Abstract
Mesoporous MCM-48 membranes were prepared on asymmetric zirconia tubular support with an average pore size of 0.2 μm by hydrothermal method. The support should be pretreated with H2O as a pore-filling substance to prevent the sol solution from infiltrating into the support pores. The SEM showed that the MCM-48 membrane was composed of tightly-connected spherical crystal. The single gas N2 and H2 permeation experiments confirm that crack-free membrane could be prepared by pore-filling method. N2 permeance of MCM-48 membrane, synthesized by secondary growth, can reach 5.66x10-7 mol/Pa-s-m2, and the H2/N 2separation factor was 3.47 under trans-membrane pressure of 0.05 MPa.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1064-1068 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Science China Technological Sciences |
Volume | 53 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2010 |
Keywords
- MCM-48
- Mesoporous membrane
- Pore-filling