2005 Annual Merit Review Proceedings

Hydrogen Production and Delivery

Below are presentations and posters from the hydrogen production and delivery session at the 2005 Annual Merit Review held May 23-26, 2005 in Arlington, Virginia.

Hydrogen Production and Delivery Presentations

A. Distributed Production Technologies
B. DOE Fossil Energy
C. Separations
D. Biomass Reforming
E. Biological Production
F. Photoelectrochemical Production
G. Electrolysis
H. DOE Nuclear Energy
I. Hi-Temp Thermochemical
J. Hydrogen Delivery

Hydrogen Production & Delivery, Pete Devlin, DOE (PDF 698 KB)

Hydrogen Production Using Nuclear Energy, David Henderson, DOE/NE (PDF 456 KB)

Basic Research Needs for Hydrogen Production, Tom Mallouk, Pennsylvania State University (PDF 590 KB)

Hydrogen Production from Coal, Edward Schmetz, DOE (PDF 4.26 MB)

A. Distributed Production Technologies

  1. A Reversible Planar Solid Oxide Fuel-Fed Electrolysis Cell and Solid Oxide Fuel Cell for Hydrogen and Electricity Production Operating on Natural Gas/Biogas (PDF 1.2 MB), Greg Tao, MSRI
  2. Autothermal Cyclic Reforming Based Hydrogen Generating & Dispensing System (PDF 1.12 MB), Ravi Kumar, GE Global Research
  3. Development of a Turnkey H2 Refueling Station (PDF 1.61 MB), David Guro, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
  4. Development of a Natural Gas-to-Hydrogen Fueling System (PDF 495 KB), Bill Liss, GTI
  5. Production of Hydrogen by Biomass Reforming (PDF 516 KB), David King, PNNL
  6. Hydrogen Generation from Biomass-Derived Carbohydrates via the Aqueous-Phase Reforming (APR) Process (PDF 303 KB), Randy Cortright, Virent Energy Systems
  7. Integrated Hydrogen Production, Purification & Compression System (PDF 726 KB), Satish Tamhankar, BOC Group, Inc.
  8. Low-Cost Hydrogen Distributed Production Systems (PDF 210 KB), Frank Lomax Jr., H2Gen Innovations, Inc.
  9. Integrated Short Contact Time Hydrogen Generator (PDF 501 KB), Ke Liu, GE Global Research

B. DOE Fossil Energy

  1. Advanced Hydrogen Transport Membranes for Vision 21 Fossil Fuel Plants (PDF 811 KB), Anthony Sammells, Eltron Research Inc.
  2. Scale-up of Microporous Inorganic Hydrogen-Separations Membranes (PDF 1.84 MB), Brian Bischoff, ORNL

C. Separations

  1. Low Cost Hydrogen Production from Biomass Using Novel Membrane Gasification Reactor (PDF 331 KB), Francis Lau, GTI

D. Biomass Reforming

  1. A Novel Slurry-Based Biomass Reforming Process (PDF 1.24 MB), Tom Vanderspurt, United Technologies Research Center

E. Biological Production

  1. Maximizing Photosynthetic Efficiencies and Hydrogen Production in Microalgal Cultures (PDF 411 KB), Tasios Melis, UC Berkeley
  2. Biological Systems for Hydrogen Photoproduction (PDF 1.5 MB), Maria Ghiardi, NREL
  3. Creation of Designer Alga for Efficient and Robust Production of H2 (PDF 2.68 MB), James Lee, ORNL
  4. Fermentative Approaches to Hydrogen Production (PDF 793 KB), Pin-Ching Maness, NREL
  5. Hydrogen Reactor Development and Design for Photofermentation and Photolytic Processes (PDF 1.23 MB), Dan Blake, NREL

F. Photoelectrochemical Production

  1. Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production: SHGR Program Subtask (PDF 847 KB), Eric Miller, University of Hawaii
  2. Photoelectrochemical Water Systems for H2 Production (PDF 1.74 MB), John Turner, NREL
  3. Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production Using New Combinatorial Chemistry Derived Materials (PDF 1.48 MB), Eric McFarland, University of California, Santa Barbara

G. Electrolysis

  1. Low-Cost, High-Pressure Hydrogen Generator (PDF 622 KB), Cecelia Cropley, Giner Electrochemical Systems
  2. Renewable Electrolysis Integrated System Development and Testing (PDF 765 KB), Ben Kroposki, NREL
  3. Alkaline, High Pressure Electrolysis (PDF 363 KB), Samir Ibrahim, Teledyne Energy Systems Inc.

