Oxygen separation sparks new ceramic membranes

Chemical Engineering Progress;  October 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......promoting increasing interest in ceramic membranes. Many efforts now focus on providing...elsewhere. The benefits of using ceramic membranes are many, notes Dr. Yufei Gao, an...Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). "Ceramic membranes exhibit unique physical and chemical...

Large membranes to purify water.

Advanced Ceramics Report;  September 1, 2001 ;     482 words ......purification system that uses large ceramic membranes rather than conventional polymer...largest water purification system using ceramic membranes. The value of the order is [yen]380...pores measuring 0.1 [micro]m in the ceramic membranes enables complete elimination of pathogens...

Improved techniques may boost desalination.

R & D;  May 1, 1991 ;     364 words ......gains may result from R&D into ceramic membranes like those being studied by Marc...tubing, and glass capillary tubes. Ceramic membranes offer several advantages, according...cellulose acetate membrane's, he says. Ceramic membranes are resistant to such chemicals...

CERAMIC FILTERS AND MEMBRANES.(Brief Article)

Ceramic Industry;  June 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Current R&D efforts in advanced ceramic membranes may help achieve these goals. Ceramic membranes are required where temperatures...example of current work is the use of ceramic membranes in the production of syngas (CO...

Potential savings through ceramic membrane caustic reclaim. (Membrane...

Food Processing;  December 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......of both. Crossflow filtration with ceramic membranes Crossflow filtration is a continuous...further improve membrane performance. Ceramic membranes are able to concentrate solids, recover...concentrated with suspended solids. Ceramic membranes easily meet pH, temperature and solids...

Ceramic nanofilters could remove Human immunodeficiency virus from...

New Materials Asia;  April 1, 2007 ;     419 words ......have developed specially designed ceramic membranes for nanofiltration, which are so...to remove HIV from blood. Current ceramic membranes are unable to permit high filtration...least ten times compared with current ceramic membranes, while maintaining the efficiency...

Removing human immunodeficiency virus from the bloodstream.(FILTERS)

Advanced Ceramics Report;  April 1, 2007 ;     480 words ......have developed specially designed ceramic membranes for nanofiltration, which are so...HIV from blood, Zhu said. Current ceramic membranes were unable to permit high filtration...ten times, compared with current ceramic membranes, while maintaining the efficiency...

Membranes provide separation efficiency at high temperatures.

Advanced Ceramics Report;  September 1, 2001 ;     198 words ...The development of thin, dense ceramic membranes that possess high separation selectivity and permeability...deposition (MOCVD) and sol-gel to make the ultra-thin ceramic membranes. They say that they have already been successful on...

NGK's Ceramic Membrane to Purify Tokyo's Water.(Brief Article)

Nanoparticle News;  August 1, 2001 ;     278 words ......water purification system using large ceramic membranes that are believed to be fabricated...largest water purification system using ceramic membranes. The planned water purification system...Patent 6,077,800, NGK Insulators' ceramic membranes are fabricated from a slurry of ...

Orelis chosen for world's largest amino-acid plant in Korea.

M2 Presswire;  October 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ......000 square metres of Kerasep(tm) ceramic membranes will be used in an amino-acid production...technology. Using Orelis' Kerasep(tm) ceramic membranes brings several advantages to CJ Corp...French company offers. Kerasep(tm) ceramic membranes have a large number of filtration...

Oxide-based composite membrane separates hydrogen.(Filters)

Advanced Ceramics Report;  August 1, 2004 ;     521 words ......Dr Balu Balachandran, says These ceramic membranes could eliminate the need for costly...reacted with methane, forms syngas. Ceramic membranes could be a key development in the...not discharge pollutants. Argonne's ceramic membranes were developed as part of a project...

Conductive nanoscale ceramic membranes made for fuel cells.(Materials...

Advanced Materials & Processes;  January 1, 2004 ;     195 words ...High-performance conductive ceramic membranes and thick film surface coatings based on nanoscale technology have been designed for applications in solid oxide fuel cells and...

Ceramic membranes studied

Advanced Ceramics Report;  May 1, 1994 ;     201 words ...Methods of producing ceramic membranes for separation processes are being investigated by researchers in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Cincinnati...

Kemco Systems.(Brief Article)

Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery;  January 1, 2001 ;     68 words ......remove suspended and emulsified contaminants from wastewater without the addition of treatment chemicals. Through the use of ceramic membranes with porosity of less than 1 micron, wastewater is cleaned up to recyclable quality. Systems are automated and user-friendly...

CERAMIC BALLS.

Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation;  December 1, 2000 ;     62 words ......balls are stable to about 1,900(C. Wide use for the product is anticipated in applications including structural lightweight ceramic membranes, particulate collectors, automotive exhaust applications and filters. Small to large quantity lots are available through...