Hydrogen Palladium Selective Membranes: An Economic Perspective

Chapter 3 Hydrogen palladium selective membranes: an economic perspective G. Iaquaniello 1, A.Borruto2, E. Lollobattista3, G. Narducci4, D. Katsir5 Abstract Even if the growing interest toward hydrogen selective membranes working at high temperature is extremely increased in the last two decades, the progress in their manufacturing and commercialization is still limited. In this chapter we want to focus on actual providers of membranes and a proper membrane manufacturing strategy (MMS) to improve their industrial competitiveness by lowering production costs. A target of 1.500-2.000 € per m2 for Pd alloy membranes and even lower for Si based or other inorganic membranes, is possible if a manufacturing technique as the roll-in can be applied to mass production and a cumulative volume of production is reached.