Palladium/kieselguhr composition and method

Patent · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:868940

Mosley, Jr., Wilbur C. ^[1]

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1. (202 Fairway Dr., New Ellenton, SC 29809)

A hydrogen-absorbing composition and method for making such a composition. The composition comprises a metal hydride, preferably palladium, deposited onto a porous substrate such as kieselguhr, for use in hydrogen-absorbing processes. The composition is made by immersing a substrate in a concentrated solution containing palladium, such as tetra-amine palladium nitrate. Palladium from the solution is deposited onto the porous substrate, which is preferably in the form of kieselguhr particles. The substrate is then removed from the solution, calcined, and heat treated. This process is repeated until the desired amount of palladium has been deposited onto the substrate.

• Research Organization: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• Assignee: Mosley, Jr., Wilbur C. (202 Fairway Dr., New Ellenton, SC 29809)
• Patent Number(s): US 5248649
• OSTI ID: 868940
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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