Categorical Exclusion Determination
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
July 10, 2015
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The Colorado School of Mines proposes to establish a solid fundamental science program leading to the rational design of a novel family of membranes, composed of metal organic frameworks which offer the possibility of demonstrating high separation performance for Kr/Xe gas mixtures. Specific objectives include 1) the development of continuous and reproducible metal organic frameworks (MOF) membranes on porous tubular supports displaying high Kr permeabilities and high Kr/Xe separation selectivities, 2) demonstrating the membrane performance long-term stability, 3) establish the basic structure/separation relationships of MOF membranes in Kr/Xe separations, and 4) demonstrating that membrane synthesis could be amenable to large-scale production.