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Title: Device for sampling and enriching impurities in hydrogen comprising hydrogen-permeable membrane

Abstract

Provided herein are methods and devices to enrich trace quantities of impurities in gaseous mixtures, such as hydrogen fuel. The methods and devices rely on concentration of impurities so as to allow the detection of the impurities using commonly-available detection methods.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1342109
Patent Number(s):
9,555,366
Application Number:
14/311,002
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2014 Jun 20
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; 08 HYDROGEN

Citation Formats

Ahmed, Shabbir, Papadias, Dionissios D., Lee, Sheldon D. H., and Kumar, Romesh. Device for sampling and enriching impurities in hydrogen comprising hydrogen-permeable membrane. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Ahmed, Shabbir, Papadias, Dionissios D., Lee, Sheldon D. H., & Kumar, Romesh. Device for sampling and enriching impurities in hydrogen comprising hydrogen-permeable membrane. United States.
Ahmed, Shabbir, Papadias, Dionissios D., Lee, Sheldon D. H., and Kumar, Romesh. 2017. "Device for sampling and enriching impurities in hydrogen comprising hydrogen-permeable membrane". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1342109.
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