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Title: Process and apparatus for continuous production of porous structures

Abstract

An apparatus and process are presented for continuous production of metal-based micro-porous structures of pore sizes from 0.3 nm to 5.0 μm from a green part of characteristic diffusion mass transfer dimension less than 1 mm through chemical reactions in a continuous flow of gas substantially free of oxygen. The produced micro-porous structures include i) thin porous metal sheets of thickness less than 200 μm and pore sizes in the range of 0.1 to 5.0 μm, ii) porous ceramic coating of thickness less than 40 μm and ceramic particle sizes of 200 nm or less on a porous metal-based support structures of pore sizes in the range of 0.1 to 5 μm.

Inventors:
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Molecule Works Inc., Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
OSTI Identifier:
1986769
Patent Number(s):
11486030
Application Number:
16/235,178
Assignee:
Molecule Works Inc. (Richland, WA)
DOE Contract Number:  
AR0000650
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 12/28/2018
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Liu, Wei. Process and apparatus for continuous production of porous structures. United States: N. p., 2022. Web.
Liu, Wei. Process and apparatus for continuous production of porous structures. United States.
Liu, Wei. Tue . "Process and apparatus for continuous production of porous structures". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1986769.
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