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Summary |
ii |
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Nomenclature |
1 |
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Introduction |
3 |
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Review of Previous Work |
4 |
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Membranes |
4 |
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Catalytic Decomposition of Hydrogen Sulfide |
7 |
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Catalytic Decomposition of Ammonia |
11 |
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Membrane Reactors |
13 |
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Catalyst Development |
15 |
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Catalyst Preparation |
15 |
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Catalyst Performance |
16 |
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H2S Decomposition |
16 |
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NH3 Decomposition |
22 |
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Membrane Development |
32 |
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Palladium Films on Alumina Ultrafilters |
32 |
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Preparation of Palladium Films by Electroless Plating |
34 |
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Bath/Solution Preparation |
34 |
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Sensitizing Bath Preparation |
35 |
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Activation Bath Preparation |
35 |
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Plating Bath Preparation |
36 |
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Membrane Pretreatment |
36 |
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Membrane Activation |
38 |
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Membrane Plating |
38 |
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Palladium Membrane Results |
39 |
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Polysilazanes on Alumina Substrates |
42 |
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Norton Alumina Monolith |
48 |
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DuPont PRD 86 |
48 |
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Refractron Microfilter |
50 |
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Vycor Glass |
52 |
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Leachable Alumina Glaze on Alumina Microfilters |
52 |
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Miscellaneous Membrane Formulations |
56 |
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Membrane Reactor Experiments |
58 |
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Membrane Reactor Modeling |
61 |
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Technical and Economic Evaluation of Membrane Reactors in an IGCC Environment |
65 |
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Membrane Reactor System Parameters |
72 |
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H2S Decomposition |
73 |
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NH3 Decomposition |
75 |
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Conclusions |
88 |
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References |
89 |
