Název projektu:
Improved Hydrogen Barrier Coating for Metal (11 LU 87GA 3NDA)
Popis:
A large US company is looking for proposals for hydrogen barrier coating with excellent adhesion to metal and high durability, for diaphragm seal pressure gages made of thin metal sheet that are used in plants where hydrogen gas is handled.
They are interested in joint/contract development, licensing.
The company manufactures and sells diaphragm-type differential pressure transmitters that are installed in manufacturing facilities. When using a differential pressure transmitter in a hydrogen atmosphere, the accuracy of the differential pressure is reduced if hydrogen gas permeates the thin metal sheet of the diaphragm. Therefore, the company plates the thin metal sheet with gold, whose hydrogen permeability is lower than that of substrate in order to prevent hydrogen permeation. However, at t high temperature of = 100°C, the hydrogen barrier properties of the gold plating is insufficient.
The company has tried SiC coating instead of gold plating. However, there is a large difference in the coefficients of thermal expansion of the thin metal plate and the SiC. At high temperatures the SiC peels off, so it is not effective in the manufacturing environment.
Because the diffusion of hydrogen into metal materials causes hydrogen embrittlement of the metal and loss of fuel hydrogen, technologies for preventing hydrogen permeation are being investigated in many fields. For example, this is an important technical problem in the field of materials for advanced atomic energy plants. In addition, fields related to fuel cells, hydrogen energy plants and high temperature gas plants have studied this problem for the purpose of improving efficiency.
Therefore, believing that technologies that would be useful for solving this problem widely exist throughout the world in academia, venture businesses and established corporations, the company has issued this request for technology in order to further accelerate its technology development.
Possible approaches include, but are not limited to:
-Materials:
Metals and alloys: zinc (Zn), etc.
Metal oxides: erbium oxide (Er²O³), aluminum oxide (Al²O³), chromium oxide (Cr²O³)
Metal carbides: titanium carbide (TiC), silicon carbide (SiC)
-Coating construction:
Formation of dense coating without holes or cracks
Control of crystal structures
Suppression of the generation of intermediate oxide layers that are a cause of deterioration
-Coating structure:
Monolayer
Multi-layer
Use of intermediate layers to improve adhesion.
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
Assumptions
-Description of the thin metal sheet:
Material: one of the following:
Austenite stainless steel (SUS316L)
High-nickel allow Hastelloy (C276)
Shape: circular (there are molds in the form of concentric waves)
Size:
Thickness: 0.1mm
Diameter: 60mm to 90mm
-Usage environment:
Hydrogen gas concentration: approximately 80%
Temperature : 100°C to 300°C
Pressure : 200kPa
Ideal coating requirements
-Ability to prevent hydrogen permeation: better than that of gold (Au.). specifically the following level is desired:
Hydrogen permeability (mol/m/s/Pa0.5): =1x10-17 at 300°C
-Coating thickness: =0.1mm
-Flexibility: does not peel off even when the center of a circle of diametr 60mm to 90mm moves +/-0.5mm
-Adhesion to the fin metal sheet: good
-Durability: it is preferable that it does not peel off after approximately 5 to 10 years at 300°C and 200kPa
-Coating formation: can coat even on a wave surface of approximately R=2.
Even if the above functionality is not satisfied at the present time, proposals are welcomed if there is the prospect of achieving the final requirement with additional development of 1 to 1.5 years.
They are interested in joint/contract development, licensing.
The company manufactures and sells diaphragm-type differential pressure transmitters that are installed in manufacturing facilities. When using a differential pressure transmitter in a hydrogen atmosphere, the accuracy of the differential pressure is reduced if hydrogen gas permeates the thin metal sheet of the diaphragm. Therefore, the company plates the thin metal sheet with gold, whose hydrogen permeability is lower than that of substrate in order to prevent hydrogen permeation. However, at t high temperature of = 100°C, the hydrogen barrier properties of the gold plating is insufficient.
The company has tried SiC coating instead of gold plating. However, there is a large difference in the coefficients of thermal expansion of the thin metal plate and the SiC. At high temperatures the SiC peels off, so it is not effective in the manufacturing environment.
Because the diffusion of hydrogen into metal materials causes hydrogen embrittlement of the metal and loss of fuel hydrogen, technologies for preventing hydrogen permeation are being investigated in many fields. For example, this is an important technical problem in the field of materials for advanced atomic energy plants. In addition, fields related to fuel cells, hydrogen energy plants and high temperature gas plants have studied this problem for the purpose of improving efficiency.
