The use of nano-composite ceramic membranes for gas separations.

Shehu, Habiba; Okon, Edidiong; Gobina, Edward

Authors

Habiba Shehu

Edidiong Okon

Edward Gobina

Contributors

S.I. Ao
Editor

Len Gelman
Editor

David W.L. Hukins
Editor

Andrew Hunter
Editor

A.M. Korsunsky
Editor

Abstract

The preparation of composite ceramic inorganic membranes using different types of support with the aim to achieving high selectivity for lower hydrocarbons was studied. The pore size of the unmodified support was determined. Upon modification of the support, the morphology was examined using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which showed a reduction in the pore radius and pore size inorganic ceramic membrane consisting of a ceramic support and a zeolite layer. The permeance of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, helium, methane, propane and argon through the membrane at varying pressures was determined. The effect of the mean pressure of up to 0.1 MPa on the molar flux of the gases at 294K was determined.

Citation

SHEHU, H., OKON, E. and GOBINA, E. 2015. The use of nano-composite ceramic membranes for gas separations. In Ao, S.I., Gelman, L., Hukins, D.W.L., Hunter, A. and Korsunsky, A.M. (eds.) Proceedings of the 2015 World congress on engineering (WCE 2015), 1-3 July 2015, London, UK. Lecture notes in engineering and computer science, 2218. Hong Kong: Newswood Limited [online], pages 1225-1229. Available from: http://www.iaeng.org/publication/WCE2015/WCE2015_pp1225-1229.pdf

Conference Name	2015 World congress on engineering (WCE 2015)
Conference Location	London, UK
Start Date	Jul 1, 2015
End Date	Jul 3, 2015
Acceptance Date	Jul 1, 2015
Online Publication Date	Jul 1, 2015
Publication Date	Jul 3, 2015
Deposit Date	Oct 6, 2016
Publicly Available Date	Oct 6, 2016
Print ISSN	2078-0958
Electronic ISSN	2078-0966
Publisher	Newswood Academic Publishing
Pages	1225-1229
Series Title	Lecture notes in engineering and computer science
Series Number	2218
Series ISSN	2078-0966
ISBN	9789881404701
Keywords	Composite membranes; Knudsen flow; Permeance; Selectivity
Public URL	http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1864
Publisher URL	http://www.iaeng.org/publication/WCE2015/WCE2015_pp1225-1229.pdf