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Title: Functionally gradient material for membrane reactors to convert methane gas into value-added products

Abstract

A functionally gradient material for a membrane reactor for converting methane gas into value-added-products includes an outer tube of perovskite, which contacts air; an inner tube which contacts methane gas, of zirconium oxide, and a bonding layer between the perovskite and zirconium oxide layers. The bonding layer has one or more layers of a mixture of perovskite and zirconium oxide, with the layers transitioning from an excess of perovskite to an excess of zirconium oxide. The transition layers match thermal expansion coefficients and other physical properties between the two different materials.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Hinsdale, IL
  2. Lombard, IL
  3. Napersville, IL
  4. Lisle, IL
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
870683
Patent Number(s):
US 5573737
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
functionally; gradient; material; membrane; reactors; convert; methane; gas; value-added; products; reactor; converting; value-added-products; outer; tube; perovskite; contacts; air; inner; zirconium; oxide; bonding; layer; layers; mixture; transitioning; excess; transition; match; thermal; expansion; coefficients; physical; properties; materials; methane gas; membrane reactor; oxide layers; transition layer; expansion coefficient; physical properties; inner tube; thermal expansion; oxide layer; outer tube; zirconium oxide; membrane reactors; bonding layer; match thermal; converting methane; expansion coefficients; ethane gas; gradient material; functionally gradient; value-added product; contacts air; /422/428/

Citation Formats

Balachandran, Uthamalingam, Dusek, Joseph T, Kleefisch, Mark S, and Kobylinski, Thadeus P. Functionally gradient material for membrane reactors to convert methane gas into value-added products. United States: N. p., 1996. Web.
Balachandran, Uthamalingam, Dusek, Joseph T, Kleefisch, Mark S, & Kobylinski, Thadeus P. Functionally gradient material for membrane reactors to convert methane gas into value-added products. United States.
Balachandran, Uthamalingam, Dusek, Joseph T, Kleefisch, Mark S, and Kobylinski, Thadeus P. 1996. "Functionally gradient material for membrane reactors to convert methane gas into value-added products". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870683.
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title = {Functionally gradient material for membrane reactors to convert methane gas into value-added products},
author = {Balachandran, Uthamalingam and Dusek, Joseph T and Kleefisch, Mark S and Kobylinski, Thadeus P},
abstractNote = {A functionally gradient material for a membrane reactor for converting methane gas into value-added-products includes an outer tube of perovskite, which contacts air; an inner tube which contacts methane gas, of zirconium oxide, and a bonding layer between the perovskite and zirconium oxide layers. The bonding layer has one or more layers of a mixture of perovskite and zirconium oxide, with the layers transitioning from an excess of perovskite to an excess of zirconium oxide. The transition layers match thermal expansion coefficients and other physical properties between the two different materials.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/870683}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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