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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2009
Peter David Devries, Spokane, WA (US);
Peter David DeVries, Spokane, WA (US);
Genesis Fueltech, Inc., Spokane, WA (US);
Abstract
A hydrogen purifier utilizing a hydrogen permeable membrane, and a gas-tight seal, where the seal is uses a low temperature melting point metal, which upon heating above the melting point subsequently forms a seal alloy with adjacent metals, where the alloy has a melting point above the operational temperature of the purifier. The purifier further is constructed such that a degree of isolation exists between the metal that melts to form the seal and the active area of the purifier membrane, so that the active area of the purifier membrane is not corrupted. A method of forming a hydrogen purifier utilizing a hydrogen permeable membrane with a seal of the same type is also disclosed.