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Niobium alloy and hydrogen permeation membrane produced from it

US6800392B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

W.C. Heraeus GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Uwe Jantsch · Blaustein, DE
Harald Manhardt · Bruchköbel, DE
David Francis Lupton · Gelnhausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 5, 2001
Grant date	Oct 5, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 20, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/12
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A hydrogen permeation membrane including a niobium alloy with 5-25 wt. % of at least one element from the group consisting of palladium, ruthenium, rhenium, platinum, gold, and rhodium.

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