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Synthesis of Nanoparticulate Silica Composite Membranes by the Pressurized Sol–Gel Technique
Author(s) -
Hyun Sang H.,
Kang Beom S.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1994.tb04554.x
Subject(s) - microporous material , materials science , composite number , membrane , composite material , thermal stability , microstructure , coating , chemical engineering , sol gel , nanotechnology , chemistry , biochemistry , engineering
A crack‐free silica composite membrane has been synthesized from a nanoparticulate silica sol (particle diameter <10 nm) by a pressurized sol–gel coating technique developed in this study. The microporous silica layers with an estimated pore radius of 0.78 nm were deposited inside the pores (average pore size of 0.1 μm) of slip cast a‐alumina support tubes. The microstructure of the coated layer was controlled by adjusting sol properties and pressurizing conditions. The room‐temperature intrinsic permeability of N 2 through the silica membrane layer after heat treatment at 200°C is about 4.9 × 10 −12 mol·m/m 2 ·s· Pa, and the mechanism of gas transport is Knudsen flow. The thermal stability of the silica composite membrane is excellent up to 500°C.