SILICA MEMBRANES - BASIC PRINCIPLES

Authors

  • André Ayral
  • Anne Julbe
  • Stéphanie Roualdes
  • Vincent Rouessac
  • Jean Durand
  • Béatrice Sala

Abstract

Basic principles on amorphous silica membranes are presented. The advantages and disadvantages of microporous amorphous silica are discussed to explain its use as separative membranes for specific applications. The synthesis methods are reported and examples of silica membrane designs are given.

Keywords:

membrane, silica, microporosity, gas separation

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How to Cite

Ayral, A., Julbe, A., Roualdes, S., Rouessac, V., Durand, J., Sala, B. “SILICA MEMBRANES - BASIC PRINCIPLES”, Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering, 50(1), pp. 67–79, 2006.

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