Inorganic Membranes: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (eBook)

Cover 1
Contents 6
Contributors 10
Preface 14
Chapter 1: Stability of Porous Ceramic Membranes 18
1. Introduction 1
2. Chemical Stability 1
3. Thermal Stability 37
4. Resuming 45
References 46
Chapter 2: Microporous Silica Membrane: Basic Principles and Recent Advances 50
1. Introduction 50
2. Specific Properties of Amorphous Silica: Comparison with Other Oxides 54
3. Synthesis Methods 55
4. Design and Performance of Microporous Silica Membranes 75
5. Conclusion 90
References 91
Chapter 3: From Polymeric Precursors to Hollow Fiber Carbon and Ceramic Membranes 98
1. General Introduction 1
2. Part 1: Polymeric Precursors of Hollow Fiber Carbon Membranes 1
3. Part 2: Polymeric Precursors of Hollow Fiber Ceramic Membranes 115
References 1
Chapter 4: Organic-Inorganic Membranes 138
1. Introduction 1
2. Polymers with Impermeable Fillers 1
3. Polymers with Permeable Filler: Mixed Matrix Membranes 146
4. Organic-Inorganic Covalent Network 148
References 1
Chapter 5: Preparation and Characterization of Zeolite Membranes 152
1. Introduction 152
2. Preparation of Zeolite Membranes by In Situ Liquid-Phase Hydrothermal Synthesis 157
3. Preparation of Zeolite Membranes by Secondary (Seeded) Growth 162
4. Preparation of Membranes by the Dry Gel Method 164
5. Special Issues 167
6. Characterization 175
7. Applications of Zeolite Membranes 177
References 1
Chapter 6: Industrial Applications of Porous Ceramic Membranes (Pressure-Driven Processes) 194
1. Introduction: Pressure-Driven Membrane Processes 194
2. Porous Ceramic Membranes used in Pressure-Driven Filtration 197
3. Industrial Applications of Ceramic Membranes 206
4. Ceramic Membrane Applications in Water and Wastewater Treatment 225
Acknowledgments 232
References 1
Chapter 7: Pervaporation and Gas Separation Using Microporous Membranes 234
1. Introduction 234
2. Types of Microporous Membranes 237
3. Applications 238
4. Modeling of Mass Transport Through Microporous Membranes 253
5. Conclusions 261
References 1
Chapter 8: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Palladium Membranes 272
1. Introduction 273
2. Preparation of Palladium-Based Membranes 273
3. Characterization of Palladium-Based Membranes 292
4. Palladium Membrane Reactors 307
5. Conclusions 331
Acknowledgments 1
References 332
Chapter 9: Mathematical Modeling of Pd-Alloy Membrane Reactors 342
1. Introduction 345
2. Pd and Pd-Alloy Membranes 347
3. Thermodynamic Equilibrium in Pd-Alloy Membrane Reactor 353
4. Models of Pd-Alloy Membrane Reactors 360
5. Simulation 383
Acknowledgments 1
References 1
Chapter 10: Oxygen and Hydrogen Separation Membranes Based on Dense Ceramic Conductors 418
1. Introduction 419
2. Theory 420
3. Materials Properties 1
4. Stability 1
5. Applications 1
6. Concluding Remarks 462
References 1
Index 476