiency or operability of the cycles. Contributions related to all thermochemical cycles as well as other water-splitting methods, including photoelectrochemical, and photobiological are encouraged.


Sponsor:
Topical 8: Hydrogen Production for a Hydrogen Economy
Co-Sponsor(s):
Nuclear Energy (07g), Nuclear Engineering Division (14)


Chair:
Daniel M. Ginosar
Email: daniel.ginosar@inl.gov

CoChair:
Frederick F. Stewart
Email: Frederick.Stewart@inl.gov


12:55 PM
(273b) Application of Nafion Membranes to the Sulphur Iodine Cycle
Rachael H. Elder, Najwa M. Elbakhbakhi, Geofrey H. Priestman and Ray W. K. Allen

1:20 PM
(273c) Application of Radiation-Grafted Polymer Electrolyte Membrane to the Bunsen Reaction
Nobuyuki Tanaka, Masaharu Asano, Kaoru Onuki and Yasunari Maekawa

2:35 PM
(273f) A Simulation Study of Catalytic SO3 Decomposition in Heat Exchanger Reactor
Shinji Kubo, Nobuyuki Tanaka, Hirofumi Ohashi, Akihiro Kanagawa, Yoshiyuki Imai, Seiji Kasahara and Kaoru Onuki