Titania composite membrane for water/alcohol separation, and preparation thereof
US7655277B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 3, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249991
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to a titania composite membrane for separating water/alcohol mixtures and a method of preparation thereof, and more particularly to the titania composite membrane and the method of preparation thereof, wherein a surface of a porous support is modified with silica xerogel and γ-alumina sol and titania sol is coated on the modified surface to form a titania surface layer and then the obtained titania surface layer is dried and calcined to optimize performance of separation and promote thermal stability.The titania composite membrane of the present invention has excellent properties such as thermal stability, mechanical strength and good perm-selectivity for water molecule in water/alcohol mixtures due to the hydrophilic property of the titania surface layer, thus being applicable to the membrane for separating water/alcohol mixtures.
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