Krypton-xenon separation properties of SAPO-34 zeolite materials and membranes
Abstract
Separation of the radioisotope 85 Kr from 136 Xe is an important target during used nuclear fuel recycling. We report a detailed study on the Kr and Xe adsorption, diffusion, and membrane permeation properties of the silicoaluminophosphate zeolite SAPO‐34. Adsorption and diffusion measurements on SAPO‐34 crystals indicate their potential for use in Kr‐Xe separation membranes, but also highlight competing effects of adsorption and diffusion selectivity. SAPO‐34 membranes are synthesized on α−alumina disk and tubular substrates via steam assisted conversion seeding and hydrothermal growth, and are characterized in detail. Membrane transport measurements reveal that SAPO‐34 membranes can separate Kr from Xe by molecular sieving, with Kr permeabilities around 50 Barrer and mixture selectivity of 25–30 for Kr at ambient or slight sub‐ambient conditions. The membrane transport characteristics are modeled by the Maxwell‐Stefan equations, whose predictions are in very good agreement with experiment and confirm the minimal competing effects of adsorption and diffusion. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J , 63: 761–769, 2017
- Authors:
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- Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States). School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1356958
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1400772
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; NE0008298
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- AIChE Journal
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 63; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0001-1541
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; zeolite membranes; gas separation
Citation Formats
Hye Kwon, Yeon, Kiang, Christine, Benjamin, Emily, Crawford, Phillip, Nair, Sankar, and Bhave, Ramesh. Krypton-xenon separation properties of SAPO-34 zeolite materials and membranes. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1002/aic.15434.
Hye Kwon, Yeon, Kiang, Christine, Benjamin, Emily, Crawford, Phillip, Nair, Sankar, & Bhave, Ramesh. Krypton-xenon separation properties of SAPO-34 zeolite materials and membranes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.15434
Hye Kwon, Yeon, Kiang, Christine, Benjamin, Emily, Crawford, Phillip, Nair, Sankar, and Bhave, Ramesh. 2016.
"Krypton-xenon separation properties of SAPO-34 zeolite materials and membranes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.15434. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1356958.
@article{osti_1356958,
title = {Krypton-xenon separation properties of SAPO-34 zeolite materials and membranes},
author = {Hye Kwon, Yeon and Kiang, Christine and Benjamin, Emily and Crawford, Phillip and Nair, Sankar and Bhave, Ramesh},
abstractNote = {Separation of the radioisotope 85 Kr from 136 Xe is an important target during used nuclear fuel recycling. We report a detailed study on the Kr and Xe adsorption, diffusion, and membrane permeation properties of the silicoaluminophosphate zeolite SAPO‐34. Adsorption and diffusion measurements on SAPO‐34 crystals indicate their potential for use in Kr‐Xe separation membranes, but also highlight competing effects of adsorption and diffusion selectivity. SAPO‐34 membranes are synthesized on α−alumina disk and tubular substrates via steam assisted conversion seeding and hydrothermal growth, and are characterized in detail. Membrane transport measurements reveal that SAPO‐34 membranes can separate Kr from Xe by molecular sieving, with Kr permeabilities around 50 Barrer and mixture selectivity of 25–30 for Kr at ambient or slight sub‐ambient conditions. The membrane transport characteristics are modeled by the Maxwell‐Stefan equations, whose predictions are in very good agreement with experiment and confirm the minimal competing effects of adsorption and diffusion. © 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J , 63: 761–769, 2017},
doi = {10.1002/aic.15434},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1356958},
journal = {AIChE Journal},
issn = {0001-1541},
number = 2,
volume = 63,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jul 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Wed Jul 27 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
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