Síntese de membranas zeolíticas (ZSM-5/y-ALUMINA e ZSM-5/a-ALUMINA) por pore-plugging para permeação de gás N2.

Abstract

Among the microporous inorganic membranes, zeolite membranes are a promising technology due to their potential applications normally in alcohol dehydration, separation of gas molecules, separation of isomers or chemical processes, including esterification reactions. In this regard, it is essential to study the preparation of these materials routes in order to develop products with quality and low cost. Therefore, innovation of this study gives the synthesis of zeolite membranes via pore-plugging synthesis method aimed at the use of inorganic membranes for gas permeation N2. In this work the following materials were developed: ZSM-5 zeolite, ceramic membranes (γ-alumina and α-alumina) and zeolitic membranes (ZSM-5/γ-alumina and ZSM-5/α-alumina). Zeolite ZSM-5 was synthesized by the hydrothermal method. Ceramic membranes (γ-alumina and α-alumina) were prepared from the ceramic powder forming technique, and subsequently subjected to a sintering temperature of 1000 °C/1h and 1200 °C/1h respectively. The preparation of zeolite membranes (ZSM-5/γ-alumina and ZSM-5/α-alumina) was carried out based on the method in pore plugging. The samples were characterized from the techniques of X diffraction and scanning electron microscopy rays. The experimental results allow several conclusions about the development of materials: zeolite ZSM-5, ceramic membranes (γ-alumina and α-alumina) and zeolite membranes (ZSM-5/γ-alumina and ZSM-5/αalumina). From the X-ray diffraction, it found that the method of synthesis used was effective in obtaining the zeolite ZSM-5. The XRD pattern showed peaks characteristic of ZSM-5 compared to the standard. The results obtained by XRD ceramic membranes (γ-alumina and α-alumina) showed the formation of peaks characteristic of aluminum oxide, the materials are crystalline and pure. For the poreplugging method can be said to be a promising method because it showed a satisfactory formation of the zeolite layer on the result of XRD both zeolite membranes (ZSM-5/γ-alumina and ZSM-5/α-alumina).