2007 Annual Merit Review Proceedings

Hydrogen Production and Delivery

These presentations and posters from the hydrogen production and delivery session at the Annual Merit Review in May 2007 are available as Adobe Acrobat PDFs.

Hydrogen Production and Delivery Presentations

  1. Distributed Production
  2. Biological Production
  3. Separations
  4. Electrolysis
  5. Photoelectrochemical Production
  6. Hi-Temp Thermochemical
  7. Hydrogen Delivery
  8. Hydrogen from Coal
  9. Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative

Hydrogen Production and Delivery Program Element (PDF 224 KB), Roxanne Garland, U.S. Department of Energy

A. Distributed Production

  1. Low-Cost Hydrogen Production Platform (PDF 703 KB), Timothy Aaron, Praxair
  2. Low-Cost Hydrogen Distributed Production System Development (PDF 579 KB), Frank Lomax, H2Gen Innovations, Inc.
  3. Integrated Hydrogen Production, Purification and Compression System (PDF 659 KB), Satish Tamhankar, The BOC Group, Inc. (A Member of The Linde Group)
  4. Bio-Derived Liquids Reforming (PDF 746 KB), Yong Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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B. Biological Production

  1. One Step Biomass Gas Reforming-Shift Separation Membrane Reactor (PDF 336 KB), Michael Roberts, Gas Technology Institute
  2. Biological Systems for Hydrogen Photoproduction (PDF 620 KB), Maria Ghirardi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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C. Separations

  1. Zeolite Membrane Reactor for Water-Gas-Shift Reaction for Hydrogen Production (PDF 1.7 MB), Jerry Lin, Arizona State University
  2. Carbon Molecular Sieve Membrane as Reactor/Separator for Water-Gas-Shift Reaction (PDF 1.6 MB), Paul Liu, Media and Process Technology Inc.

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D. Electrolysis

  1. Renewable Electrolysis Integrated System Development and Testing (PDF 1.5 MB), Kevin Harrison, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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E. Photoelectrochemical Production

  1. Photoelectrochemical Water Systems for Hydrogen Production (PDF 760 KB), John Turner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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F. Hi-Temp Thermochemical

  1. Development of Solar-Powered Thermochemical Production of Hydrogen from Water (PDF 2.2 MB), Chris Perkins, Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen Team, UNLV

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G. Hydrogen Delivery

  1. Hydrogen Delivery Infrastructure Options Analysis (PDF 406 KB), Bruce Kelly, Nexant, Inc.
  2. Hydrogen Embrittlement of Pipelines: Fundamentals, Experiments, Modeling (PDF 2.5 MB), Petros Sofronis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  3. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Pipelines for Hydrogen Delivery (PDF 765 KB), Barton Smith, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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H. Hydrogen from Coal

  1. Scale-up of Hydrogen Transport Membranes for IGCC and FutureGen Plants (PDF 436 KB), Doug Jack, Eltron Research and Development Inc.
  2. Cost-Effective Method for Producing Self-Supporting Pd Alloy Membrane for Use in the Efficient Production of Coal-Derived Hydrogen (PDF 570 KB), Kent Coulter, Southwest Research Institute
  3. Advanced Water-Gas-Shift Membrane Reactor (PDF 1.2 MB), S. Opalka, United Technologies Research Center
  4. Integration of a Structural Water-Gas-Shift Catalyst with a Vanadium Alloy Hydrogen Transport Device (PDF 639 KB), Thomas Barton, Western Research Institute
  5. High Flux Metallic Membranes for Hydrogen Recovery and Membrane Reactors (PDF 765 KB), Robert Buxbaum, REB Research and Consulting

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I. Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative

  1. Sulfur-Iodine Thermochemical Cycle (PDF 775 KB), Paul Pickard, Sandia National Labs
  2. Hybrid Sulfur Thermochemical Process Development (PDF 1.3 MB), William Summers, Savannah River National Laboratory
  3. Laboratory-Scale High Temperature Electrolysis System (PDF 2.4 MB), Steve Herring, Idaho National Laboratory/Argonne National Laboratory/Ceramatec
  4. Nuclear Reactor/Hydrogen Process Interface (PDF 763 KB), Steven Sherman, Idaho National Laboratory

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Hydrogen Production and Delivery Posters

  1. Central Biomass
  2. Biological Production
  3. Compressed/Liquid Tanks
  4. Distributed Production
  5. Separations
  6. Electrolysis
  7. Hydrogen Delivery
  8. Cross-Cutting
  9. Hi-Temp Thermochemical
  10. Hydrogen from Coal
  11. Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative
  12. Photoelectrochemical
  13. Production

A. Central Biomass

  1. A Novel Slurry-Based Biomass Reforming Process (PDF 1 MB), Ying She, United Technologies Research Center

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B. Biological Production

  1. Hydrogen from Water in a Novel Recombinant Oxygen-Tolerant Cyanobacterial System (PDF 558 KB), Qing Xu, J. Craig Venter Institute
  2. Montana Palladium Research Initiative: Use of Biological Materials and Biologically Inspired Materials for Hydrogen Catalysis (PDF 2 MB), John Peters, Montana State University
  3. Photobiological Hydrogen Research (PDF 903 KB), George Philippidis, Florida International University
  4. Maximizing Light Utilization Efficiency and Hydrogen Production in Microalgal Cultures (PDF 434 KB), Tasios Melis, University of California, Berkeley

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C. Compressed/Liquid Tanks

  1. Developing Improved Materials to Support the Hydrogen Economy (PDF 1.1 MB), Michael Martin, Edison Materials Technology Center

