Research Project(s)

Palladium membranes remain a leading technology for hydrogen purification and extraction from reformate or hydrocarbon mixtures, owing to high theoretical selectivities and operating temperatures. We are exploring unique microreactor architectures capable of improving palladium film utilization through tailored geometries; parallel efforts are aimed at demonstrating catalytic thin films for enhancing palladium permeation rates and durability.

Publications

1. •D. Kim, D. Donohue, B. Kuncharam, C. Duval and B.A. Wilhite, “Towards an Integrated Ceramic Micro-Membrane Network,” I&EC Research, 49, 10254-10261 (2010).
   

2. •D. Kim, A. Kellogg, E. Livaich and B.A. Wilhite, “Towards an Integrated Ceramic Micro-Membrane Network: Electroless-Plated Palladium Membranes in Cordierite Supports,” J. Mem. Sci., 340, 109-116 (2009).
   

Presentations

1. •D. Kim, D. Donohue and B.A. Wilhite, “Integrated Ceramic Micro-Membrane Networks for Hydrogen Production from Ethanol,” oral presentation at 21st International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering (ISCRE-21), abstract 197 (2010).
   

2. •A. Moreno, G. Honda, D. Kim and B.A. Wilhite, “Design Strategy for Thermally Integrated Ceramic Microreactor Networks,” presented at 8th World Congress of Chemical Engineers (WCCE 8), Montreal, QC, August 26th, 2009.
   

3. •D. Kim, A. Kellogg and B.A. Wilhite, “Electroless Plating of Palladium onto a Cordierite Monolith for Portable Hydrogen Extraction,” presented at 2008 AIChE Annual Meeting, 701e, November 20th, 2008.
   

4. •D. Kim, A. Awonusi, A. Kellogg and B.A. Wilhite, “Towards an Integrated Ceramic Micro-Membrane Network: Electroless-Plated Palladium Membranes in Cordierite Supports,” poster presentation at 2008 Gordon Conference, Membranes: Materials and Processes, August  10-15th, 2008.