5 Conclusions and recommendations mesoporous defects or <strong>in</strong>tercrystall<strong>in</strong>e channels between ZrO2 crystals that are <strong>in</strong> the same order as the layer thickness. It is expected that crystall<strong>in</strong>e TiO2 or ZrO2 may not <strong>for</strong>m ultramicroporous membranes with crystallisation temperatures of 500ºC and higher due to the relative large crystall<strong>in</strong>ity of these layers. Defect free, TiO2 or ZrO2 membranes should be prepared and studied with gas permeability to confirm the absence of ultramicropores. H2/CO2 permselectivity higher than Knudsen factor is observed <strong>for</strong> Ti0.5Zr0.5O2 films calc<strong>in</strong>ed at 500 and 600ºC. He and H2 gas transport is thermally activated <strong>in</strong>dicat<strong>in</strong>g the presence of micropore diffusion. Knudsen mass transport is obta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>for</strong> gasses with k<strong>in</strong>etic diameter of CO2 and larger. These results show that Ti0.5Zr0.5O2 films calc<strong>in</strong>ed at 500 and 600ºC conta<strong>in</strong> a pore size distribution of ~0.3 to ~0.5 nm <strong>in</strong> diameter. The He permeance of 1·10 -7 mol/m 2 sPa with a He/N2 permselectivity of 5.9 or the He permeance 2·10 -8 mol/m 2 sPa with a He/N2 permselectivity of 14 are lower than state of the art SiO2 membranes but are higher than TiO2-ZrO2 membranes found <strong>in</strong> literature. 80 These results fulfil the primary aim of achiev<strong>in</strong>g gas separation membranes from TiO2- ZrO2 material. The permeance might be <strong>in</strong>creased by the <strong>for</strong>mation of th<strong>in</strong>ner or more porous γ-Al2O3 <strong>in</strong>termediate layers. The permselectivity might be improved us<strong>in</strong>g structure direct<strong>in</strong>g agents (SDAs) <strong>in</strong> the sols, avoid<strong>in</strong>g larger pores or metal load<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> the f<strong>in</strong>al membrane layer. The micropores <strong>in</strong> these membranes are stable <strong>for</strong> at least 1500 hours. Steam test results <strong>in</strong> reversible pore block<strong>in</strong>g without layer delam<strong>in</strong>ation or destruction while ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the He/N2 permselectivity of ~10. These gas separation membranes show the chemical stability at high temperatures <strong>in</strong> humid conditions fulfill<strong>in</strong>g the aim of hydrothermally stable membrane preparation. This evidence <strong>in</strong>dicates that b<strong>in</strong>ary oxide 50 mol % TiO2 <strong>in</strong> ZrO2 microporous th<strong>in</strong> layers could be alternatives to SiO2 membranes <strong>for</strong> precombustion applications. However, the permselectivity and permeability values of the prepared Ti0.5Zr0.5O2 membranes do not reach <strong>in</strong>dustrial targets and these membranes might not have sufficient hydrothermal stability. The hydrothermal stability might be improved by us<strong>in</strong>g SDAs used <strong>in</strong> hydrothermal stable SiO2 membranes. 113
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