Application of Membrane Technology in Thermochemical Hydrogen Production IS (iodine-sulfur) Process Using the Nuclear Heat

원자력 고온 핵 열을 이용한 열화학적 수소제조 IS(요오드-황) 프로세스에서의 분리막 기술의 이용

  • 황갑진 (한국에너지기술연구원 수소에너지연구센터) ;
  • 박주식 (한국에너지기술연구원 수소에너지연구센터) ;
  • 이상호 (한국에너지기술연구원 수소에너지연구센터) ;
  • 김태환 (한국에너지기술연구원 수소에너지연구센터) ;
  • 최호상 (경일대학교 화학공학과)
  • Published : 2004.09.01

Abstract

It summarized about the properties of thermochemical water-splitting iodine-sulfur process that was hydrogen production using the waste heat from the High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) recycling the heat of nuclear power. It was mainly explained about the application of membrane separation technique in IS process. Thermochemical water-splitting hydrogen production method using the high temperature nuclear thermal energy could be realized and remained to be solved the investigation subject. And, it is possible for mass-production of hydrogen such as one of the clean energy in future.

원자력 발전의 고온 가스로(high temperature gas-cooled reactor, HTGR)의 냉각제로 사용되는 He가스의 열에너지를 이용하여 물을 분해해서 수소를 생산하는 "열화학적 수소제조 IS프로세스"에 대해 설명하였다. 특히, 분리막 기술의 이용에 관한 연구를 중점으로 정리하였다. 고온 원자력 열에너지를 이용한 열화학적 수소 제조법은 실현 가능한 단계까지 왔다고 생각되며, 아직 연구 개발 과제가 많이 남아 있지만, 미래의 청정에너지 중의 하나인 수소를 대량 생산할 수 있는 가능성을 갖고 있다.

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