| FARMINGTON,
CT--Mott Corporation announced last week that it has received a grant from
the Connecticut Small Business Innovation Research Office for the development
of porous metal membranes for use in various fuel cell technologies. The
grant, which is funded through the Connecticut Development Authority and
the Governor’s Office for Workforce Competitiveness, was designed to promote
emerging nanotechnologies and new product development by small businesses
in Connecticut.
Mott is a global leader in creating
engineered solutions using sintered porous metal for a variety of fuel
cell and hydrogen separation applications. Our porous metal has been used
as membrane supports (e.g., in electrolyzers), gas filters, spargers (e.g.,
for gas humidification), and in many novel ways in unique designs.
Mott produces products in various
media grades and alloys, including titanium, Hastelloy®, Inconel®
and 316L stainless steel. The precisely controlled porosity of Mott’s porous
metal offers uniform permeability and particle retention, and useful properties
such as capillary attraction for wicking applications. The unique nature
of the porous structures coupled with the attributes of metal alloys such
as high strength, high temperature and corrosion resistance make Mott materials
ideally suited for these alternative energy applications.
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