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October 14, 2004
Michigan Researchers to Develop Hydrogen Separation Technology
DOE announced on October 14th a grant of $2.36 million to REB
Research & Consulting of Ferndale, Michigan, for developing metallic
membrane technology to purify hydrogen to the level required for
polymer-electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells. PEM fuel cells are used
in fuel cell vehicles as well as stationary applications. REB will work
with researchers at Iowa State University, DOE's National Energy
Technology Laboratory, and DOE's Los Alamos National Laboratory on the
three-year project. The research is expected to significantly reduce
the cost of palladium membranes while increasing the durability
required for the rugged, long-term extraction of hydrogen from
synthesis gas, produced by gasifying biomass materials or fossil
fuels.
The grant is part of a larger $4.3-million award to Michigan
researchers announced by Acting Under Secretary of Energy David Garman. See the DOE press release.
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