Protective clothing based on permselective membrane and carbon adsorption

Conference · Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:155401

Gottschlich, D; Baker, R

This paper is a description of Phase I of the US DOE`s program to develop improved protective clothing for use by workers engaged in decommissioning and decontamination of former DOE sites, including those used for atomic weapons research and production. Membrane Technology and Research has been developing the clothing with an innovative feature of an ultrathin, permselective outer membrane that is extremely permeable to water but impermeable to toxic organic compounds. Phase I (as described herein) includes fabric optimization, commercial-scale fabric production, and prototype suit evaluation. This phase is complete, with the results discussed in this document.

• Research Organization: Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC21-93MC30179
• OSTI ID: 155401
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/30179-96/CO591; CONF-9510108-8; ON: DE96003449; TRN: 96:001678
• Resource Relation: Conference: Environmental technology development through industry partnership, Morgantown, WV (United States), 3-5 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

22 NUCLEAR REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
05 NUCLEAR FUELS
PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
EVALUATION
PERSONNEL
RADIATION PROTECTION
MEMBRANES
ADSORPTION
CARBON