Determination of the rate-limiting mechanism for permeation of hydrogen through microfabricated palladium-silver alloy membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 341, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 225-232

  McLeod, L S ^a   Degertekin, F L ^a   Fedorov, A G ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrogen separation; Membrane failure; Microfabrication; Non ideal absorption behavior; Palladium alloy membrane

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION BEHAVIORS; BULK MATERIALS; DIFFUSION LIMITED; DIFFUSION PROCESS; HYDROGEN PERMEATION; HYDROGEN SEPARATION; MEMBRANE FAILURE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; MICROFABRICATED; MICROFABRICATED DEVICES; MICROMETER RANGES; MODEL PREDICTION; NON-IDEAL ABSORPTION BEHAVIOR; OPERATING CONDITION; PALLADIUM-SILVER ALLOY; PD-AG ALLOY MEMBRANE; PD-AG ALLOYS; PERMEATION RATE; PREEXPONENTIAL FACTOR; RATE LIMITING; THEORETICAL MODELING;

ABSORPTION; ACTIVATION ENERGY; ALLOYS; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GAS ADSORPTION; HYDROGEN; MEMBRANES; MICROANALYSIS; MICROFABRICATION; MICROMACHINING; PALLADIUM; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SILVER; SILVER ALLOYS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

PERMEATION;

HYDROGEN; PALLADIUM; SILVER;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; GAS FLOW; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THICKNESS;

EID: 67650253811     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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