Silica support structure for a zeolite membrane

Title: Silica support structure for a zeolite membrane

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A process for making a mechanically strong, high permeance, and relatively inexpensive support structure for zeolite membranes is described. In an example implementation, a process includes forming a silica powder from silica fibers, mixing the silica powder and a polymer solution to form a mixture, forming the mixture into a shaped mixture, and sintering the shaped mixture to form a silica support.

Inventors:: Tsapatsis, Michael; Kumar, Varoon Agrawal; Francis, Lorraine

Issue Date:: 2018-06-26

OSTI Identifier:: 1460563

Assignee:: Regents of the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) HQPR

Patent Number(s):: 10,005,674

Application Number:: 14/327,720

Contract Number:: AR0000338

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Jul 10

Research Org:: Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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