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Title: Polymer formulations for gettering hydrogen

Abstract

A novel method for preparing a hydrogenation composition comprising organic polymer molecules having carbon--carbon double bonds, for removing hydrogen from the atmosphere within enclosed spaces and particularly from atmospheres within enclosed spaces that contain air, water vapor, oxygen, carbon dioxide or ammonia. The organic polymers molecules containing carbon--carbon double bonds throughout their structures, preferably polybutadiene, polyisoprene and derivatives thereof, intimately mixed with an insoluble noble metal catalyst composition. High molecular weight polymers may be added to the organic polymer/catalyst mixture in order to improve their high temperature performance. The hydrogenation composition is prepared by dispersing the polymers in a suitable solvent, forming thereby a solution suspension, flash-freezing droplets of the solution in a liquid cryogen, freeze-drying the frozen droplets to remove frozen solvent incorporated in the droplets, and recovering the dried powder thus formed.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. 330 Thrasher Ave., Livermore, CA 94550
  2. (4254 Drake Way, Livermore, CA 94550)
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
873193
Patent Number(s):
6110397
Assignee:
Shepodd, Timothy J. (330 Thrasher Ave., Livermore, CA 94550);Even, Jr., William R. (4254 Drake Way, Livermore, CA 94550)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
polymer; formulations; gettering; hydrogen; novel; method; preparing; hydrogenation; composition; comprising; organic; molecules; carbon-carbon; double; bonds; removing; atmosphere; enclosed; spaces; particularly; atmospheres; contain; air; water; vapor; oxygen; carbon; dioxide; ammonia; polymers; containing; throughout; structures; preferably; polybutadiene; polyisoprene; derivatives; intimately; mixed; insoluble; noble; metal; catalyst; molecular; weight; added; mixture; improve; temperature; performance; prepared; dispersing; suitable; solvent; forming; solution; suspension; flash-freezing; droplets; liquid; cryogen; freeze-drying; frozen; remove; incorporated; recovering; dried; powder; formed; intimately mixed; organic polymers; catalyst composition; molecules containing; suitable solvent; composition comprising; water vapor; carbon dioxide; molecular weight; noble metal; organic polymer; removing hydrogen; metal catalyst; novel method; containing carbon; double bonds; enclosed spaces; weight poly; bonds throughout; polymers molecules; preferably polybutadiene; comprising organic; enclosed space; gettering hydrogen; polymer molecules; dried powder; closed spaces; polymer formulations; double bond; /252/423/502/

Citation Formats

Shepodd, Timothy J, and Even, Jr., William R. Polymer formulations for gettering hydrogen. United States: N. p., 2000. Web.
Shepodd, Timothy J, & Even, Jr., William R. Polymer formulations for gettering hydrogen. United States.
Shepodd, Timothy J, and Even, Jr., William R. Sat . "Polymer formulations for gettering hydrogen". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873193.
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abstractNote = {A novel method for preparing a hydrogenation composition comprising organic polymer molecules having carbon--carbon double bonds, for removing hydrogen from the atmosphere within enclosed spaces and particularly from atmospheres within enclosed spaces that contain air, water vapor, oxygen, carbon dioxide or ammonia. The organic polymers molecules containing carbon--carbon double bonds throughout their structures, preferably polybutadiene, polyisoprene and derivatives thereof, intimately mixed with an insoluble noble metal catalyst composition. High molecular weight polymers may be added to the organic polymer/catalyst mixture in order to improve their high temperature performance. The hydrogenation composition is prepared by dispersing the polymers in a suitable solvent, forming thereby a solution suspension, flash-freezing droplets of the solution in a liquid cryogen, freeze-drying the frozen droplets to remove frozen solvent incorporated in the droplets, and recovering the dried powder thus formed.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2000},
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