Abstract

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Disclaimer

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Executive Summary

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Task 1

Development of Ceramic Membrane/Metal Joints

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Task 2

Determine material mechanical properties under conditions of high temperature and reactive atmosphere

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Task 3

Preparation and Characterization of Dense Ceramic oxygen Permeable Membranes

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Task 4

Assessment of Microstructure of the Membrane Materials to Evaluate the Effects of vacancy-Impurity Association, defect Clusters, and Vacancy Do-pant Association on the Membrane Performance and Stability

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Task 5

Measurement of Surface Activation/Reaction rates in Ion Transport Membranes using Isotope Tracer and Transient Kinetic Techniques

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Project Milestone Log

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Project Status Report

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