This invention discloses an
air separation system and method for co-producing
hydrogen, belonging to the field of
air separation and
hydrogen production technology. It includes four
oxygen-permeable membrane reactors and two condensers. The
oxygen-producing outlet of the fourth
oxygen-permeable
membrane reactor (R4) is connected to the second condenser (C2), which has a condensate drain outlet and an oxygen outlet. The
nitrogen-producing inlet of the third oxygen-permeable
membrane reactor (R3) is connected to the air-producing outlet of the fourth oxygen-permeable
membrane reactor (R4). The fuel-producing inlet of the second oxygen-permeable membrane reactor (R2) is connected to the fuel-producing outlet of the third oxygen-permeable membrane reactor (R3). The fuel-producing inlet of the first oxygen-permeable membrane reactor (R1) is connected to both the fuel-producing outlet and the
hydrogen-producing outlet of the second oxygen-permeable membrane reactor (R2), and the hydrogen-producing outlet of the first oxygen-permeable membrane reactor (R1) is connected to the first condenser (C1), which has a condensate drain outlet and a hydrogen outlet. This invention simultaneously produces hydrogen, oxygen, and
nitrogen through a reasonable process arrangement. The method is simple, efficient, and highly economical and practical.