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COST EFFECTIVE ULTRA-THIN PALLADIUM BASED MEMBRANE FOR HYDROGEN SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION


EMSL Project ID
16308

Abstract

This is a DOE awarded SBIR project and the porject no. is DE-FG02-05ER-84204.InnovaTek Inc. is proposing a novel method to manufacture ultra-thin (less than or equal to 5
µm) palladium-based membranes for hydrogen separation and purification. The new ultra-thin palladium based membrane system developed by this method will result in a cost reduction for the precious metal material by a
factor of 25, reduce membrane size by a factor of 5, and produce a low-cost mass
production manufacturing process.
This project involves some analysis work on membrane thickness, pore size and pore volume of support materials,membrane surface morphology and interface elements distribution. SEM/EDS, Mercury Porosimetry and/or Porosimetry by Gas Adsorption will be used for the material analysis.

Project Details

Project type
Exploratory Research
Start Date
2005-09-15
End Date
2006-09-19
Status
Closed

Team

Principal Investigator

Ying Peng
Institution
Innovatek, Inc.