2009 Annual Progress Report

II. Hydrogen Production

This section of the 2009 Progress Report for the DOE Hydrogen Program focuses on hydrogen production.

Hydrogen Production Sub-Program Overview, Richard Farmer, U.S. Department of Energy (PDF 76 KB)

A. Distributed Production from Bio-Derived Liquids

Low-Cost Hydrogen Distributed Production System Development ( PDF 246 KB), Frank Lomax, H2Gen Innovations, Inc.
Distributed Hydrogen Production from Biomass Reforming (PDF 485 KB), Yong Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Hydrogen Generation from Biomass-Derived Carbohydrates via the Aqueous-Phase Reforming (APR) Process (PDF 234 KB), Greg Keenan, Virent Energy Systems, Inc.
Investigation of Reaction Networks and Active Sites in Bio-Ethanol Steam Reforming over Co-Based Catalysts (PDF 691 KB), Umit Ozkan, Ohio State University
Distributed Reforming of Renewable Liquids via Water Splitting Using Oxygen Transport Membrane (OTM) (PDF 342 KB), Balu Balachandran, Argonne National Laboratory
Distributed Bio-Oil Reforming (PDF 395 KB), Stefan Czernik, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Pressurized Steam Reforming of Bio-Derived Liquids for Distributed Hydrogen Production ( PDF 367 KB), Shabbir Ahmed, Argonne National Laboratory
Analysis of Ethanol Reforming System Configurations (PDF 602 KB), Brian James, Directed Technologies, Inc.

B. Biomass Gasification

Indirectly Heated Gasification of Biomass to Produce Hydrogen (PDF 443 KB), Richard Bain, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
A Novel Slurry-Based Biomass Reforming Process (PDF 280 KB), Thomas Vanderspurt, United Technologies Research Center
Catalytic Solubilization and Conversion of Lignocellulosic Feedstocks to Hydrogen (PDF 450 KB), Troy Semelsberger, Los Alamos National Laboratory

C. Separations

Zeolite Membrane Reactor for Water-Gas-Shift Reaction for Hydrogen Production (PDF 1.1 MB), Jerry Y.S. Lin, Arizona State University
High Performance Palladium-Based Membrane for Hydrogen Separation and Purification (PDF 422 KB), Ashok Dalme, Pall Corporation
Water-Gas Shift Reaction via a Single Stage Low-Temperature Membrane Reactor (PDF 373 KB), Paul Liu, Media and Process Technology Inc.
Novel Low-Temperature Proton Transport Membranes (PDF 346 KB), Andrew Payzant, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ultra-Thin Proton Conduction Membranes for H2 Stream Purification with Protective Getter Coatings (PDF 187 KB), Margaret Welk, Sandia National Laboratories
Membrane Separation--Bulk Amorphous Hydrogen Purification/Separation Membranes (PDF 272 KB), Thad Adams, Savannah River National Laboratory
Integrated Hydrogen Production, Purification and Compression System (PDF 95 KB), Satish Tamhankar, Linde North America, Inc.

D. Hydrogen from Coal

Composite Pd and Alloy Porous Stainless Steel Membranes for Hydrogen Production and Process Intensification (PDF 530 KB), Yi Hua (Ed) Ma, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Scale-up of Hydrogen Transport Membranes for IGCC and FutureGen Plants (PDF 337 KB), Doug Jack, Eltron Research Inc.
High Permeability Ternary Palladium Alloy Membranes with Improved Sulfur and Halide Tolerance (PDF 252 KB), Kent Coulter, Southwest Research Institute®
Experimental Demonstration of Advanced Palladium Membrane Separators for Central High-Purity Hydrogen Production (PDF 372 KB), Sean Emerson, United Technologies Research Center
The Integration of a Structural Water-Gas Shift Catalyst with a Vanadium Alloy Hydrogen Transport Device (PDF 195 KB), Thomas Barton, Western Res. Ins. & U of Wyoming Res.Corp.

