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Metal oxide porous ceramic membranes with small pore sizes
Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
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Filing: 1990-08-06
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Granted: 1991-04-09
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Expires: 2010-08-06
Abstract
Abstract A method is disclosed for the production of metal oxide ceramic membranes of very small pore size. The process is particularly useful in the creation of titanium and other transition metal oxide membranes. The method utilizes a sol-gel process in which the rate of particle formation is controlled by substituting a relatively large alcohol in the metal alkoxide and by limiting the available water. Stable, transparent metal oxide ceramic membranes are created having a narrow distribution of pore size, with the pore diameter being manipulable in the range of 5 to 40 Angstroms.
Inventors
- 👤 Marc A. Anderson
- 👤 Qunyin Xu
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-06 15:59
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D69/00; B01D69/14; B01D69/141; B01D67/00; B01D67/0039; B01D67/0048; B01D71/00; B01D71/02; B01D71/024; B01J; B01J19/00; B01J19/24; B01J19/2475; B01J35/00; B01J35/50; B01J35/58; B01J35/59; B01J8/00; B01J8/008; B01J8/009; C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/46; C04B35/48; C04B35/486; C04B35/49; C04B35/622; C04B35/624; B01D2325/00; B01D2325/02; B01D2325/0283; B01J2208/00; B01J2208/00008; B01J2208/00017; B01J2208/00548; B01J2208/00592; B01J2219/00; B01J2219/00049; B01J2219/00051; B01J2219/00164; B01J2219/00177
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
38 words
A composition of matter comprising a porous, transparent titanium dioxide ceramic membrane having a mean pore diameter of less than 40 Angstroms and a surface area available for contact of a filtrate in excess of 200 sq. m/g.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition of matter comprising a porous, transparent titanium dioxide ceramic membrane having a mean pore diameter of less than 40 Angstroms and a surface area available for contact of a filtrate in excess of 200 sq. m/g.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition of matter as claimed in claim 1 wherein the mean pore diameter is greater than 5 Angstroms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A composition of matter comprising a porous, transparent metal oxide ceramic membrane having a mean pore diameter of less than 40 Angstroms, a metal selected from the group consisting of transition metals and mixtures thereof and a surface area available for contact of a filtrate in excess of 200 sq. m/g.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A composition of matter comprising a porous, transparent metal oxide ceramic membrane having a mean pore diameter of less than 40 Angstroms, a metal selected from the group consisting of transition metals and mixtures thereof and a surface area available for contact of a filtrate in excess of 200 sq. m/g.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition of matter as claimed in claim 3 wherein the mean pore diameter is greater than 15 Angstroms.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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