H. DOE Nuclear Energy

  1. High Temperature Solid Oxide Electrolyzer System (PDF 628 KB), Steve Herring, INEEL
  2. Sulfur-Iodine Thermochemical Cycle (PDF 738 KB), Paul Pickard, INL/SNL
  3. Alternative Thermochemical Cycle Evaluation (PDF 512 KB), Michelle Lewis, ANL
  4. High Temperature Heat Exchanger Development (PDF 1.13 MB), Tony Hechanova, UNLV
  5. NHI System Interface and Support Systems (PDF 263 KB), Steve Sherman, INL

I. Hi-Temp Thermochemical

  1. Development of Solar-powered Thermochemical Production of Hydrogen from Water (PDF 1.34 MB), Al Weimer, UNLV

J. Hydrogen Delivery

  1. H2A Delivery Analysis (PDF 959 KB), Marianne Mintz, ANL
  2. Hydrogen Permeability and Integrity of Hydrogen Delivery Pipelines (PDF 1.34 MB), Zhili Feng, ORNL
  3. Reversible Liquid Carriers for an Integrated Production, Storage and Delivery of Hydrogen (PDF 1.75 MB), Guido Pez, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
  4. Materials Solutions for Hydrogen Delivery in Pipelines (PDF 377 KB), Subodh K. Das, SECAT, Inc.

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Hydrogen Production and Delivery Posters

A. Distributed Production Technologies
B. DOE Fossil Energy
C. Separations
D. Biomass Reforming
E. Biological Production
F. Photoelectrochemical Production
G. Electrolysis
H. DOE Nuclear Energy
I. Hi-Temp Thermochemical
J. Hydrogen Delivery
J. Cross-Cutting

A. Distributed Production Technologies

  1. Integrated Ceramic Membrane System for Hydrogen Production (PDF 1 MB), Joseph Schwartz, Praxair
  2. Low Cost Hydrogen Production Platform (PDF 566 KB), Tim Aaron, Praxair
  3. Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Carbon Sequestration (PDF 1.83 MB), Norm Bessette, NiSource Energy Technologies
  4. High Pressure Distributed Ethanol Reforming (PDF 436 KB), Shabbir Ahmed, ANL
  5. Distributed Bio-Oil Reforming (PDF 818 KB), Bob Evans, NREL

B. DOE Fossil Energy

  1. Enhanced Hydrogen Production Integrated with CO2 Separation in a Single Stage Reactor (PDF 562 KB), Liang-Shih Fan, Ohio State University
  2. Hydrogen Production for Fuel Cells via Reformation of Coal-Derived Methanol (PDF 788 KB), Paul Anders Erickson, University of California, Davis
  3. Hydrogen Production via a Commercially Ready Inorganic Membrane Reactor (PDF 1 MB), Paul KT Liu, Media & Process Technology Inc.
  4. Development of Dense Ceramic Membranes for Hydrogen Separation (PDF 1.23 MB), Balu Balachandran, ANL
  5. Ceramic Membrane Reactor Systems for Converting Natural Gas to Hydrogen and Synthesis Gas (ITM Syngas) (PDF 782 KB), Christopher Chen, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
  6. Cost-Effective Method for Producing Self-Supporting Pd Alloy Membrane for Use in the Efficient Production of Coal-derived Hydrogen (PDF 487 KB), Bruce Lanning, SwRI
  7. A Novel Membrane Reactor for Hydrogen Production from Coal (PDF 745 KB), Francis Lau, GTI
  8. Hydrogen Separation (PDF 810 KB), Richard Killmeyer, NETL

C. Separations

  1. Zeolite Membrane Reactor for Water-Gas-Shift Reaction for Hydrogen Production (PDF 927 KB), Jerry Y. S. Lin, University of Cincinatti
  2. Defect-Free Thin Film Membranes for H2 Separation and Isolation (PDF 1 MB), Tina Nenoff, SNL
  3. Inorganic Membrane Porous Support Tube Fabrication (PDF 697 KB), Brian Bischoff, ONRL
  4. Ion Transport Membranes for Hydrogen Separation (PDF 603 KB), Andrew Payzant, ORNL
  5. High-Performance, Durable, Palladium-Alloy Membrane for Hydrogen Separation & Purification (PDF 292 KB), Scott Hopkins, Pall Corp.

