Hydrogen-permeable composite metal membrane and uses thereof
US5217506A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P20/52
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Various hydrogen production and hydrogen sulfide decomposition processes are disclosed that utilize composite metal membranes that contain an intermetallic diffusion barrier separating a hydrogen-permeable base metal and a hydrogen-permeable coating metal. The barrier is a thermally stable inorganic proton conductor.
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