Disclosure of Invention
The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a strength enhancing method for a ceramic membrane support, which can effectively enhance the strength of the ceramic membrane support without reducing flux.
In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides a strength enhancing method for a ceramic membrane support, which comprises the following steps:
(1) putting the ceramic membrane support into electrochemical solution for soaking;
(2) immersing the ceramic membrane support body immersed by the electrochemical solution into the enhancing solution to obtain an intermediate product;
(3) carrying out heat treatment on the intermediate product at 600-1000 ℃;
the electrochemical liquid comprises a polar solvent and a solute, wherein the solute is one or more of saturated monocarboxylic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid and hydrofluoric acid;
the enhancing solution is one or more of silica sol, aluminum sol, titanium sol, zirconia precursor solution and yttrium sol.
As an improvement of the technical scheme, the polar solvent is one or more of methanol, ethanol, acetone, propylene glycol and hexane;
the solute is one or more of formic acid, acetic acid and sulfuric acid.
As an improvement of the technical scheme, the concentration of the solute in the electrochemical liquid is 1 x 10-6~1mol/L。
As an improvement of the technical scheme, the enhancement solution also comprises a dispersing agent and a pH regulator, wherein the dispersing agent is one or more of polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol and polyacrylamide;
the pH regulator is ammonia water and/or hydrochloric acid.
As an improvement of the technical scheme, the average grain diameter of the silica sol, the aluminum sol, the titanium sol and the yttrium sol is 20-100 nm.
As an improvement of the technical scheme, the concentration of the silica sol, the aluminum sol, the titanium sol and the yttrium sol is 1-15 wt%.
As an improvement of the technical scheme, in the step (1) and the step (2), ultrasonic treatment and/or vacuum pumping treatment are/is carried out in the dipping process.
In the step (1) and the step (2), vacuumizing treatment is performed in the dipping process, and then ultrasonic treatment is performed;
the pressure of the vacuumizing treatment is 1-3 kPa, and the treatment time is 0.1-1 h; the ultrasonic treatment frequency is 20-120 kHz, and the treatment time is 1-10 h.
As an improvement of the technical proposal, in the step (3), the heat treatment time is 30 s-2 h.
As an improvement of the technical scheme, in the step (3), the heat treatment temperature is 600-900 ℃, and the time is 0.5-1.5 h.
The implementation of the invention has the following beneficial effects:
according to the strength enhancement method of the ceramic membrane support body, the weak glass phase structure on the surface of the ceramic membrane support body is removed through the impregnation of the electrochemical liquid, and then the second phase with stronger mechanical property is repaired in the area where the weak glass phase is removed through the impregnation of the enhancement liquid, so that the strength of the ceramic membrane support body is effectively improved, and the flux of the ceramic membrane support body is not changed. The reinforcement method does not change the early-stage forming and sintering process of the ceramic membrane support body, can be integrated into the post-stage heat treatment process of the ceramic membrane component, and has the advantages of simple process, low cost and high efficiency.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be further described in detail with reference to specific embodiments.
The existing ceramic membrane support (particularly the low-cost ceramic membrane support) has poor strength and short service life. For this reason, it is necessary to improve the strength thereof. In the process of studying the problem, the inventor finds that, in the use process of the ceramic membrane support, the place where cracks are easy to appear is often the place where a weak phase glass phase structure exists, although the structure partially shows crack defects immediately after sintering, initial cracks are easy to generate in the process of stress or thermal shock, and the initial cracks are easy to rapidly diffuse in the recycling process of the ceramic membrane module to form a large number of cracks, further generate the problems of fracture, breakage and the like, and reduce the service life of the ceramic membrane module. Based on the above analysis, the inventor proposes a strength enhancing method for a ceramic membrane support, which specifically comprises the following steps:
(1) putting the ceramic membrane support into electrochemical solution for soaking;
the electrochemical solution comprises a polar solvent and a solute, and the polar solvent has high polarizability and can dissociate to form protons to form electrolyte, so that electrochemical corrosion can be caused. After the second phase polar liquid (solute) is added, more protons can be dissociated from the solute, the electrochemical corrosion efficiency is higher, and the corrosivity is stronger. This proton corrosion can etch away weak glass phase structures on the support surface.
