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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2001
Bruce F. Monzyk, Delaware, OH (US);
Anna Lee Y. Tonkovich, Marysville, OH (US);
Yong Wang, Richland, WA (US);
David P. VanderWiel, Columbus, OH (US);
Steven T. Perry, Galloway, OH (US);
Sean P. Fitzgerald, Columbus, OH (US);
Wayne W. Simmons, Dublin, OH (US);
Jeffrey S. McDaniel, Columbus, OH (US);
Albert E. Weller, Jr., Columbus, OH (US);
Chad M. Cucksey, Columbus, OH (US);
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides apparatus and methods for separating hydrogen. In preferred embodiments, the apparatus and methods utilize microchannel devices with small distances for heat and mass transfer to achieve rapid cycle times and surprisingly large volumes of hydrogen separated in short times using relatively compact hardware.