FLUID SEPARATION ASSEMBLY

摘要

A fluid separation assembly (10) having a fluid permeable membrane (38, 62) and a wire mesh membrane (18 and 28) adjacent the fluid permeable membrane (38 and 62), wherein the wire mesh membrane (18 and 28) supports the fluid permeable membrane (38 and 62) and is coated with an intermetallic diffusion barrier. The barrier may be a thin film containing at least one of a nitride, oxide, boride, silicide, carbide and aluminide. Several fluid separation assemblies (10) can be used in a module (85) to separate hydrogen from a gas mixture containing hydrogen.