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Elaboration and characterization of tubular macroporous ceramic support for membranes from kaolin and dolomite

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A low cost macroporous support for ceramic membranes was prepared by in situ reaction sintering from local natural mineral kaolin with dolomite as sintering inhibitor. The characterization focused on the phase evolution, microstructure, pore structure, mechanical strength and water permeability at various compositions and sintering temperatures. The sintering of kaolin was improved with 5 wt% dolomite, but clearly inhibited with ≥10 wt% dolomite. For the 20 wt% dolomite samples, the crystalline phases were mainly composed of mullite, cordierite and anorthite after sintering between 1,150 and 1,300 °C. Moreover, both mean pore size and mechanical strength increased with increasing sintering temperature from 1,100 to 1,300 °C, but the water permeability and porosity decreased. The 1,250 °C sintered macroporous support with 20 wt% dolomite exhibited good performances such as porosity 44.6%, mean pore size 4.7 μm, bending strength 47.6 MPa, water permeability 10.76 m3 m−2 h−1 bar−1, as well as good chemical resistance. This work provides opportunities to develop cost-effective ceramic supports with controllable pore size, porosity, and high strength for high performance membranes.

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This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China based on the Sino-France International Science and Technology Cooperation Program (Project No. 2005DFA50450), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (Project No. 2007GZC0799), and the Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education (Project No. [2006]309), China. The editor and reviewers are gratefully acknowledged for their good advice.

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    Jianer Zhou, Xiaozhen Zhang, Yongqing Wang & Xuebing Hu

  2. Institut Européen des Membranes (IEM), UMR 5635 CNRS ENSCM UMII, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293, Montpellier Cedex 5, France

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Zhou, J., Zhang, X., Wang, Y. et al. Elaboration and characterization of tubular macroporous ceramic support for membranes from kaolin and dolomite. J Porous Mater 17, 1–9 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-008-9258-z

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