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  • Master Thesis
    Preparation and Characterization of Inorganic Membranes by Using Sol-Gel Techniques
    (01. Izmir Institute of Technology, 2000) Yelken, Gülnihal; Yelken, Gülnihal; Çiftçioğlu, Muhsin; Çiftçioğlu, Muhsin; 03.02. Department of Chemical Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    In this research the preparation of ceramIC membranes for gas separation applications by using sol-gel techniques were investigated. The effects of water/alkoxide ratio, H+/alkoxide ratio on the catalysis of the hydrolysis-condensation reactions and the peptization process were investigated by using N2 adsorptiondesorption isotherms, thermogravimetric analysis and FfIR (Fourier Transform Infra Red). The performance and the potential use of these materials in gas separation applications depend mainly on the ability in controlling-designing the microstructurepore network in these materials.The alumina and silica sols were prepared by using aluminium isopropoxide and tetraethylorthosilicate. Sols with different H+/ AI+3 and H20 / AI+3 ratios were prepared.These peptized clear boehmite sols were used for the preparation of unsupported Ah03 membranes at 600°C. The similar ratios were varied for the preparation of clear silica sols and these sols were further dried and heat treated at 400 C.The thermogravimetric analjsis has shown that the weights of the unsupported membranes were stable at the above temperatures. The boehmite was observed to decompose to the y-Alz03 phase at about 425°C. The FfIR analysis have proved the formation of boehmite in the sols and all the organic solvent peaks disappeared upon heat treatment.The y-Alz03 membranes all displayed Type IV isothems typical of mesoporous materials. Hysteresis loops were present in all these isotherms and fast desorption took place in the 0.4-0.6 PlPo range. The BJH pore size distributions were sharp for all the samples.The desorption pore size distributions were found to become wider at an intermediate acid content membrane which also had the lowest BET surface area. The BET particle sizes of these membranes were estimated to be in the 70-100 A0 range.The throat and pore cavity sizes of monosize sphere packings for this particle size range were observed to be in close agreement with the experimentallly determined adsorptiondesorption pore sizes.The silica samples all displayed Type I isotherms with no hysteresis typical of microporous materials. The HK (Horvoath Kawazoe) pore sizes were in the 4-5 AO range. An effect of the water content of these acid-catalyzed sols on the pore size were also detected.
  • Master Thesis
    The Use and Characterization of Composite Alumina-Titania Membranes for Gas Separation
    (Izmir Institute of Technology, 2002) Topuz, Berna; Çiftçioğlu, Muhsin; Çiftçioğlu, Muhsin; 03.02. Department of Chemical Engineering; 03. Faculty of Engineering; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
    The preparation, characterization and pure gas permeation of sol-gel derived alumina and silica membranes were investigated in this work. The effects of various parameters on sol particle size and unsupported membranes pore structure were investigated by laser light scattering particle size and N2 adsorption-desorption analysis .-alumina membranes were prepared on ZrO2 supports by successive dipping into boehmite sols. Almost proportional decreases in sol particle size and membrane pore diameter were determined with increasing acid content during the boehmite sol preparation. Increasing the H+/Al3+ mole ratio from 0.1 to 0.25 caused the hydrodynamic particle size and BJH pore size to decrease from 65 to 30 nm and 3.6 to 2.9 nm, respectively. The pore size increased from 2.8 nm to 3 nm upon increasing the calcination temperature from 500 to 600oC. Unsupported membranes were heat treated in the 200 to 1200 oC range for the characterization of the phase structure. Boehmite was the dominant phase below 500 oC, gamma being the dominant phase up to 900 oC and pure .-Al2O3 phase was obtained upon heat treatment at 1200oC. Pinhole and crack free alumina membranes about 3 .m (double layer) in thickness were observed from SEM pictures with insignificant infiltration. The CO2 permeability through the double layer .-Al2O3 membrane calcined at 600 oC was about 2.25*10-7 mol/m2.s.Pa, and had a slight pressure dependence which may indicate Knudsen Diffusion and Laminar Flow as the effective transport mechanisms. Upon the calcination of a similar double layer alumina membrane at 500oC, the CO2 permeability decreased to 1.51*10-8 mol/m2.s.Pa and was independent of pressure. Silica membranes were prepared by a sol-gel technique. These sols were prepared by acid catalysed hydrolysis and condensation of tetraethylorthosilicate in the presence of a solvent. The effects of processing parameters like the acid type and amount utilized during sol preparation, sol aging, heat treatment conditions, dipping time on the membrane pore structure and the permeation of pure gases were investigated. The supported membranes were heat treated in the 50-400 oC range. The N2 and CO2 permeabilities of silica membranes varied in the 2.2 * 10-10 . 2.7 * 10-8 mol / m2.s.Pa and 1.2*10-9 . 6.95*10-8 mol / m2.s.Pa range for single layer membranes dipped for 10 seconds into the sol. The sols became viscous and gelled in 16 hours at 50 oC. The O2 permeability increased with aging time. The optimum dipping time during processing was determined to be 10 seconds. The permeabilities of these membranes increased significantly with the sol acid content. The thickness of the silica membranes were determined to be about 2.m and significant infiltration into the support was observed from the SEM pictures.