Russian membrane technology produces hydrogen

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Contents

Russian membrane technology produces hydrogen A team of scientists working Institute

of

Moscow,

Russia,

at the Topchiev

Petrochemical claim

developed a technology pure hydrogen,

Synthesis that

they

for producing

according

to a report

in have

says that purity

Slovetsky,

the technology

as high as 99.999%

provides

a degree

membranes

and inexpensive, production.

material is a p&chum

material.

alloy doped

It is perfect

The

with indium for

purification because it is permeable

than

hydrogen small

are thin,

amount

hydrogen

to hydrogen

Because high,

for

used

methods

of

the scientists.

The

means

of palladium

that only a

is required,

30-50

are strong enough to endure hi

urn thick,

gas pressures.

Feature: Organicsdestruction using the SILVERII process

6

Patents

13

ResearchTrends

15

Events Calendar

15

and

the cost is low. example, and

that

the

for pure for

use

hydrogen

in

as a rocket

fuel,

technology

will

is

metallurgy, Slovetsky find

wide

application.

and practically nonpermeable to other gases, says the report. The membranes,

1

an

30 cm in is

claim

News

unit

but its efficiency

which

the demand

electronics believes

the

Material

a pilot

small (about

commonly

purification,

membranes consequently

on gas-separation

made of a special

and ruthenium.

of

- or even 99.9999%.

is based

has designed

and 50 cm long),

higher

from

and

100 cm3 of pure hydrogen

hour. The unit is relatively

up the team,

so it can be used for industrial technology

Slovetsky

in the

heads

At the same time, it is efficient The

Sciences,

researchers

of Metallurgy

which can produce diameter

who

with

Institute

extra-

trade and technical press. Dmitry

In collaboration Baikov

For more information contact: Dmitry Slovetsky. Email: [email protected].

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