An investigation was made of the permeation of normal H, and of H which was enriched with para-H, through a Pd-23%Ag membrane. At 350 to 400K, the activation energy for permeation was equal to 4.9kcal/g-atom for normal H, and equal to 3.54kcal/g-atom for H which was enriched with para-H. The differing activation energies were attributed to the differing dissociation energies of normal H and of H which was enriched with para-H.

L.Fitoussi: Comptes Rendus, 1968, 267[26], 1742-5

 

Table 138

Diffusivity of D in Pd-25%Ag as a Function of Concentration

[D (cm2/s) = α+ βC + γC2 + δC3]

 

T (C)

α

β

γ

δ

C ([H]/[M])

300

9.52 x 10-6

1.91 x 10-4

-1.98 x 10-3

7.07 x 10-3

0.037-0.290

400

2.35 x 10-5

1.47 x 10-4

-1.26 x 10-3

7.49 x 10-3

0.023-0.224

500

4.85 x 10-5

-2.04 x l0-6

1.17 x 10-3

0

0.014-0.156