Effect of synthesis conditions on performance of a hydrogen selective nano-composite ceramic membrane |
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Authors: | Mahdi Amanipour Aliakbar Safekordi Ensieh Ganji Babakhani Akbar Zamaniyan Marzieh Heidari |
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Affiliation: | 1. Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Faculty, Sharif University of Technology, Azadi Avenue, Tehran, Iran;2. Gas department, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry, West Blvd. Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran 14665-137, Iran |
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Abstract: | A hydrogen-selective nano-composite ceramic membrane was prepared by depositing a dense layer composed of SiO2 and Al2O3 on top of a graded multilayer substrate using co-current chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. The multilayer substrate was made by dip-coating a macroporous α-alumina tubular support by a series of boehmite solutions to get a graded structure. Using DLS analysis, it was concluded that decreasing hydrolysis time and increasing acid concentration lead to smaller particle size of boehmite sols. XRD analysis was carried out to investigate the structure of intermediate layer and an optimized calcination temperature of 973 K was obtained. SEM images indicated the formation of a graded membrane with a porous intermediate layer having a thickness of about 2 μm and a dense top selective layer with a thickness of 80–100 nm. Permeation tests showed that H2 permeance flux decreased from 5 × 10−5 mol m−2 s−1 Pa−1 for a fresh substrate to 6.30 × 10−7 mol m−2 s−1 Pa−1 after 6 h of deposition, but H2 selectivity over N2 increased considerably from 5.6 to 203. |
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Keywords: | Nano-composite membrane Hydrogen CVD method Permeance flux |
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