AMMONIA IS THE LEADING HYDROGEN CARRIER IN TERMS OF COST AND CAPACITY, AND THE ONLY ONE DEMONSTRATED AT SCALE. CATALYTIC MEMBRANE REFORMERS (CMR) OFFER EFFICIENT NH3 DECOMPOSITION AND PURIFICATION IN A SINGLE PROCESS INTENSIFIED UNIT OPERATION. CURRENT CMR TECHNOLOGY EMPLOYS PD, RU, AND CUSTOM ASYMMETRIC CERAMIC SUPPORTS, ALL OF WHICH ARE COST CONCERNS. THE GOALS OF THIS WORK IS TO DEVELOP PGM-FREE CATALYSTS, MEMBRANES, AND STANDARD COMMERCIAL SUPPORTS THAT MEET OR EXCEED CURRENT PERFORMANCE. THE OBJECTIVES FOR EACH PHASE OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: PHASE 1: • DOWN-SELECT OPTIMAL ALUMINA SUPPORTS FOR USE IN PD AND SURFACE DIFFUSION MEMBRANES • REDUCE PD MEMBRANE THICKNESS <1 MICRON WHILE MAINTAINING HIGH SELECTIVITY (S > 5000) • SYNTHESIZE PGM-FREE CATALYST FOR AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION PHASE 2: • DEVELOP HIGH PERMEANCE, ULTRATHIN PD MEMBRANES FOR UHP H2 PRODUCTION • DEVELOP PGM-FREE SURFACE DIFFUSION MEMBRANES FOR PRODUCTION OF H2/NH3 BLENDS • ELEVATE ACTIVITY OF PGM FREE CATALYST TO LEVEL OF COMMERCIAL RU CATALYSTS PHASE 3: • INTEGRATE COMPONENTS INTO CMR WITH >75% REDUCTION IN PGM INVENTORY • QUANTIFY PERFORMANCE FOR BOTH DELIVERY OF UHP H2 AND H2/NH3 BLENDS • TEA AND MARKET ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY TARGET MARKETS AND PLANS FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT