Carbon-Al2O3-Ag composite molecular sieve membranes for gas separation

Miguel Teixeira; Marta Campo; David A. Tanaka; Margot A. Tanco; César Magen; Adélio Mendes

doi:10.1016/j.cherd.2012.05.016

Carbon-Al₂O₃-Ag composite molecular sieve membranes for gas separation

Miguel Teixeira
, Marta Campo
, David A. Tanaka
, Margot A. Tanco
, César Magen
, Adélio Mendes^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Phenolic resins loaded with two different inorganic fillers (boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and silver (Ag)) were used to prepare composite carbon membranes. Polymer solutions containing γ-AlO(OH) and AgNO₃ were prepared and the effect of Ag on the transport properties of the composite membrane was evaluated. The polymer solutions were coated on α-Al₂O₃ tubes and carbonized in a single dipping-drying-pyrolysis step. After pyrolysis at 550°C, γ-AlO(OH) yielded γ-Al₂O₃, and Ag agglomerated forming spherical nanoparticles of 30nm in diameter. Ag loading enhanced the carbon membrane performance for several gas pairs of interest, especially for C₃H₆/C₃H₈ separation, where the C₃H₆/C₃H₈ permselectivity increased from a maximum of 15 to 38.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2338-2345
Number of pages	8
Journal	Chemical Engineering Research and Design
Volume	90
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2012.05.016
Publication status	Published - Dec 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Carbon
Composite membrane
Gas separation
Nanoparticles
Olefin purification

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Carbon-Al₂O₃-Ag composite molecular sieve membranes for gas separation

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