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Ceramic Membranes For Hydrogen Production From Coal:
Annual Technical Report September 1, 2000 - August 31, 2001

Gavalas, George R.

California Institute of Technology

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Abstract 3
List of Figures 4

1

INTRODUCTION 5
 

1.1

Membrane Separation in Hydrogen Production 5

1.2

Previous Work in the PI's Laboratory 7

1.3

Basic Concept 7

2

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9

3

EXPERIMENTAL 10
 

3.1

Coating of Porous Alumina Tubes with the Zeolite Layer 10

3.2

Silica CVD on the Zeolite/Alumina Tubes 13

4

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 14
 

4.1

Growth of the Zeolite Layer on the Alumina Supports 14

4.2

CVD of Dense Silica on the Zeolite/Alumina Supports 17

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CONCLUSIONS 18