Novel Approach for Developing Dual-Phase Ceramic Membranes for Oxygen Separation through Beneficial Phase Reaction

© 2015 American Chemical Society. A novel method based on beneficial phase reaction for developing composite membranes with high oxygen permeation flux and favorable stability was proposed in this work. Various Ce0.8Sm0.2O2-d (SDC) + SrCO3+Co3O4 powders with different SDC contents were successfully...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Z., Zhou, W., Chen, Y., Chen, D., Chen, J., Liu, Shaomin, Jin, W., Shao, Zongping
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21553
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author Zhang, Z.
Zhou, W.
Chen, Y.
Chen, D.
Chen, J.
Liu, Shaomin
Jin, W.
Shao, Zongping
author_facet Zhang, Z.
Zhou, W.
Chen, Y.
Chen, D.
Chen, J.
Liu, Shaomin
Jin, W.
Shao, Zongping
author_sort Zhang, Z.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description © 2015 American Chemical Society. A novel method based on beneficial phase reaction for developing composite membranes with high oxygen permeation flux and favorable stability was proposed in this work. Various Ce0.8Sm0.2O2-d (SDC) + SrCO3+Co3O4 powders with different SDC contents were successfully fabricated into membranes through high temperature phase reaction. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements suggest that the solid-state reaction between the SDC, SrCO3 and Co3O4 oxides occurred at the temperature for membrane sintering, leading to the formation of a highly conductive tetragonal perovskite phase SmxSr1-xCoO3-d. The morphology and elemental distribution of the dual-phase membranes were characterized using back scattered scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (BSEM-EDX). The oxygen bulk diffusivity and surface exchange properties of the materials were investigated via the electrical conductivity relaxation technique, which supported the formation of conductive phases. The SDC+20 wt % SrCO3+10.89 wt % Co3O4 membrane exhibited the highest permeation flux among the others, reaching 0.93 mL cm-2 min-1 [STP = standard temperature and pressure] under an air/helium gradient at 900 °C for a membrane with a thickness of 0.5 mm. In addition, the oxygen permeation flux remained stable during the long-time test. The results demonstrate the beneficial phase reaction as a practical method for the development of high-performance dual-phase ceramic membranes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-215532017-09-13T13:53:46Z Novel Approach for Developing Dual-Phase Ceramic Membranes for Oxygen Separation through Beneficial Phase Reaction Zhang, Z. Zhou, W. Chen, Y. Chen, D. Chen, J. Liu, Shaomin Jin, W. Shao, Zongping © 2015 American Chemical Society. A novel method based on beneficial phase reaction for developing composite membranes with high oxygen permeation flux and favorable stability was proposed in this work. Various Ce0.8Sm0.2O2-d (SDC) + SrCO3+Co3O4 powders with different SDC contents were successfully fabricated into membranes through high temperature phase reaction. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements suggest that the solid-state reaction between the SDC, SrCO3 and Co3O4 oxides occurred at the temperature for membrane sintering, leading to the formation of a highly conductive tetragonal perovskite phase SmxSr1-xCoO3-d. The morphology and elemental distribution of the dual-phase membranes were characterized using back scattered scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (BSEM-EDX). The oxygen bulk diffusivity and surface exchange properties of the materials were investigated via the electrical conductivity relaxation technique, which supported the formation of conductive phases. The SDC+20 wt % SrCO3+10.89 wt % Co3O4 membrane exhibited the highest permeation flux among the others, reaching 0.93 mL cm-2 min-1 [STP = standard temperature and pressure] under an air/helium gradient at 900 °C for a membrane with a thickness of 0.5 mm. In addition, the oxygen permeation flux remained stable during the long-time test. The results demonstrate the beneficial phase reaction as a practical method for the development of high-performance dual-phase ceramic membranes. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21553 10.1021/acsami.5b05812 restricted
spellingShingle Zhang, Z.
Zhou, W.
Chen, Y.
Chen, D.
Chen, J.
Liu, Shaomin
Jin, W.
Shao, Zongping
Novel Approach for Developing Dual-Phase Ceramic Membranes for Oxygen Separation through Beneficial Phase Reaction
title Novel Approach for Developing Dual-Phase Ceramic Membranes for Oxygen Separation through Beneficial Phase Reaction
title_full Novel Approach for Developing Dual-Phase Ceramic Membranes for Oxygen Separation through Beneficial Phase Reaction
title_fullStr Novel Approach for Developing Dual-Phase Ceramic Membranes for Oxygen Separation through Beneficial Phase Reaction
title_full_unstemmed Novel Approach for Developing Dual-Phase Ceramic Membranes for Oxygen Separation through Beneficial Phase Reaction
title_short Novel Approach for Developing Dual-Phase Ceramic Membranes for Oxygen Separation through Beneficial Phase Reaction
title_sort novel approach for developing dual-phase ceramic membranes for oxygen separation through beneficial phase reaction
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21553