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Title: DDR-type zeolite membrane synthesis, modification and gas permeation studies

Abstract

DDR-type zeolite membrane was synthesized on porous α-alumina substrate by hydrothermal treatment of a ball-milled Sigmal-1 crystal seed layer in an aluminum-free precursor solution containing 1-Adamantylamine as the structure directing agent (SDA). The as-synthesized DDR zeolite membranes were defect-free but the supported zeolite layers were susceptible to crack development during the subsequent high-temperature SDA removal process. The cracks were effectively eliminated by the liquid phase chemical deposition method using tetramethoxysilane as the precursor for silica deposits. The modified membrane was extensively studied for H2, He, O2, N2, CO2, CH4, and i-C4H10 pure gas permeation and CO2/CH4 mixture separation. At 297 K and 2-bar feed gas pressure, the membrane achieved a CO2/CH4 separation factor of ~92 for a feed containing 90% CO2, which decreased to 62 for a feed containing 10% CO2 with the CO2 permeance virtually unchanged at ~1.8×10–7 mol/m• sup>2 s • Pa regardless of the feed composition. It also exhibited an O2/N2 permselectivity of 1.8 at 297 K. Furthermore, the gas permeation behaviors of the current aluminum-containing DDR type zeolite membrane are generally in good agreement with the findings in both experimental and theoretical studies on the pure-silica DDR membranes in recent literature.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
Contributing Org.:
University of Cincinnati
OSTI Identifier:
1253193
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1359546
Report Number(s):
DOE-UC-26435-1
Journal ID: ISSN 0376-7388; PII: S0376738816300436
Grant/Contract Number:  
FE0026435
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Membrane Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 505; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0376-7388
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 42 ENGINEERING; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; DDR; Sigma-1; zeolite membrane; modification; gas separation

Citation Formats

Yang, Shaowei, Cao, Zishu, Arvanitis, Antonios, Sun, Xinhui, Xu, Zhi, and Dong, Junhang. DDR-type zeolite membrane synthesis, modification and gas permeation studies. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2016.01.043.
Yang, Shaowei, Cao, Zishu, Arvanitis, Antonios, Sun, Xinhui, Xu, Zhi, & Dong, Junhang. DDR-type zeolite membrane synthesis, modification and gas permeation studies. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.01.043
Yang, Shaowei, Cao, Zishu, Arvanitis, Antonios, Sun, Xinhui, Xu, Zhi, and Dong, Junhang. 2016. "DDR-type zeolite membrane synthesis, modification and gas permeation studies". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.01.043. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1253193.
@article{osti_1253193,
title = {DDR-type zeolite membrane synthesis, modification and gas permeation studies},
author = {Yang, Shaowei and Cao, Zishu and Arvanitis, Antonios and Sun, Xinhui and Xu, Zhi and Dong, Junhang},
abstractNote = {DDR-type zeolite membrane was synthesized on porous α-alumina substrate by hydrothermal treatment of a ball-milled Sigmal-1 crystal seed layer in an aluminum-free precursor solution containing 1-Adamantylamine as the structure directing agent (SDA). The as-synthesized DDR zeolite membranes were defect-free but the supported zeolite layers were susceptible to crack development during the subsequent high-temperature SDA removal process. The cracks were effectively eliminated by the liquid phase chemical deposition method using tetramethoxysilane as the precursor for silica deposits. The modified membrane was extensively studied for H2, He, O2, N2, CO2, CH4, and i-C4H10 pure gas permeation and CO2/CH4 mixture separation. At 297 K and 2-bar feed gas pressure, the membrane achieved a CO2/CH4 separation factor of ~92 for a feed containing 90% CO2, which decreased to 62 for a feed containing 10% CO2 with the CO2 permeance virtually unchanged at ~1.8×10–7 mol/m• sup>2 s • Pa regardless of the feed composition. It also exhibited an O2/N2 permselectivity of 1.8 at 297 K. Furthermore, the gas permeation behaviors of the current aluminum-containing DDR type zeolite membrane are generally in good agreement with the findings in both experimental and theoretical studies on the pure-silica DDR membranes in recent literature.},
doi = {10.1016/j.memsci.2016.01.043},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1253193}, journal = {Journal of Membrane Science},
issn = {0376-7388},
number = C,
volume = 505,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 22 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Fri Jan 22 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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