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Porous Ceramic Membranes: Preparation, Transport Properties and Applications

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The preparation and characterization of porous ceramic membranes is presented. These membranes consist of a macroporous support system, with or without a mesoporous intermediate layer, and a microporous top layer. For the macroporous support membranes two manufacturing routes are described: a conventional and a RBAO (Reaction Bonded Aluminium Oxide) route. The mesoporous γ-Al2O3 layer is obtained by means of a sol-gel dipcoating technique. Three microporous top layers are considered: SiO2, Al2O3-pillared montmorillonite and Laponite. These top layers have different pore structures which results in different gas transport properties. A SiO2 membrane can be used for H2 removal from a gas mixture. Al2O3-pillared montmorillonite and Laponite membranes do not show specific gas separation properties. Dehydration of water/2-propanol mixtures by means of pervaporation also proved a different behavior for these microporous membranes.

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  2. Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium

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Vercauteren, S., Keizer, K., Vansant, E. et al. Porous Ceramic Membranes: Preparation, Transport Properties and Applications. Journal of Porous Materials 5, 241–258 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009634305315

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