Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Sol–gel routes for microporous zirconia and titania membranes

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Zirconia and titania nanoparticle sols were prepared, using either ligand-based precursor stabilization or acid stabilization routes. These sols were used to prepare microporous coatings on γ-alumina substrates. The acetylacetonate-based particles have very small hydrodynamic diameters (1–2 nm), which lead to sol intrusion into the supports. As a result no appropriate membrane layer was formed. A microemulsion-based zirconia sol leads to a membrane that was selective in pervaporation dehydration of a water/n-butanol mixture. An optimized membrane showed stable separation performance for 120 days with a high selectivity toward water. Permporometry and gas permeation results on a titania membrane based on an acid-stabilized sol not only show microporosity, but also a significant contribution from defect flow.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Van Veen HM, van Delft YC, Engelen CWR, Pex PPAC (2001) Separ Purif Technol 22–23:361

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Hu CM, Chiang WY (1990) Angew Makrom Chem 179:157

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Peters TA, Benes NE, Buijs HCWM, Vercauteren FF, Keurentjes JTF (2006) J Memb Sci 276:42

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Campaniello J, Engelen CWR, Haije WG, Pex PPAC, Vente JF (2004) Chem Commun 834

  5. Castricum HL, Sah A, Kreiter R, Blank DHA, Vente JF, ten Elshof JE (2008) Chem Commun 1103

  6. Van Gestel T, Vandecasteele C, Buekenhoudt A, Dotremont C, Luyten J, Leysen R, van de Bruggen B, Maes G (2002) J Memb Sci 207:73

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Van Gestel T, Kruidhof H, Blank DHA, Bouwmeester HJM (2006) J Memb Sci 284:128

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Vacassy R, Guizard C, Thoroval V, Cot L (1997) J Memb Sci 132:109

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Lee K-H, Lee Y-K, Lee D-W, Sea B-K (2005) Korea patent

  10. Voigt I (2005) International conference on porous ceramic materials, conference proceeding, Brugge, 20–21 October 2005

  11. Wu LQ, Huang P, Xu N, Shi J (2000) J Memb Sci 173:263

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. Seisenbaeva GA, Gohil S, Kessler VG (2004) J Mater Chem 14:3177

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. Seisenbaeva GA, Gohil S, Kessler VG (2007) Inorg Chem Commun 10:94

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Spijksma GI, Huiskes C, Benes NE, Kruidhof H, Blank DHA, Kessler VG, Bouwmeester HJM (2006) Adv Mater 18:2165

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. Spijksma GI, Bouwmeester HJM, Blank DHA, Kessler VG (2004) Inorg Chem Commun 7:953

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Armelao L, Eisenmenger-Sittner C, Groenewolt M, Gross S, Sada C, Schubert U, Tondello E, Zattin A (2005) J Mater Chem 15:1838

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. Schubert U (2004) J Sol–Gel Sci Technol 31:19

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. Smith GD, Caughlan CN, Campbell JA (1972) Inorg Chem 11:2989

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Troyanov SI, Gorbenko OY (1997) Polyhedron 16:777

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. Spijksma GI, Bouwmeester HJM, Blank DHA, Fischer A, Henry M, Kessler VG (2006) Inorg Chem 45:4938

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  21. Kessler VG, Spijksma GI, Seisenbaeva GA, Håkansson S, Blank DHA, Bouwmeester HJM (2006) J Sol–Gel Sci Technol 40:163

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  22. Friberg SE, Sjöblom J (1997) The microemulsion/gel method. In: Solans C, Kunieda H (eds) Industrial applications of microemulsions. Marcel Dekker, New York, p 267, Chap. 13

    Google Scholar 

  23. Smith GD, Donelan CE, Barden RE (1977) J Colloid Interface Sci 60:488

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Bonekamp BC, van Horssen A, Correia LA, Vente JF, Haije WG (2006) J Memb Sci 278:349

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  25. Bonekamp BC (1996) Preparation of asymmetric ceramic membrane supports by dip-coating. In: Burggraaf AJ, Cot L (eds) Fundamentals of inorganic membrane science and technology. Elsevier, Amsterdam, p 141, Chap. 6

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  26. Tsuru T, Hino T, Yoshioka T, Asaeda M (2001) J Memb Sci 186:257

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  27. Deckman HW, Chance RR, Cox DM, de Gijnst WG, Reinoso JJ (2003) United States patent US 2003/0005750

  28. Burggraaf AJ (1996) Transport and separation properties of membranes with gases and vapours. In: Burggraaf AJ, Cot L (eds) Fundamentals of inorganic membrane science and technology. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, p 331, Chap. 9

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  29. Ribot F, Toledano P, Sanchez C (1991) Chem Mater 3:759

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  30. Spijksma GI, Bouwmeester HJM, Blank DHA, Kessler VG (2004) Chem Commun 1875

  31. Percy MJ, Bartlett JR, Woolfrey JL, Spiccia L, West BO (1999) J Mater Chem 9:499

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  32. Harris MT, Singhal A, Look JL, Smith-Kristensen JR, Lin JS, Toth LM (1997) J Sol–Gel Sci Technol 8:41

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  33. Ovenstone J, Yanagisawa K (1999) Chem Mater 11:2770

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  34. Reyes-Coronado D, Rodríguez-Gattorno G, Espinosa-Pesqueira ME, Cab C, de Coss R, Oskam G (2008) Nanotechnology 19:145605

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

Part of this research was funded by the Dutch ministry of economic affairs via the agency SenterNovem through the EOS-LT program under project number EOSLT01023. Dr. J. Campaniello is acknowledged for his contributions to the sol–gel experiments at the start of this work. VGK expresses his gratitude to the Swedish Research Council for the grant “Molecular precursors and Molecular Models of Nanoporous Materials”.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 1, 1755 ZG, Petten, The Netherlands

    Robert Kreiter, Mariëlle D. A. Rietkerk, Ben C. Bonekamp, Henk M. van Veen & Jaap F. Vente

  2. Department of Chemistry, SLU, P.O. Box 7015, 750 07, Uppsala, Sweden

    Vadim G. Kessler

Authors
  1. Robert Kreiter
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Mariëlle D. A. Rietkerk
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Ben C. Bonekamp
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Henk M. van Veen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Vadim G. Kessler
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Jaap F. Vente
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Jaap F. Vente.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Kreiter, R., Rietkerk, M.D.A., Bonekamp, B.C. et al. Sol–gel routes for microporous zirconia and titania membranes. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 48, 203–211 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-008-1760-x

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-008-1760-x

Keywords

Search

Navigation