This paper reports on a new microporous composite silica membrane prepared via acid-catalyzed polymeric route of sol-gel method with tetraethylorthosilicate(TEOS)and a bridged silsesquioxane[1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane, BTESE]as precursors.A stable nano-sized composite silica sol with a mean volume size of^5 nm was synthesized. A 150 nm-thick defect-free composite silica membrane was deposited on disk support consisting of macroporous α-Al2O3 and mesoporousγ-Al2O3 intermediate layer by using dip-coating approach,followed by calcination under pure nitrogen atmosphere.The composite silica membranes exhibit molecular sieve properties for small gases like H2,CO2,O2,N2,CH4 and SF6 with hydrogen permeances in the range of(1-4)×10 -7mol·m -2·s -1·Pa -1(measured at 200°C,3.0×105 Pa).With respect to the membrane calcined at 500°C,it is found that the permselectivities of H 2 (0.289 nm)with respect to N2(0.365 nm),CH4(0.384 nm)and SF6(0.55 nm)are 22.9,42 and>1000,respectively, which are all much higher than the corresponding Knudsen values(H2/N2=3.7,H2/CH4=2.8,and H2/SF6=8.5).
以平均粒径为4μm的α-Al2O3为起始原料、活性炭为成孔剂,通过干压成型法制备片状多孔Al2O3支撑体。研究了活性炭含量对多孔氧化铝支撑体结构和性能的影响。结果表明:活性炭在高温烧成过程中的氧化可显著提高支撑体的孔隙率,进而提高其渗透性能。当活性炭添加量为17%(质量分数)、烧成温度为1450℃时,支撑体的孔隙率、平均孔径、三点抗弯强度和纯水渗透通量分别达到45.8%,2.1μm,44.6MPa和88m3/(m2 h MPa)。经过80℃、10%NaOH溶液腐蚀20d后,支撑体的三点抗弯强度仍可以维持在23.4MPa,表明支撑体具有较好的耐碱腐蚀性能。