Specifically, the polar solvent is selected from one or more of water, methanol, ethanol, acetone, propylene glycol, and hexane, but is not limited thereto. Preferably, the polar solvent is selected from one or any two of water, methanol, ethanol and hexane. The solute is selected from one or more of formic acid, acetic acid and sulfuric acid, but is not limited thereto. Preferably, the solute is formic acid and/or acetic acid.
Specifically, the concentration of solute in the electrochemical solution is 1 × 10-6About 1mol/L, exemplary is about 1.5X 10-6mol/L、5×10-6mol/L、2×10-5mol/L、6×10-5mol/L、4×10-4mol/L, 0.003mol/L, 0.05mol/L or 0.4mol/L, but is not limited thereto.
In particular, in order to improve the removal efficiency of the weak glass phase, vacuum pumping treatment and/or ultrasonic treatment can be adopted in the impregnation process. Preferably, in the dipping process, vacuumizing treatment is firstly carried out to enable the electrochemical liquid to quickly penetrate into the cracks; sonication is then performed to accelerate the removal of the weak glassy phase. Specifically, the pressure of the vacuuming treatment is 1 to 3kPa, and is exemplarily 1.2kPa, 1.5kPa, 2.1kPa, 2.3kPa or 2.8kPa, but not limited thereto, and the time of the vacuuming treatment is 0.1 to 1h, and is exemplarily 0.2h, 0.4h, 0.6h, 0.8h or 0.9h, but not limited thereto. The frequency of the ultrasonic treatment is 20 to 120kHz, and is exemplified by 25kHz, 33kHz, 42kHz, 55kHz, 68kHz, 73kHz, or 95kHz, but is not limited thereto. The time of the ultrasonic treatment is 1 to 10 hours, and is exemplified by 1.5 hours, 2.4 hours, 3.4 hours, 4 hours, 5 hours, 7 hours or 8.5 hours, but is not limited thereto.
It should be noted that the method of the present invention can also be applied to ceramic membrane supports of different specifications by controlling the solute concentration in the electrochemical solution, the ultrasonic treatment frequency, and the ultrasonic treatment time.
Further, after the immersion is completed, the electrochemical solution is washed away. Illustratively, the washing may be repeated several times with water until the pH of the washing solution is greater than or equal to 6.8.
(2) Immersing the ceramic membrane support body immersed by the electrochemical solution into the enhancing solution to obtain an intermediate product;
wherein, the enhancing liquid is selected from one or more of silica sol, aluminum sol, titanium sol, zirconia precursor solution and yttrium sol. The sol can fill the gap formed by electrochemical impregnation, and a high-strength repair phase can be formed by post-heat treatment. Preferably, the reinforcing liquid is one or two of silica sol, aluminum sol and zirconia precursor solution. The zirconia precursor may be, but not limited to, zirconium nitrate, zirconium n-propoxide, and zirconium oxychloride. The mass fraction of the sol in the reinforcing liquid is 1 to 15 wt%, and is illustratively 1.5 wt%, 2.3 wt%, 4.8 wt%, 5.7 wt%, 6.5 wt%, 10.2 wt%, 13.5 wt%, 14.2 wt%, but is not limited thereto.
Specifically, the average particle size of the silica sol, the aluminum sol, the titanium sol, and the yttrium sol is 20 to 100nm, and is exemplified by 25nm, 35nm, 45nm, 55nm, 65nm, 75nm, 85nm, or 95nm, but not limited thereto.
Furthermore, a dispersing agent and a pH regulator are also included in the reinforcing liquid. Specifically, the dispersant may be one or more of PVP (polyvinylpyrrolidone), PEG (polyethylene glycol), PVA (polyvinyl alcohol), PAM (polyacrylamide), but is not limited thereto. Preferably, the dispersant is PVP or PEG. The mass fraction of the dispersing agent in the reinforcing liquid is 0.1-1.5 wt%. Specifically, the pH regulator is ammonia water or dilute hydrochloric acid, but is not limited thereto; the mass fraction of the reinforcing liquid is 0.01-0.5 wt%.
