Development of thin binary and ternary Pd-based alloy membranes for use in hydrogen production

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 383, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 124-134

  Peters, T A ^a   Kaleta, T ^a   Stange, M ^a   Bredesen, R ^a  

^a SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Hydrogen flux; Hydrogen selective membrane; Magnetron sputtering; Palladium membrane; Pd alloy; Ternary and binary

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN FLUXES; HYDROGEN SELECTIVE MEMBRANE; PALLADIUM MEMBRANE; PD-ALLOY; TERNARY AND BINARY;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BINARY ALLOYS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; MANUFACTURE; MEMBRANES; MOLYBDENUM; NIOBIUM; PERMEATION; RUTHENIUM ALLOYS; TANTALUM;

COPPER ALLOYS;

ALLOY; COPPER; GOLD; HYDROGEN; MOLYBDENUM; NIOBIUM; PALLADIUM; RUTHENIUM; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ENERGY RESOURCE; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 80053457716     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.050     Document Type: Article

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