SILICA MEMBRANES - BASIC PRINCIPLES
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 separationHow 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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