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D. Distributed Production

  1. Investigation of Bio-Ethanol Steam Reforming over Cobalt-Based Catalysts (PDF 2.9 MB), Umit Ozkan, Ohio State University
  2. Distributed Bio-Oil Reforming (PDF 823 KB), R. J. Evans, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  3. Hydrogen Generation from Biomass-Derived Carbohydrates via Aqueous-Phase Reforming Process (PDF 726 KB), Randy Cortright, Virent Energy Systems, Inc.
  4. Integrated Short Contact Time Hydrogen Generator (PDF 1.5 MB), Ke Liu
  5. Integrated Ceramic Membrane System for Hydrogen Production (PDF 947 KB), Joe Schwartz, Praxair

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E. Separations

  1. High-Performance, Durable, Palladium-Alloy Membrane for Hydrogen Separation and Purification (PDF 606 KB), Scott Hopkins, Pall Corporation

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F. Electrolysis

  1. Low-Cost, High-Pressure Hydrogen Generator (PDF 1 MB), Cecelia Cropley, Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC
  2. Hydrogen Generation from Electrolysis (PDF 400 KB), Steve Cohen, Distributed Energy Systems
  3. Development of a Novel Efficient Solid-Oxide Hybrid for Co-Generation of Hydrogen and Electricity Using Nearby Resources for Local Application (PDF 1.7 MB), Greg Tao, Materials and Systems Research Inc.
  4. High Performance Flexible Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (PDF 682 KB), Jie Guan, GE Global Research Center
  5. Advanced Alkaline Electrolysis (PDF 787 KB), Richard Bourgeois, GE Global Research Center
  6. EVermont Renewable Hydrogen Fueling System (PDF 366 KB), Harold Garabedian, EVermont Inc.

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G. Hydrogen Delivery

  1. Materials Solutions for Hydrogen Delivery in Pipelines (PDF 2.3 MB), Muralidharan Govindarajan, ORNL
  2. Innovative Hydrogen Liquefaction Cycle (PDF 369 KB), Martin Shimko, Gas Equipment Engineering Corporation

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H. Cross-Cutting

  1. Hydrogen Regional Infrastructure Program in Pennsylvania (PDF 1.2 MB), David Moyer, Concurrent Technologies Corporation

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I. Hi-Temp Thermochemical

  1. Fundamentals of a Solar-Thermal Mn2O3/MnO Thermochemical Cycle to Split Water (PDF 637 KB), Todd Francis, University of Colorado, Boulder

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J. Hydrogen from Coal

  1. High Purity Hydrogen from Coal-Derived Syngas (PDF 495 KB), Mark Fokema, Aspen Products Group, Inc.
  2. Novel Methods of Hydrogen Production Using C1 Chemistry (PDF 2.7 MB), Gerald Huffman, University of Kentucky

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K. Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative

  1. Alternative Thermochemical Cycle Evaluation (PDF 1.7 MB), Michele Lewis, Argonne National Laboratory
  2. UNLV Research Foundation High Temperature Heat Exchanger Development (PDF 2.9 MB), Anthony Hechanova, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  3. Membrane Applications for Nuclear Hydrogen Production Processes (PDF 2 MB), Brian Bischoff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  4. Test of High Temperature Electrolysis ILS Half Module (PDF 4.4 MB), J.J. Hartvigsen, Ceramatec, Inc.
  5. Thermal-Fluid and Flow-Sheet Modeling of HTE Systems, and In Situ X-ray and Electro-chemical Studies of HTE Electrode Materials (PDF 2.3 MB), Bilge Yildiz, Argonne National Laboratory
  6. NHI Catalyst and Membrane Studies for Thermochemical Cycles at INL (PDF 1 MB), Daniel Ginosar, Idaho National Laboratory
  7. HyPEP Model Development (PDF 480 KB), Steven Sherman, Idaho National Laboratory
  8. Materials Issues and Experiments for HTE and SO3 Electrolysis (PDF 1.6 MB), J. David Carter, Argonne National Laboratory
  9. Corrosion and Crack Growth Studies of Heat Exchanger Construction Materials for HI Decomposition in the Sulfur-Iodine Hydrogen Cycle (PDF 487 KB), Bunsen Wong, General Atomics
  10. Membrane Development for Hybrid Sulfur Electrolysis and Oxygen Separation (PDF 1.1 MB), Michael Hickner, Sandia National Laboratory

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L. Photoelectrochemical

  1. Critical Research for Cost-Effective Photoelectrochemical Production of Hydrogen (PDF 1.6 MB), Liwei Xu, Midwest Optoelectronics, LLC
  2. Combinatorial Development of Water Splitting Catalysts Based on the Oxygen Evolving Complex of Photosystem II (PDF 948 KB), James Allen, Arizona State University
  3. Photoelectrochemical Generation of Hydrogen Using Sonic Mediated Hybrid Titania Nanotube Arrays (PDF 2.5 MB), Mano Misra, University of Nevada
  4. Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production: UNLV-SHGR Subtask (PDF 3.3 MB), Robert Perret, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  5. Solar Water Splitting: Photocatalyst Materials Discovery and Systems Development (PDF 550 KB), Thomas McNulty, GE Global Research
  6. Production of Hydrogen for Clean and Renewable Source of Energy for Fuel Cell Vehicles (PDF 955 KB), Xunming Deng, University of Toledo

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M. Production

  1. Adapting Planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells for Distributed Power Generation (PDF 1.3 MB), Andres Marquez, Ohio University
  2. Hydrogen Production and Fuel Cell Research (PDF 1.4 MB), Yogi Goswami, University of South Florida
  3. Distributed Energy Project (PDF 717 KB), Dave Bayless, Ohio University
  4. Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Carbon Sequestration (PDF 1.1 MB), Paul Matthews, Acumentrics Corporation

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