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In this study, the effect of different chemical interactions on the gas permeation properties were investigated in the composite mesoporous ceramic membrane prepared with γ-alumina on the surface of a macroporous ceramic membrane. In the permeation results, the gas permeance of the strongly adsorbing gas species increased in the mesoporous ceramic membranes. It is considered that the permeation of the adsorbing gas species increased through preferential adsorption on the membrane pore surface. It was shown in this study that the modified mesoporous ceramic membrane could increase the permeation performance in the presence of the adsorbing gas species due to the surface diffusion mechanism.
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Lee, HJ., Suda, H. & Haraya, K. Gas permeation properties in a composite mesoporous alumina ceramic membrane. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 22, 721–728 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02705789
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