DESCRIPTION

Method Of Making Metal Oxide Ceramic Membranes With Small Pore Sizes.  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. The pore size can be tailored within the range between  5 to 40 Angstroms. 

STATUS: Patent available

CONTACT

Wisconsin Alumni Research foundation
John F. Hardiman
Tel.: (608) 265-4209 
Fax:
Email: jfhardim@facstaff.wisc.edu

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