From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Mon Mar 17 2003 - 10:38:58 MST
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/03/030317074038.htm
I wonder if these filters could separate H² from Water?
<<Imagine a mask that could allow a person to breathe the oxygen in the air
without the risk of inhaling a toxic gas, bacterium or even a virus.
Effectively filtering different kinds of molecules has always been difficult,
but a new process by researchers at the University of Rochester may have
paved the way to creating a new kind of membrane with pores so fine they can
separate a mixture of gases. Industries could use these types of membranes
for extracting hydrogen from other gases for fuel cells that will power the
next generation of automobiles.
Mathew Yates, assistant professor of chemical engineering, is developing a
new way to make molecular sieves--crystals with holes so small that they can
discriminate between large and small molecules. Many such crystals exist and
are used regularly in industry and laboratories, but Yates's crystals may be
able to be properly aligned and brought together into a sheet, which would
dramatically expand their possible uses.>>
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