Synthesis, ethanol dehydration and thermal stability of NaA zeolite/alumina composite membranes with narrow non-zeolitic pores and thin intermediate layer

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 364, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 138-148

  Cho, Churl Hee ^a   Oh, Ka Yeon ^a,b   Yeo, Jeong Gu ^a   Kim, Si Kyung ^a   Lee, Young Moo ^b  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ethanol blockage in the cage; NaA zeolite membrane; Narrow non zeolitic pores; Thermal crack formation; Thermal expansion coefficient

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED WATER; ALUMINA SUPPORT; ETHANOL DEHYDRATION; GAS PERMEATION; INTERMEDIATE LAYERS; LOW FLUX; NAA ZEOLITES; NANO-METER-SCALE; NON-ZEOLITIC PORES; POROUS ALUMINA SUPPORTS; SECONDARY GROWTH; SEPARATION FACTORS; THERMAL CRACKS; THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENT; THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS; THERMAL STABILITY; THERMAL STRESS CALCULATION; TOTAL FLUX; WATER FLUX; ZEOLITE LAYERS; ZEOLITE MEMBRANE;

COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; ETHANOL; EVAPORATION; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN BONDS; NITROGEN; PERVAPORATION; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL STRESS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

ALCOHOL; ALUMINUM OXIDE; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; ZEOLITE;

ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; HEATING; HYDROGEN BOND; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE STRESS; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 77957940087     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.08.014     Document Type: Article

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