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4 Results and discussion<br />

Intensity (a.u.)<br />

Ti 0,5 Zr 0,5 O 2 at 600ºC<br />

10 20 30 40 50 60 70<br />

2Theta [º]<br />

95<br />

Diethanolam<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Diisopropanolam<strong>in</strong>e<br />

Orthorhombic TiZrO 4<br />

Figure 61 XRD diffraction patterns of 50 mol % TiO2 <strong>in</strong> ZrO2 dried sols calc<strong>in</strong>ed at 600ºC when<br />

diethanolam<strong>in</strong>e and diisopropanolam<strong>in</strong>e are compared.<br />

4.3.2.7 Static corrosion tests<br />

A static corrosion test is pre<strong>for</strong>med as a simplified test to study the chemical stability of<br />

these powders. The results of these tests can be <strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mative but not conclusive on the<br />

hydrothermal stability of membrane layers.<br />

The TiO2, ZrO2 and Ti0.5Zr0.5O2 bulk materials that are calc<strong>in</strong>ed at 400, 500 and 600ºC<br />

powders showed to be stable at a pH of 13 <strong>for</strong> 8 days. The chemical stability of<br />

Ti0.5Zr0.5O2 bulk materials is slightly lower than that of the s<strong>in</strong>gle oxides at a pH of 1 <strong>for</strong><br />

8 days. However, only a few Ti and Zr ppms are dissolved <strong>in</strong> the acid. The chemical<br />

stability of these microporous <strong>in</strong>organic materials <strong>in</strong> acids <strong>in</strong>dicates that they are<br />

promis<strong>in</strong>g candidates <strong>for</strong> the <strong>for</strong>mation of hydrothermally stable membranes.<br />

4.3.2.8 Microstructure properties comparison by the Ketone and Am<strong>in</strong>e approach<br />

The sol syntheses of the Ketone and Am<strong>in</strong>e-approach are different <strong>in</strong> the concentration,<br />

pH, raw material and hydrolys<strong>in</strong>g agents. Despite that, the crystallisation temperature and<br />

the microstructure properties of calc<strong>in</strong>ed and dried ketone and am<strong>in</strong>e sols are compared.<br />

The am<strong>in</strong>e-approach offered membrane materials with generally higher crystallisation<br />

temperatures, higher specific surface areas and smaller pore sizes. This makes the am<strong>in</strong>eapproach<br />

used <strong>in</strong> this study more <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g <strong>for</strong> membrane materials than the ketoneapproach.<br />

However, both approaches can be applied <strong>for</strong> the <strong>for</strong>mation of microporous<br />

TiO2, ZrO2 or b<strong>in</strong>ary oxides. Mesoporous materials were made by templat<strong>in</strong>g 8YSZ or by<br />

synthesis<strong>in</strong>g TiO2 rich powders. TiO2 – (Y2O3)ZrO2 membranes and membrane layers are<br />

characterised <strong>in</strong> the next section.

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