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Hydrogen-permeable composite metal membrane

US5259870A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 7, 1992
Grant dateNov 9, 1993
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Expiry dateDec 7, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P20/52
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Novel composite metal membranes are disclosed that contain an intermetallic diffusion barrier separating a hydrogen-permeable base metal and a hydrogen-permeable coating metal.

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