Shevchenko V., Oparin S., Davydov S., Gupalo O. Technological aspects of purification and separation of hydrogen-containing gases obtained by gasification of solid carbon-containing media
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- Parent Category: Geo-Technical Mechanics, 2025
- Category: Geo-Technical Mechanics, 2025, Issue 172
Geoteh. meh. 2024, 172, 16-30
TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF PURIFICATION AND SEPARATION OF HYDROGEN-CONTAINING GASES OBTAINED by GASIFICATION OF SOLID CARBON-CONTAINING MEDIA
Shevchenko V. 
Oparin S.
Davydov S.
Gupalo O.
M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
UDC 622.7
Language: English
Abstract. Іn this paper, the subject of study is the processes of purification and separation of hydrogen-containing gases obtained by plasma-chemical gasification of solid carbon-containing media. The work aims to establish the regularities of the influence of technological parameters of hydrogen-containing gases obtained by the gasification of solid carbon-containing media on the specific surfaces of filter partitions, membranes, and adsorbents used for their purification and separation. The graph-analytical research method is used in this work, which consists in finding rational specific surfaces of the processes of purification and separation of hydrogen-containing gases based on the obtained graphical dependencies.
Analytical dependencies for calculating the specific surface areas of the filter partition, the membrane, and the adsorbent were established. These dependencies take into account the technological parameters of hydrogen-containing gases and the technological parameters of their separation to produce high-purity hydrogen.
Based on the theoretical calculation results, a graphical dependence of the specific surface area of the filter partition on the temperature of hydrogen-containing gases formed during the gasification of solid carbon-containing media and the concentration of solid particles in the gas was obtained. This dependence shows that an increase in the concentration of solid particles and an increase in the temperature of hydrogen-containing gases lead to an increase in the specific surface area of the filter partition. The graphical dependence of the specific surface area of the polyimide membrane on the operating pressure and hydrogen concentration in the permeate and the graphical dependence of the specific surface area of zeolite 13X on the initial hydrogen concentration in the initial gas mixture from 60% to 90% at a final concentration of 99.99% are presented.
The paper presents a schematic diagram of purification and separation of hydrogen-containing gases to produce high-purity hydrogen. According to the diagram, the hydrogen-containing gas obtained by the gasification of carbon-containing media is sent for purification from solid particles to a filtration system, from where it is supplied to membrane separation for concentration, and the concentrated hydrogen-containing gas is sent to adsorption separation, where it is separated to produce high-purity hydrogen.
Keywords: carbon-containing medium, hydrogen-containing gas, hydrogen, filtration, membrane separation, adsorption.
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About the authors:
Shevchenko Volodymyr, Doctor of Technical Sciences (D.Sc.), Professor, Scientific Secretary of the Institute, Head of Department of Vibratory Transporting Systems and Complexes, M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the NAS of Ukraine (IGTM of the NAS of Ukraine), Dnipro, Ukraine, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ORCID0000-0002-7290-811X
Oparin Serhii, Candidate of Technical Sciences (Ph.D.), Senior Researcher of Department of Vibratory Transporting Systems and Complexes, M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IGTM of the NAS of Ukraine), Dnipro, Ukraine, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ORCID0009-0007-6922-9064
Davydov Serhii, Candidate of Technical Sciences (Ph.D.), Senior Researcher of Department of Vibratory Transporting Systems and Complexes, M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IGTM of the NAS of Ukraine), Dnipro, Ukraine, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ORCID 0000-0002-6663-0430
Gupalo Olena, Candidate of Technical Sciences (Ph.D.), Associate Professor at the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies, Senior Researcher of Department of Vibratory Transporting Systems and Complexes, M.S. Poliakov Institute of Geotechnical Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (IGTM of the NAS of Ukraine), Dnipro, Ukraine, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Corresponding author) ORCID 0000-0003-3145-9220