By
H.P. Hsieh, Alcoa Technical Center, Alcoa Center, PA, USA
Description
With the recent advent of commercial ceramic membranes, inorganic membranes are receiving much attention as unique separators and reactors
due to their excellent thermal and chemical stabilities. This volume provides an extensive and integrated survey of the science and technology
of inorganic membranes.
Various methods for making dense metal and solid electrolyte membranes and porous inorganic membranes with
tortuous and nearly straight pores are provided. These inorganic membranes, ranging from ceramics to metals to inorganic polymers, can
be characterized by many techniques indicative of their separation performance under idealized as well as application conditions. In
addition to many commercial liquid-phase applications, inorganic membranes have been used industrially for gas diffusion and particle
filtration and demonstrated for the important high-temperature gas separation and membrane reactor applications. Approximately half of
the book is devoted to the subject of inorganic membrane reactors. Useful data in many tables and figures and extensive literature and
patent information are given throughout the book for further study.
The book is a valuable reference for researchers as well as process
engineers who are involved in membrane and separation technology. Chemical engineers, chemists and material scientists should also find
the text a comprehensible introduction to the subject.
Included in series
Membrane Science and Technology
