A Review on the Metal Hydride Based Hydrogen Purification and Separation Technology

Abstract

With the expansion of application fields of the high purity hydrogen (hydrogen content>99.9999%), its preparation methods, in particular recovery from multi-component mixture,have attracted wide attentions. This paper describes the principle of hydrogen separation and purification process based on metal hydride, and some key issues involved in it, such as the alternatives of raw gas, the processing of hydride materials, the design of metal hydride reactor are discussed according to the literature reports. Finally, the current problems encountered in hydride based gas separation are presented, and future trends are also predicted.