The Developing Use of Inorganic Membranes: A Historical Perspective

  • J. Gillot
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Abstract

To most users, inorganic membranes are a relatively new product. But in fact, their development started in the 1940s and can be schematically divided into three periods:
  1. 1.

    The development and mass production of membranes for the separation of uranium isotopes by the process of gaseous diffusion applied to UF6.

     
  2. 2.

    Starting from this basis, the development and industrial use of a new generation of membranes adapted to the ultrafiltration and microfiltration of process hquid streams.

     
  3. 3.

    The more recent research work on a much broader range of membrane types aiming at separations using a variety of basic processes, including the coupling of catalytic reactions and membrane separation.

     

Keywords

Gaseous Diffusion Polyacrylic Acid Uranium Isotope Uranium Enrichment Knudsen Diffusion 
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© Van Nostrand Reinhold 1991

Authors and Affiliations

  • J. Gillot
    • 1
  1. 1.Societe des Ceramiques Techniques (a subsidiary of Alcoa Separations Technology, Inc.)TarbesFrance

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