Part 1: Preparation and characterization of metallic membranes 1. Supported and self-supported Pd membranes 2. Ni-, V-, Nb-based membranes 3. Other metal membranes: pore-plated membranes, Cermet like membranes, etc. 4. Mass Transport in Hydrogen Permeation in Pd-based Membranes 5. Tortuosity Evaluation of FCC and BCC structure for pure-crystalline metal lattice characterization 6. Role of strain and legant effect in H2 production on bimetallic Pd/M (M late transition FCC metals) alloys 7. A general overview of hydrogen embrittlement 8. An overview of the effect of poisoning on metallic membranes 9. Degradation of metallic membranes 10. H2S resistance Pd-based membranes 11. Amorphous metal membranes
Part 2: Metallic membrane reactors - applications and simulations 12. Membrane reactor - types 13. Micro metallic membranes (include hollow fiber metallic membranes and other types) 14. Membrane reactors for hydrogen production 15. Energy analysis of innovative systems with metallic membranes 16. Industrial perspectives of membrane reactors 17. General aspects of simulation of metallic membrane reactors 18. Economic evaluation of metallic membrane reactors 19. An overview of the last recent European Projects on metallic membranes