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Synthesis of Silica Membranes by Chemical Vapor Deposition Using a Dimethyldimethoxysilane Precursor

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dc.contributor Chemical Engineering
dc.creator Oyama, Shigeo Ted
dc.creator Aono, Haruki
dc.creator Takagaki, Atsushi
dc.creator Sugawara, Takashi
dc.creator Kikuchi, Ryuji
dc.date 2020-03-27T18:47:58Z
dc.date 2020-03-27T18:47:58Z
dc.date 2020-03-22
dc.date 2020-03-27T13:24:04Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-01T18:54:25Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-01T18:54:25Z
dc.identifier Oyama, S.T.; Aono, H.; Takagaki, A.; Sugawara, T.; Kikuchi, R. Synthesis of Silica Membranes by Chemical Vapor Deposition Using a Dimethyldimethoxysilane Precursor. Membranes 2020, 10, 50.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10919/97499
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10030050
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/281828
dc.description Silica-based membranes prepared by chemical vapor deposition of tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) on &gamma;-alumina overlayers are known to be effective for hydrogen separation and are attractive for membrane reactor applications for hydrogen-producing reactions. In this study, the synthesis of the membranes was improved by simplifying the deposition of the intermediate &gamma;-alumina layers and by using the precursor, dimethyldimethoxysilane (DMDMOS). In the placement of the &gamma;-alumina layers, earlier work in our laboratory employed four to five dipping-calcining cycles of boehmite sol precursors to produce high H<sub>2</sub> selectivities, but this took considerable time. In the present study, only two cycles were needed, even for a macro-porous support, through the use of finer boehmite precursor particle sizes. Using the simplified fabrication process, silica-alumina composite membranes with H<sub>2</sub> permeance &gt; 10<sup>&minus;7</sup> mol m<sup>&minus;2</sup> s<sup>&minus;1</sup> Pa<sup>&minus;1</sup> and H<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> selectivity &gt;100 were successfully synthesized. In addition, the use of the silica precursor, DMDMOS, further improved the H<sub>2</sub> permeance without compromising the H<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> selectivity. Pure DMDMOS membranes proved to be unstable against hydrothermal conditions, but the addition of aluminum tri-sec-butoxide (ATSB) improved the stability just like for conventional TEOS membranes.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher MDPI
dc.rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject silica-alumina membrane
dc.subject dimethyldimethoxysilane (DMDMOS)
dc.subject hydrothermal stability
dc.subject chemical vapor deposition
dc.subject gamma-alumina intermediate layers
dc.subject hydrogen helium separation
dc.title Synthesis of Silica Membranes by Chemical Vapor Deposition Using a Dimethyldimethoxysilane Precursor
dc.title Membranes
dc.type Article - Refereed
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