Process and apparatus for the purification of hydrogen gas
US5080875A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/32
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for the purification of contaminated hydrogen gas which involves, first, subjecting the hydrogen gas to a preliminary purification with a hydride-forming material which has a low hydrogen storage capacity to remove substantially all of the contaminants, followed by a primary purification of the hydrogen gas with a hydride-forming material which has a high hydrogen storage capacity, thereby extending the useful life of the hydride-forming material which has the high hydrogen storage capacity.
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