Introduction

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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 Dopant Association on the Membrane Performance and Stability

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Task 5

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

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Conclusions

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References

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Bibliography

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Lists of Acronyms and Abbreviations

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