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Metal organic frameworks for hydrogen purification

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Mao, Donglai, Griffin, John M., Dawson, Richard, Fairhurst, Alasdair, Bimbo, Nuno·2021·International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

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High purity hydrogen is one of the key factors in determining the lifetime of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. However, the current industrial processes for producing high purity hydrogen are not only expensive, but also come with low energy efficiencies and productivity. Finding more cost-effective methods of purifying hydrogen is essential for ensuring wider scale deployment of PEM fuel cells. Among various hydrogen purification methods, adsorption in porous materials and membrane technologies are seen as two of the most promising candidates for the current industrial hydrogen purification methods, with metal organic frameworks (MOF) being particularly popular in research over the last decade. Despite many available reviews on MOFs, most focus on synthesis and production, with few reports focused on performance for hydrogen purification. This review describes the working principle and performance parameters of adsorptive separations and membrane materials and identifies MOFs that have been reported for hydrogen purification. The MOFs are summarised and their performance in separating hydrogen from common impurities (CO2, N2, CH4, CO) is compared systematically. The challenges of commercial application of MOFs for hydrogen purification are discussed. © 2020 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC

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  • To date, zeolite 5A still remains the most competitive adsorbent for hydrogen purification by PSA.

    “To date, zeolite 5A still remains the most competitive adsorbent for this application.380,381”

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    Section 4.1.4 (page not available) treats commercial zeolite 5A as a benchmark for hydrogen purification, and Section 4.4 describes its use in simulated PSA beds. Neither establishes that it remains the most competitive adsorbent; Section 4.1.4 instead reports that a comparison suggested UiO-66(Zr)-Br was the most promising material. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Authors
Mao, D., Griffin, J. M., Dawson, R., Fairhurst, A., & Bimbo, N.
Affiliations
Lancaster University (GB)
Corresponding author
Bimbo, Nuno
Venue
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-07
Volume
46
Issue
45
Pages
23380-23405
ISSN
0360-3199 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3127212438
Cited by
49
References
149
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2
FWCI
2.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (publishedVersion)
  • ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (acceptedVersion)
  • Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Innovate UK
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Inorganic Chemistry › Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Covalent Organic Framework Applications
Keywords
metal-organic frameworks, hydrogen purification, hydrogen separation, adsorption, proton exchange membrane fuel cells, hydrogen impurities, carbon dioxide removal, nitrogen removal, methane removal, carbon monoxide removal, membrane materials, adsorption separation

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