Thermally tolerant multilayer metal membrane

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001

OSTI ID:873657

Dye, Robert C ^[1]; Snow, Ronny C ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM

A composite metal membrane including a first metal layer of a Group IVB or Group VB metal sandwiched between two layers of a Group VIIIB metal selected from the group consisting of palladium, platinum, nickel, rhodium, iridium, cobalt, and alloys thereof, and a non-continuous layer of a metal chalcogenide upon one layer of the Group VIIIB metal is disclosed together with a process for the recovery of hydrogen from a gaseous mixture using such a composite membrane and a process for forming such a composite metal membrane.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Los Alamo, NM)
• Patent Number(s): US 6214090
• OSTI ID: 873657
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

thermally
tolerant
multilayer
metal
membrane
composite
including
layer
ivb
vb
sandwiched
layers
viiib
selected
consisting
palladium
platinum
nickel
rhodium
iridium
cobalt
alloys
non-continuous
chalcogenide
disclosed
process
recovery
hydrogen
gaseous
mixture
forming
composite membrane
composite metal
metal layer
gaseous mixture
metal selected
continuous layer
metal membrane
metal chalcogenide
membrane including
multilayer metal
vb metal
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