ION TRANSPORT MEMBRANE MODULE AND VESSEL SYSTEM WITH DIRECTION INTERNAL GAS FLOW

摘要

An ion transport membrane system comprising (a) a pressure vessel having an interior, an inlet adapted to introduce gas into the interior of the vessel, an outlet adapted to withdraw gas from the interior of the vessel, and an axis; (b) a pluralit y of planar ion transport membrane modules disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel a nd arranged in series, each membrane module comprising mixed metal oxide cerami c material and having an interior region and an exterior region; and (c) one o r more gas flow control partitions disposed in the interior of the pressure vessel and adapted to change a direction of gas flow within the vessel.