Therefore, believing that technologies that would be useful for solving this problem widely exist throughout the world in academia, venture businesses and established corporations, the company has issued this request for technology in order to further accelerate its technology development.
Possible approaches include, but are not limited to:
-Materials:
Metals and alloys: zinc (Zn), etc.
Metal oxides: erbium oxide (Er²O³), aluminum oxide (Al²O³), chromium oxide (Cr²O³)
Metal carbides: titanium carbide (TiC), silicon carbide (SiC)
-Coating construction:
Formation of dense coating without holes or cracks
Control of crystal structures
Suppression of the generation of intermediate oxide layers that are a cause of deterioration
-Coating structure:
Monolayer
Multi-layer
Use of intermediate layers to improve adhesion.
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
Assumptions
-Description of the thin metal sheet:
Material: one of the following:
Austenite stainless steel (SUS316L)
High-nickel allow Hastelloy (C276)
Shape: circular (there are molds in the form of concentric waves)
Size:
Thickness: 0.1mm
Diameter: 60mm to 90mm
-Usage environment:
Hydrogen gas concentration: approximately 80%
Temperature : 100°C to 300°C
Pressure : 200kPa
Ideal coating requirements
-Ability to prevent hydrogen permeation: better than that of gold (Au.). specifically the following level is desired:
Hydrogen permeability (mol/m/s/Pa0.5): =1x10-17 at 300°C
-Coating thickness: =0.1mm
-Flexibility: does not peel off even when the center of a circle of diametr 60mm to 90mm moves +/-0.5mm
-Adhesion to the fin metal sheet: good
-Durability: it is preferable that it does not peel off after approximately 5 to 10 years at 300°C and 200kPa
-Coating formation: can coat even on a wave surface of approximately R=2.
Even if the above functionality is not satisfied at the present time, proposals are welcomed if there is the prospect of achieving the final requirement with additional development of 1 to 1.5 years.
Požadavky na partnera:
Requested Cooperation: License Agreement, Joint further development
Responses from companies (large or small, startups, etc.), hospital or academic researchers, contract research institutes, pharmacologists, nutritionists, medicinal chemists, drug formulators, biochemists, physiologists, alternative or traditional medicine providers, etc., from around the world are all welcome.
The client will review submitted proposals and possibly ask clarifying questions of request supporting data before selecting the most suitable candidates for collaboration. The client will execute non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with selected respondent, seek further information disclosure, and discuss specific development targets or potential opportunities. The client will select the best candidate through evaluations of supporting information, samples, face to face meetings, conference call, etc.
The client will execute necessary agreement(s) with the selected respondent(s) and kick off the project to establish the technology within 1 to 1.5 years. Specifics of any collaboration will be determined through consultation with the concerned parties.
Note that this profile requires a convincing solution proposal. Please contact your local EEN to get the Response template and find more information on the specific process here: http://www.us-eu-match.com/index.cfm?action=processFlow
Responses from companies (large or small, startups, etc.), hospital or academic researchers, contract research institutes, pharmacologists, nutritionists, medicinal chemists, drug formulators, biochemists, physiologists, alternative or traditional medicine providers, etc., from around the world are all welcome.
The client will review submitted proposals and possibly ask clarifying questions of request supporting data before selecting the most suitable candidates for collaboration. The client will execute non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with selected respondent, seek further information disclosure, and discuss specific development targets or potential opportunities. The client will select the best candidate through evaluations of supporting information, samples, face to face meetings, conference call, etc.
The client will execute necessary agreement(s) with the selected respondent(s) and kick off the project to establish the technology within 1 to 1.5 years. Specifics of any collaboration will be determined through consultation with the concerned parties.
Note that this profile requires a convincing solution proposal. Please contact your local EEN to get the Response template and find more information on the specific process here: http://www.us-eu-match.com/index.cfm?action=processFlow
Obchodní firma/fyzická osoba:
Technologické inovační centrum s.r.o.
Sídlo/Místo podnikání:
Vavrečkova 5262
760 01 Zlín
760 01 Zlín
Kontaktní osoba:
Lenka Kostelníková
Email:
Telefon:
+420 739 570 792
