TY - JOUR
T1 - Helium separation using membrane technology
T2 - Recent advances and perspectives
AU - Dai, Zhongde
AU - Deng, Jing
AU - He, Xuezhong
AU - Scholes, Colin A.
AU - Jiang, Xia
AU - Wang, Bangda
AU - Guo, Hongfang
AU - Ma, Yulie
AU - Deng, Liyuan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021
PY - 2021/11/1
Y1 - 2021/11/1
N2 - Helium is an unrenewable noble gas produced from natural gas with a wide range of scientific, medical, and industrial applications. Due to the large differences in the kinetic diameters between helium (0.26 nm) and nitrogen (0.364 nm) or methane (0.38 nm), membrane technology has been considered a promising alternative to traditional technologies for helium recovery and purification. This paper systematically reviews the advances in membrane material development for helium separation in recent years. Gas permeation data presented in this work were collected from over 1000 membrane materials, including polymeric, inorganic, and mixed matrix membranes. Moreover, membrane processes for helium recovery and purification from natural gas were critically analyzed and discussed concerning technical feasibility, energy consumption, and separation costs. Challenges in helium purification using membrane technology were also discussed, and potential solutions have been suggested. Lastly, future perspectives on research directions on membrane material development and hybrid helium purification process design and optimization are proposed.
AB - Helium is an unrenewable noble gas produced from natural gas with a wide range of scientific, medical, and industrial applications. Due to the large differences in the kinetic diameters between helium (0.26 nm) and nitrogen (0.364 nm) or methane (0.38 nm), membrane technology has been considered a promising alternative to traditional technologies for helium recovery and purification. This paper systematically reviews the advances in membrane material development for helium separation in recent years. Gas permeation data presented in this work were collected from over 1000 membrane materials, including polymeric, inorganic, and mixed matrix membranes. Moreover, membrane processes for helium recovery and purification from natural gas were critically analyzed and discussed concerning technical feasibility, energy consumption, and separation costs. Challenges in helium purification using membrane technology were also discussed, and potential solutions have been suggested. Lastly, future perspectives on research directions on membrane material development and hybrid helium purification process design and optimization are proposed.
KW - Carbon molecular sieve membranes
KW - Helium recovery
KW - Hybrid processes
KW - Inorganic membranes
KW - Membrane separation
KW - Polymeric membranes
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85108738206&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119044
DO - 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119044
M3 - 文献综述
AN - SCOPUS:85108738206
SN - 1383-5866
VL - 274
JO - Separation and Purification Technology
JF - Separation and Purification Technology
M1 - 119044
ER -