A New Technology for the Preparation of High-permeance ZSM-5 Zeolite Membrane

Yong Sheng Li, Jin Qu Wang, Jian Lin Shi, Lian Zhang Chen, Shu Cai Guo, Dong Sheng Yan

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Abstract

High-permeance ZSM-5 zeolite membrane was prepared on porous tubular α-Al2O3 support by varying-temperature hydrothermal synthesis. XRD patterns show that the membrane consists of ZSM-5 zeolite crystals. SEM analysis indicates that few defects exist in the membrane and the thickness of the membrane is about 9 μm. The hydrogen permeance through the membrane is about 2.4×10-6mol/(m2 · s · Pa), and the separation factor for n-C4H10/i-C4H10 mixture (volume ratio 1 : 1) is 40, which indicates that it has a high quality with high permeance and selectivity. Repeated nucleation and re-growth of the crystals on the support result in the dense membrane formation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1859
Number of pages1
JournalKao Teng Hsueh Hsiao Hua Heush Hsueh Pao/ Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities
Volume23
Issue number10
StatePublished - Oct 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Permeance
  • Separation factor
  • Varying-temperature synthesis
  • ZSM-5 zeolite membrane

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