Krypton-xenon separation properties of SAPO-34 zeolite materials and membranes

Hye Kwon, Yeon; Kiang, Christine; Benjamin, Emily; Crawford, Phillip; Nair, Sankar; Bhave, Ramesh

doi:10.1002/aic.15434

Title: Krypton-xenon separation properties of SAPO-34 zeolite materials and membranes

Journal Article · 26 July 2016 · AIChE Journal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.15434 · OSTI ID:1356958

Hye Kwon, Yeon ^[1]; Kiang, Christine ^[1]; Benjamin, Emily ^[1]; Crawford, Phillip ^[1]; Nair, Sankar ^[1]; Bhave, Ramesh ^[2]

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

Separation of the radioisotope ⁸⁵Kr from ¹³⁶Xe is an important target during used nuclear fuel recycling. In this paper, 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. Finally, 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.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; NE0008298

OSTI ID:: 1356958

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1400772

Journal Information:: AIChE Journal, Journal Name: AIChE Journal Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 63; ISSN 0001-1541

Publisher:: American Institute of Chemical EngineersCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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