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Title: Hydrogen transport membranes for dehydrogenation reactions

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1531777

A method of converting C2 and/or higher alkanes to olefins by contacting a feedstock containing C2 and/or higher alkanes with a first surface of a metal composite membrane of a sintered homogenous mixture of an Al oxide or stabilized or partially stabilized Zr oxide ceramic powder and a metal powder of one or more of Pd, Nb, V, Zr, Ta and/or alloys or mixtures thereof. The alkanes dehydrogenate to olefins by contact with the first surface with substantially only atomic hydrogen from the dehydrogenation of the alkanes passing through the metal composite membrane. Apparatus for effecting the conversion and separation is also disclosed.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; W-31-109-ENG-38
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Patent Number(s):
8,900,523
Application Number:
12/009,969
OSTI ID:
1531777
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2008-01-23
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (7)

Metal/ceramic composites with high hydrogen permeability patent May 2003
Hydrogen production patent July 1991
Sulfonated polyimide gas separation membranes patent March 1998
Composite hydrogen separation element and module patent July 1997
Gas separator patent May 2000
Hydrogen recovery by adsorbent membranes patent September 1995
Hydrogen transport membranes patent-application October 2003

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