E. Electrolysis

Development of Water Splitting Catalysts Using a Novel Molecular Evolution Approach (PDF 484 KB), Neal Woodbury, Arizona State University
High-Capacity, High Pressure Electrolysis System with Renewable Power Sources (PDF 329 KB), Martin Shimko, Avalence LLC
PEM Electrolyzer Incorporating an Advanced Low-Cost Membrane (PDF 353 KB), Monjid Hamdan, Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC
Renewable Electrolysis Integrated System Development and Testing (PDF 202 KB), Kevin Harrison, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

F. Hi-Temp Thermochemical

Solar Cadmium Hydrogen Production Cycle (PDF 401 KB), Bunsen Wong, General Atomics
Solar High-Temperature Water-Splitting Cycle with Quantum Boost (PDF 586 KB), Ali T-Raissi, Science Applications International, Corporation
Solar-Thermal Hydrogen Production Using a Metal-Oxide Based Thermochemical Water Splitting Cycle (PDF 528 KB), Al Weimer, University of Colorado

G. Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative

R&D Status for the Cu-Cl Thermochemical Cycle (PDF 412 KB), Michelle Lewis, Argonne National Laboratory
Sulfur-Iodine Thermochemical Cycle (PDF 249 KB), Paul Pickard, Sandia National Laboratories
Hybrid Sulfur Thermochemical Cycle (PDF 642 KB), William Summers, Savannah River National Laboratory
Laboratory-Scale High Temperature Electrolysis System (PDF 273 KB), Steve Herring, Idaho National Laboratory

H. Photoelectrochemical

Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production: DOE PEC Working Group Overview (PDF 440 KB), Eric Miller, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Technoeconomic Boundary Analysis of Photoelectrochemical (PEC) Hydrogen Producing Systems (PDF 163 KB), Brian James, Directed Technologies, Inc.
Characterization of Materials for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production (PEC) (PDF 330 KB), Clemens Heske, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Nanostructured MoS2 and WS2 for the Solar Production of Hydrogen (PDF 438 KB), Thomas Jaramillo, Stanford University
Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production Using New Combinatorial Chemistry Derived Materials (PDF 1.1 MB), Eric McFarland, University of California, Santa Barbara
Semiconductor Materials for Photoelectrolysis (PDF 267 KB), John Turner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Theory of Oxides for Photo-Electrochemical Hydrogen Production (PDF 419 KB), Yanfa Yan, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production: MVSystems Incorporated (PDF 317 KB), Arun Madan, MVSystems, Incorporated
Progress in the Study of Amorphous Silicon Carbide (a-SiC) as a Photoelectrode in Photoelectrochemical (PEC) Cells (PDF 274 KB), Nicolas Gaillard, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Progress in the Study of Copper Chalcopyrites as Photoelectrodes in Photoelectrochemical Cells (PDF 279 KB), Jess Kaneshiro, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Critical Research for Cost-Effective Photoelectrochemical Production of Hydrogen (PDF 319 KB), William Ingler, University of Toledo
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) Hydrogen Generation (PDF 359 KB), Malay Mazumder, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
University of Nevada, Reno Photo-Electrochemical Project (PDF 282 KB), Mano Misra, University of Nevada, Reno

I. Biological

Technoeconomic Boundary Analysis of Photobiological Hydrogen Producing Systems (PDF 640 KB), Brian James, Directed Technologies, Inc.
Maximizing Light Utilization Efficiency and Hydrogen Production in Microalgal Cultures (PDF 454 KB), Tasios Melis, University of California, Berkeley
Biological Systems for Hydrogen Photoproduction (PDF 132 KB), Maria Ghirardi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Fermentative and Electrohydrogenic Approaches to Hydrogen Production (PDF 310 KB), Pin-Ching Maness, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Hydrogen From Water in a Novel Recombinant O2-Tolerant Cyanobacterial System ( PDF 303 KB), Qing Xu, J. Craig Venter Institute
Use of Biological Materials and Biologically Inspired Materials for H2 Catalysts (PDF 383 KB), John Peters, Montana State University

J. Cross-Cutting/Production

Purdue Hydrogen Systems Laboratory: Hydrogen Production ( PDF 316 KB), Jay Gore, Purdue University
Developing Improved Materials to Support the Hydrogen Economy (PDF 604 KB), Michael Martin, Edison Materials Technology Center
Hydrogen Production and Fuel Cell Research (PDF 257 KB), Yogi Goswami, University of South Florida