D. Biomass Reforming

  1. Startech Hydrogen Production (PDF 643 KB), David Lynch, Startech Environmental

E. Biological Production

  1. Maximizing Light Utilization Efficiency & Hydrogen Production in Microalgal Cultures (PDF 379 KB), Tasios Melis, UC Berkeley
  2. Novel Two-Stage Process for Photobiological Hydrogen Production (PDF 403 KB), Juergen Polle, Adanced Bionutrition Corp.
  3. Hydrogen from Water in a Novel Recombinant Oxygen-Tolerant Cyanobacteria System (PDF 518 KB), Hamilton Smith, J. Craig Venter Institute

F. Photoelectrochemical Production

  1. Discovery of Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production (PDF 898 KB), Brent MacQueen, SRI International
  2. Solar Water Splitting: Photocatalyst Materials Discovery & Systems Development (PDF 726 KB), Thomas McNulty, GE Global Research
  3. Critical Research for Cost-Effective Photoelectrochemical Production of Hydrogen (PDF 561 KB), Liwei Xu, Midwest Optoelectronics
  4. Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production (PDF 435 KB), Arun Madan, MVSystems, Inc.
  5. Production of Hydrogen for Clean and Renewable Sources of Energy for Fuel Cell Vehicles (PDF 357 KB), Xunming Deng, University of Toledo

G. Electrolysis

  1. New York State Hi-Way Initiative (PDF 1.4 MB), Richard Bourgeois, GE Global Research
  2. Large Area Cell for Hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Hydrogen Co-Generation Process (PDF 1.09 MB), Joseph Hartvigsen, Ceramatec Inc.
  3. EVermont Renewable Hydrogen Fueling System (PDF 457 KB), Tom Maloney, Northern Power Systems
  4. Hydrogen Production - Increasing the Efficiency of Water Electrolysis (PDF 1.8 MB), Donald Pile, SNL
  5. Hydrogen Generation from Electrolysis (PDF 409 KB), Stephen Porter, Proton Energy Systems
  6. System Design and New Materials for Reversible Solid-Oxide, High-Temperature Steam Electrolysis (PDF 591 KB), James Ruud, GE Global Research
  7. Modular System for Hydrogen Generation & Oxygen Recovery (PDF 485 KB), Iouri Balachov, SRI International
  8. Development of Water Splitting Catalysts Using a Novel Molecular Evolution Approach (PDF 537 KB), Neal Woodbury, Arizona State University
  9. Bioinspired Composite Nanomaterials for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production (PDF 1.4 MB), John W. Peters, Montana State University

H. DOE Nuclear Energy

  1. Membrane Applications for Nuclear Hydrogen Production Processes (PDF 1.86 MB), Brian Bischoff, ORNL
  2. Materials for High-Temperature Thermochemical Processes (PDF 795 KB), Dane Wilson, ORNL
  3. Hybrid Sulfur Thermochemical Process Development (PDF 457 KB), Bill Summers, SRNL

I. Hi-Temp Thermochemical

  1. Fundamentals of a Solar-thermal Mn2O3/MnO Thermochemical Cycle to Split Water (PDF 231 KB), Alan Weimer, University of Colorado
  2. Low Temperature Electrolytic Hydrogen Production (PDF 615 KB), John Weidner, University of South Carolina

J. Hydrogen Delivery

  1. Combined Reverse-Brayton Joule-Thompson Hydrogen Liquefaction Cycle (PDF 330 KB), Martin Shimko, Gas Equipment Engineering Corp.
  2. Active Magnetic Regenerative Liquefier (AMRL) Development (PDF 179 KB), Robert Thompson, New Concepts Research Corp.
  3. Hydrogen Embrittlement of Pipeline Steels: Causes & Remediation (PDF 1.68 MB), Petros Sofronis, University of Illinois
  4. Hydrogen Regional Infrastructure Program in Pennsylvania (PDF 829 KB), Eileen Schmura, Concurrent Technologies Corp.
  5. Hydrogen Delivery Infrastructure Options Analysis (PDF 238 KB), Tan-Ping Chen, Nexant Inc.
  6. New Materials for Hydrogen Pipelines (PDF 632 KB), Barton Smith, ORNL
  7. Evaluation of Natural Gas Pipeline Materials and Infrastructure for Hydrogen/Hythane Service (PDF 998 KB), Thad Adams, SRNL
  8. Novel Hydrogen Screw Compressor (PDF 699 KB), David Livengood, ANL
  9. Inexpensive Delivery of Compressed Hydrogen with Advanced Vessel Technology (PDF 1.72 MB), Salvador Aceves, LLNL

K. Cross-Cutting

  1. Developing Improved Materials to Support the Hydrogen Economy (PDF 499 KB), Michael Martin, Edison Materials Technology Center

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