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Kanagawa, Akihiro*; Iwatsuki, Jin; Tanaka, Nobuyuki; Onuki, Kaoru; Fukui, Hiroshi*; Nishibayashi, Toshiki*
JAEA-Technology 2007-061, 32 Pages, 2007/12
Separation of hydrogen iodide from HIx solution (HI-I-HO mixture) is one of the technical issues in the development of thermochemical IS process. Application of pervaporation (PV) to the concentration of HIx solution in the IS process pilot test plant was discussed from the viewpoints of process heat mass balance, conceptual design of the apparatus, and the corrosion resistance of the membrane module. Compared with the electro-electrodialysis system, the PV system enables the downsizing of apparatus by using hollow fiber membranes, although it does not improve the thermal efficiency of IS process. Immersion tests of commercially available Nafion hollow fiber membrane module in the HIx solution at 100C indicated the necessity of improving the corrosion resistance of bundle materials.
Kubo, Shinji; Ohashi, Hirofumi; Kanagawa, Akihiro; Kasahara, Seiji; Imai, Yoshiyuki; Fukui, Hiroshi*; Nishibayashi, Toshiki*; Shimazaki, Masanori*; Miyashita, Reiko*; Tago, Yasuhiro*; et al.
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For a stable hydrogen production, essential problems with the closed-cycle operation are declared, and the cycle can ensure these are retained in a steady state in case the H production rate, O production rate and HO supply rate have equivalent values. Process control methods used to maintain the mass balance of the process were devised, involving the installation of accumulators for the total system, techniques to maintain the Bunsen reaction composition and so on. For the plant operation, both controlled and manipulated variables were determined, while computer simulation and the bench scale H production test were used to confirm control methods. For closed cycle operation for water splitting driven by helium gas heat, the method is discussed to allocate heat for the O and H production sections in strict proportion. Finally, the use of computer simulation for the O production system allowed the key to maintaining heat balance within a cascade heat absorption system to be confirmed.