US5196380A
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Reactive membrane for filtration and purification of gases of impurities
Assignee: Arizona's Public Universities
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Filing: 1991-06-06
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Granted: 1993-03-23
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Expires: 2011-06-06
Abstract
Abstract A reactive membrane for simultaneous removal of heterogeneous and homogeneous impurities such as moisture, oxygen and organic compounds from gases is provided. The membrane comprises a substrate layer having a plurality of pores therein, at least one layer of carbon on the porous substrate layer and coating the pores thereof, and at least one reactive layer of a metal in reduced form capable of reacting with the impurities and chemically bonded to the carbon layer. A method of forming the same is also provided.
Inventors
- 👤 Farhang F. Shadman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 03:37
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/28; B01J20/28014; B01J20/28033; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/22; B01D53/228; B01D53/26; B01D53/268; B01D53/28; B01D67/00; B01D67/0039; B01D67/0044; B01D67/0072; B01D67/0081; B01D67/0088; B01D71/00; B01D71/02; B01D71/022; B01J12/00; B01J12/007; B01J20/28054; B01J20/28078; B01J20/2808; B01J20/28095; B01J20/28097; B01D2323/00; B01D2323/28; B01D2323/283; B01D2323/46; B01D2325/00; B01D2325/02; B01D2325/0283
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
131 words
A reactive membrane for removal of homogeneous and heterogeneous impurities from gases, the reactive membrane comprising: (a) a porous ceramic or porous carbon substrate layer having a plurality of pores therein; (b) at least one layer of carbon deposited on the substrate layer and coating the pores thereof; and (c) at least one reactive layer of a metal in reduced form selected from the group consisting of manganese and alkali metals, said reactive layer formed by depositing the metal in an oxidized form on the carbon layer and heating to produce the metal in reduced form having none or less than stoichiometric amount of oxygen, and wherein said metal in reduced form is capable of reacting with impurities and removing them from gases and is chemically bonded to the carbon layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
131 words
A reactive membrane for removal of homogeneous and heterogeneous impurities from gases, the reactive membrane comprising: (a) a porous ceramic or porous carbon substrate layer having a plurality of pores therein; (b) at least one layer of carbon deposited on the substrate layer and coating the pores thereof; and (c) at least one reactive layer of a metal in reduced form selected from the group consisting of manganese and alkali metals, said reactive layer formed by depositing the metal in an oxidized form on the carbon layer and heating to produce the metal in reduced form having none or less than stoichiometric amount of oxygen, and wherein said metal in reduced form is capable of reacting with impurities and removing them from gases and is chemically bonded to the carbon layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A membrane according to claim 1 wherein the layer of carbon is a monolayer having a thickness of about 20 Å to about 100 Å and coats substantially entirely the surface area of the ceramic substrate layer and the pores thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A membrane according to claim 1 wherein the substrate layer has an initial pore size of about 500 Å.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A membrane according to claim 1 wherein the membrane has a reduced pore size of about 50 Å to about 200 Å.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A membrane according to claim 1 wherein the alkali metal is selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium and potassium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A membrane according to claim 1 wherein the porous ceramic substrate layer is an α-alumina layer coated with a layer of γ-alumina.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
79 words
A method for forming a reactive membrane for removing homogeneous and heterogeneous impurities from gases, said method comprising: (a) forming at least one layer of carbon on substantially the entire surface area of a porous ceramic or porous carbon substrate layer having a plurality of pores; and (b) chemically bonding a reactive layer of a metal in reduced form selected from the group consisting of manganese and alkali metals to the layer of carbon to form a reactive membrane.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
79 words
A method for forming a reactive membrane for removing homogeneous and heterogeneous impurities from gases, said method comprising: (a) forming at least one layer of carbon on substantially the entire surface area of a porous ceramic or porous carbon substrate layer having a plurality of pores; and (b) chemically bonding a reactive layer of a metal in reduced form selected from the group consisting of manganese and alkali metals to the layer of carbon to form a reactive membrane.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 7 wherein the forming of at least one layer of carbon of step (a) comprises disproportionating carbon monoxide to carbon while in contact with the substrate layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method according to claim 7 wherein step (b) includes forming a vapor from a hydroxide or oxide of the metal.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 7 wherein step (b) includes heating the porous substrate layer to greater than about 300° C. in an inert atmosphere.
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