Ion-Exchanged SAPO-34 membranes for Krypton-Xenon Separation: Control of Permeation Properties and Fabrication of Hollow Fiber Membranes

Kwon, Yeon Hye; Min, Byunghyun; Yang, Shaowei; Koh, Dong -Yeun; Bhave, Ramesh R.; Nair, Sankar

doi:10.1021/acsami.7b18244

Ion-Exchanged SAPO-34 membranes for Krypton-Xenon Separation: Control of Permeation Properties and Fabrication of Hollow Fiber Membranes

Journal Article · Mon Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2018 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b18244· OSTI ID:1418424

Kwon, Yeon Hye ^[1]; Min, Byunghyun ^[2]; Yang, Shaowei ^[2]; Koh, Dong -Yeun ^[2]; Bhave, Ramesh R. ^[3]; Nair, Sankar ^[2]

Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States); Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Separation of radioisotope ⁸⁵Kr from ¹³⁶Xe is of importance in used nuclear fuel reprocessing. Membrane separation based on zeolite molecular sieves such as chabazite SAPO- 34 is an attractive alternative to energy-intensive cryogenic distillation. We report the synthesis of SAPO-34 membranes with considerably enhanced performance, via thickness reduction based upon control of a steam-assisted vapor-solid conversion technique followed by ion exchange with alkali metal cations. The reduction of membrane thickness leads to a large increase in Kr permeance from 7.5 gas permeation units (GPU) to 26.3 GPU with ideal Kr/Xe selectivities > 20 at 298 K. Cation-exchanged membranes show large (>50%) increases in selectivity at ambient or slight sub-ambient conditions. The adsorption, diffusion, and permeation characteristics of ionexchanged SAPO-34 materials and membranes are investigated in detail, with potassium exchanged SAPO-34 membranes showing particularly attractive performance. Lastly, we then demonstrate the fabrication of selective SAPO-34 membranes on α-alumina hollow fibers.

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Research Organization:: Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)

Grant/Contract Number:: NE0008298

OSTI ID:: 1418424

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 10; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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