Synthesis of Silicalite Membrane with an Aluminum-Containing Surface for Controlled Modification of Zeolitic Pore Entries for Enhanced Gas Separation

Yang, Shaowei; Arvanitis, Antonios; Cao, Zishu; Sun, Xinhui; Dong, Junhang

doi:10.3390/pr6020013

Title: Synthesis of Silicalite Membrane with an Aluminum-Containing Surface for Controlled Modification of Zeolitic Pore Entries for Enhanced Gas Separation

Journal Article · Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2018 · Processes

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/pr6020013· OSTI ID:1499896

Yang, Shaowei ^[1];

^[2]; Cao, Zishu ^[2]; Sun, Xinhui ^[2]; Dong, Junhang ^[2]

Univ. of Cincinnati, OH (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering; Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Univ. of Cincinnati, OH (United States). Dept. of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

The separation of small molecule gases by membrane technologies can help performance enhancement and process intensification for emerging advanced fossil energy systems with CO₂ capture capacity. This paper reports the demonstration of controlled modification of zeolitic channel size for the MFI-type zeolite membranes to enhance the separation of small molecule gases such as O₂ and N₂. Pure-silica MFI-type zeolite membranes were synthesized on porous α-alumina disc substrates with and without an aluminum-containing thin skin on the outer surface of zeolite membrane. The membranes were subsequently modified by on-stream catalytic cracking deposition (CCD) of molecular silica to reduce the effective openings of the zeolitic channels. Such a pore modification caused the transition of gas permeation from the N₂-selective gaseous diffusion mechanism in the pristine membrane to the O₂-selective activated diffusion mechanism in the modified membrane. The experimental results indicated that the pore modification could be effectively limited within the aluminum-containing surface of the MFI zeolite membrane to minimize the mass transport resistance for O₂ permeation while maintaining its selectivity. The implications of pore modification on the size-exclusion-enabled gas selectivity were discussed based on the kinetic molecular theory. In light of the theoretical analysis, experimental investigation was performed to further enhance the membrane separation selectivity by chemical liquid deposition of silica into the undesirable intercrystalline spaces

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Research Organization:: Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0026435

OSTI ID:: 1499896

Journal Information:: Processes, Vol. 6, Issue 2; ISSN 2227-9717

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