Inorganic Microporous Membranes for Gas Separation in Fossil Fuel ...
Inorganic Microporous Membranes for Gas Separation in Fossil Fuel ...
Inorganic Microporous Membranes for Gas Separation in Fossil Fuel ...
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2 Theoretical background<br />
2.1.2 <strong>Microporous</strong> <strong>in</strong>organic membranes<br />
Porous <strong>in</strong>organic materials are classified by pore size as stated by the International Union<br />
of Pure and Applied Chemistry, 36 listed <strong>in</strong> Table 4. <strong>Microporous</strong> membranes can<br />
function as molecular sieves due to size exclusion <strong>in</strong> order to separate the power plant<br />
gasses such as H2/CO2 or N2/CO2 based on the k<strong>in</strong>etic diameter (see Table 5).<br />
Table 4 IUPAC 36 pore size classification<br />
Structure sublevel Pore size<br />
Macroporous >50 nm<br />
Mesoporous 2-50 nm<br />
<strong>Microporous</strong> Supermicroporous 0.7-2 nm<br />
Ultramicroporous