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Hydrogen transport through tubular membranes of palladium-coated tantalum and niobium

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In this paper, the authors describe experiments with hydrogen extraction membranes made of palladium-coated niobium and tantalum heat-exchanger tubes, and the fluxes were as high as 0.001 47 mol/m2 s Pa1/2 at 420 °C.
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Palladium-based membranes have been used for decades in hydrogen extraction because of their high permeability and good surface properties and because palladium, like all metals, is 100% selective for hydrogen transport. We describe experiments with hydrogen-extraction membranes made of palladium-coated niobium and tantalum heat-exchanger tubes. The cost was about $45/ft of 3/8 in. tubular membrane, and the fluxes were as high as 0.001 47 mol/m2 s Pa1/2 at 420 °C. The main transport resistance is in the refractory metal substrate. Durability tests showed a 15% reduction in flux for 31 days of continuous membrane operation. Assuming durability is maintained for at least 1 year, this price and flux should allow competitive application for hydrogen recovery in petrochemical plants and for membrane reactors.

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TL;DR: In this article, a method is described for development of a composite palladium membrane for selective hydrogen separation at high temperature, which is used to form a thin palladium film on a silver porous substrate.
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Longitudinal coherence and interferometry in dispersive media

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Use of zirconium-palladium windows for the separation of tritium from the liquid metal breeder-blanket of a fusion reactor

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