Ultra thin zircon coating and membrane
US5292553A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 28, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2323/081
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process to synthetize zircon as an ultra thin coating and comprising: (A) mixing an alcoholic sol resulting from hydrolysis of a silicon alkoxide with an alcoholic solution of a chelated zirconium compound and in the presence of and with a doping agent, until a homogenous mixed sol is obtained; (B) forming a matured sol containing colloidal particles and/or the polymeric entities from the mixed sol; (C) forming a coating of the matured sol on a microporous substrate; (D) drying slowly the sol coating into a gel coating free of flaws; and (E) firing the gel coating at a temperature of 900.degree. to 1500.degree. C. to form an ultra thin zircon layer. Use of the zircon layer obtained above as an ultrafiltration membrane or as a protective coating.
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