Zinc-doped BSCF perovskite membranes for oxygen separation

This work investigates the partial substitution of Zn in the B-site of perovskite as Ba 0.5 Sr 0.5 (Co 0.8 Fe 0.2 ) 1- x Zn x O 3- d . The membranes were tested for oxygen separation from air and Zn incorporation into the BSCFZ cubic crystal structure proved to be effective as oxygen fluxes increase...

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Main Authors: Zhang, X., Motuzas, J., Liu, Shaomin, Diniz da Costa, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Pergamon Press 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56581
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author Zhang, X.
Motuzas, J.
Liu, Shaomin
Diniz da Costa, J.
author_facet Zhang, X.
Motuzas, J.
Liu, Shaomin
Diniz da Costa, J.
author_sort Zhang, X.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description This work investigates the partial substitution of Zn in the B-site of perovskite as Ba 0.5 Sr 0.5 (Co 0.8 Fe 0.2 ) 1- x Zn x O 3- d . The membranes were tested for oxygen separation from air and Zn incorporation into the BSCFZ cubic crystal structure proved to be effective as oxygen fluxes increased as compared with a pure BSCF (x = 0, no Zn). This was attribute to the increase in oxygen vacancy concentration as a function of Zn concentration. As a result, oxygen fluxes for the BSCFZ membranes were 200% (700 °C) and 32% (900 °C) higher than the BSCF analogue membrane. However, the correlation between oxygen vacancy concentration and oxygen flux diverged for Zn concentrations x = 0.08, which was associated with the shift and broadening of the main XRD peak 2? = 31.81° of the BSCFZ cubic structure caused by an additional oxide phase (ZnO). Zn doping also affected the microstructure of the sintered BSCFZ membranes. Grain boundary dimensions reduced as Zn substitution in the B-site increased to x = 0.06 up to 800 °C, resulting in improved oxygen fluxes. Contrary to this, high Zn concentration x = 0.08 increased grain boundary and reduced oxygen fluxes. Therefore, the Zn solubility into BSCF impact upon the oxygen vacancy and microstructural formation, which in turn affected the transport of oxygen ions through the membrane.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-565812018-01-17T05:02:00Z Zinc-doped BSCF perovskite membranes for oxygen separation Zhang, X. Motuzas, J. Liu, Shaomin Diniz da Costa, J. This work investigates the partial substitution of Zn in the B-site of perovskite as Ba 0.5 Sr 0.5 (Co 0.8 Fe 0.2 ) 1- x Zn x O 3- d . The membranes were tested for oxygen separation from air and Zn incorporation into the BSCFZ cubic crystal structure proved to be effective as oxygen fluxes increased as compared with a pure BSCF (x = 0, no Zn). This was attribute to the increase in oxygen vacancy concentration as a function of Zn concentration. As a result, oxygen fluxes for the BSCFZ membranes were 200% (700 °C) and 32% (900 °C) higher than the BSCF analogue membrane. However, the correlation between oxygen vacancy concentration and oxygen flux diverged for Zn concentrations x = 0.08, which was associated with the shift and broadening of the main XRD peak 2? = 31.81° of the BSCFZ cubic structure caused by an additional oxide phase (ZnO). Zn doping also affected the microstructure of the sintered BSCFZ membranes. Grain boundary dimensions reduced as Zn substitution in the B-site increased to x = 0.06 up to 800 °C, resulting in improved oxygen fluxes. Contrary to this, high Zn concentration x = 0.08 increased grain boundary and reduced oxygen fluxes. Therefore, the Zn solubility into BSCF impact upon the oxygen vacancy and microstructural formation, which in turn affected the transport of oxygen ions through the membrane. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56581 10.1016/j.seppur.2017.08.029 Pergamon Press restricted
spellingShingle Zhang, X.
Motuzas, J.
Liu, Shaomin
Diniz da Costa, J.
Zinc-doped BSCF perovskite membranes for oxygen separation
title Zinc-doped BSCF perovskite membranes for oxygen separation
title_full Zinc-doped BSCF perovskite membranes for oxygen separation
title_fullStr Zinc-doped BSCF perovskite membranes for oxygen separation
title_full_unstemmed Zinc-doped BSCF perovskite membranes for oxygen separation
title_short Zinc-doped BSCF perovskite membranes for oxygen separation
title_sort zinc-doped bscf perovskite membranes for oxygen separation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56581