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Technical explanations. Connected ideas.

Start with a principle, follow a process, or compare an engineering choice. Each guide includes sources and links to the next useful explanation.

01 / Membrane reactors

How membrane reactors combine chemical reaction with selective separation, where they help, and what limits their performance.

02 / Hydrogen production

Ethanol steam reforming, competing reactions, catalyst selection and membrane separation, with a careful look at heat demand and carbon accounting.

03 / Fuel cells

The membrane electrode assembly, electrode reactions, water management, efficiency and degradation in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell.

04 / Membrane reactors

Palladium transport, partial-pressure driving force, reaction equilibrium, membrane area and the practical constraints of reformer integration.

05 / Hydrogen purification

Compare pressure swing adsorption and hydrogen-selective membranes by purity, recovery, product pressure, pretreatment and system economics.

06 / Hydrogen

How local electrolysis and reforming compare with delivered hydrogen, including demand, compression, storage, maintenance and energy supply.

07 / Hydrogen purification

Why PEM fuel cells need contaminant-specific limits, how trace gases affect performance, and what a useful hydrogen quality specification includes.

For the original EU research project, read the historical FluidCELL overview.