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Combination moisture and hydrogen getter

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7004293
A combination moisture and hydrogen getter comprises (a) a moisture getter comprising a readily oxidizable metal; and (b) a hydrogen getter comprising (1) a solid acetylenic compound and (2) a hydrogenation catalyst. A method of scavenging moisture from a closed container uses the combination moisture and hydrogen getter to irreversibly chemically reduce the moisture and chemically bind the resultant hydrogen.
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
Assignee:
SNL; EDB-94-124749
Patent Number(s):
US 4405487; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 6-373076
OSTI ID:
7004293
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English