Potentialities of microporous membranes for H2/CO2 separation in future fossil fuel power plants: Evaluation of SiO2, ZrO2, Y2O3-ZrO2 and TiO2-ZrO2 sol-gel membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 359, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 64-79

  Van Gestel, Tim ^a   Sebold, Doris ^a   Hauler, Felix ^a   Meulenberg, Wilhelm A ^a   Buchkremer, Hans Peter ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

CO2 separation; Gas separation membrane; SEM; SiO2; Sol gel; TEM; ZrO2

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICA; ATOMIC PACKING; CRACK FREE; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; DIPCOATING METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAS PERMEATION; GAS PERMEATION TESTS; GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANE; GRADED CERAMIC; LAYER THICKNESS; MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE; MESOPOROUS ALUMINA; METAL ORGANIC PRECURSORS; MICRO POROUS MEMBRANES; MICROPOROUS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; SEM; SILICA LAYERS; SILICA MATERIAL; SOL-GEL MEMBRANES; STEAM PRESSURES; SUB-LAYERS; SYNTHESIS METHOD; TEM; TIO; ULTRA-THIN;

AMORPHOUS SILICON; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; COATINGS; FILM PREPARATION; FILM THICKNESS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; GASES; GELS; MICROPOROSITY; O RINGS; OPTIMIZATION; PERMEATION; SILICA; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; STEAM POWER PLANTS; ZIRCONIA; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FOSSIL FUEL; HELIUM; NITROGEN; PROTON; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; YTTERBIUM; ZIRCONIUM DERIVATIVE; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; CHEMICAL BOND; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; GAS PERMEABILITY; GEL; HYDROLYSIS; MATERIAL COATING; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SYNTHESIS; THICKNESS;

EID: 77953912930     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.04.002     Document Type: Article

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