The silver-doped silica sol and hybrid membrane were prepared by sol-gel method. The influences of Ag dope on the sol properties
the physical and chemical structures and the steam stability of silica hybrid membranes were investigated. The results show that
with the increase of silver content
the viscosity and particle size of hybrid sol increase
and the gelation time decreases. The silver element in the hybrid membranes exists as metallic nano-silver. The loading of metallic silver exerts little influence on the chemical structure of the methyl-modified silica membranes but makes the mean particle size
pore size and total pore volume of the silica membranes larger. After aging in steam circumstances
the H
2
permeation rate of the silica hybrid membranes slightly decreases while the
H
2
/CO
2
permselectivity increases by a small margin. The doping of Ag improves the steam stability of silica membrane and increases the H
2
permeability and H
2
/CO
2
permselectivity in the silica hybrid membranes simultaneously.
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