In particular, vacuuming and/or ultrasonic treatment can be adopted in the dipping process. Preferably, in the dipping process, vacuumizing treatment is firstly carried out, so that the electrochemical liquid quickly permeates the area where the filled weak glass phase is located; then, ultrasonic treatment is performed. Specifically, the pressure of the vacuuming treatment is 1 to 3kPa, and is exemplified by 1.2kPa, 1.5kPa, 2.1kPa, 2.3kPa, or 2.8kPa, but not limited thereto, and the time of the vacuuming treatment is 0.1 to 1 hour, and is exemplified by 0.2 hour, 0.4 hour, 0.6 hour, 0.8 hour, or 0.9 hour, but is not limited thereto. The frequency of the ultrasonic treatment is 20-120 kHz, and is exemplified by 25kHz, 33kHz, 42kHz, 55kHz, 68kHz, 73kHz or 95kHz, but is not limited thereto. The time of the ultrasonic treatment is 2-10 h, and exemplary time is 3h, 4.4h, 6.4h, 7h, 8.5h, 9h or 9.5h, but is not limited thereto.
Preferably, after the impregnation is complete, the intermediate is thoroughly dried.
Preferably, in one embodiment of the present invention, the preparation process of the ceramic membrane module may be integrated with the enhancement method of the present invention, i.e. the ceramic membrane is coated (sprayed, dipped) on the surface of the intermediate body after the intermediate body is dried.
(3) Carrying out heat treatment on the intermediate product at 600-1000 ℃;
the heat treatment temperature is 600-1000 deg.C, and exemplary temperatures are 650 deg.C, 700 deg.C, 750 deg.C, 800 deg.C, 850 deg.C, 900 deg.C or 950 deg.C, but not limited thereto. Preferably, the heat treatment temperature is 600-900 ℃. The heat treatment time is 30s to 2 hours, exemplary 1min, 5min, 15min, 35min, 44min, 1h, 1.2h, 1.5h or 1.8h, but not limited thereto; preferably, the heat treatment time is 0.5-1.5 h. The heat treatment process enables the sol in the reinforcing liquid to generate chemical reaction, and high-strength repairing phases are formed in the ceramic membrane support body and the surface area, so that the strength of the ceramic membrane support body is improved, but the flux is not reduced.
Specifically, during heat treatment, the ceramic membrane support body after drying is placed on a kiln car, and the pipe orifice of the ceramic membrane support body faces the direction of a flame gun, so that the ceramic membrane support body can be rapidly heated by heat flow. Or sintering can be directly carried out by adopting a microwave sintering process.
The invention is further illustrated by the following specific examples:
example 1
The embodiment provides a strength enhancement method for a ceramic membrane support, which comprises the following steps:
(1) putting the ceramic membrane support into electrochemical liquid for soaking, and vacuumizing (1kPa) for treatment for 3 h; after the impregnation is finished, washing with water until the pH value of the washing water is 6.8;
wherein, the electrochemical solution is a sulfuric acid solution with the concentration of 0.01mol/L, and the main crystal phase of the ceramic support body is alumina and mullite.
(2) Soaking the ceramic membrane support body soaked by the electrochemical solution in the enhancing solution, and performing ultrasonic treatment in the soaking process at the frequency of 100kHz for 8 hours; obtaining an intermediate product; drying the intermediate product at 100 deg.C;
wherein the reinforcing liquid is a zirconium n-propoxide solution, the concentration of the zirconium n-propoxide is 12 wt%, and the average particle size of the zirconium n-propoxide solution is 50 nm.
(3) The intermediate product was heat treated at 1000 ℃ for 30 s.
10 samples are selected to be respectively reinforced by the method, and the bending strength and the flux before and after the samples are reinforced are enhanced, and the results are as follows:
example 2
The embodiment provides a strength enhancement method for a ceramic membrane support, which comprises the following steps:
(1) soaking the ceramic membrane support in an electrochemical solution, vacuumizing (1.5kPa) for 10min, and then carrying out ultrasonic treatment at 100kHz for 2 h; after the ultrasonic treatment is finished, washing with water until the pH value of the washing water is 7;
wherein the solvent of the electrochemical solution is methanol, the solute is formic acid, and the concentration is 1 × 10-3mol/L, the main crystal phase of the ceramic support body is alumina, mullite and kaolin.
(2) Soaking the ceramic membrane support body soaked by the electrochemical solution into the enhancement solution, vacuumizing (1kPa) for 30min, and then carrying out ultrasonic treatment at 100kHz for 2 h; obtaining an intermediate product after dipping; airing the intermediate product for 24 hours at room temperature in a ventilating way;
wherein the concentration of the silica sol in the reinforcing liquid is 10 wt%, the average grain diameter is 80nm, the concentration of the aluminum sol is 5 wt%, and the average grain diameter is 30 nm; the PVP content was 0.5 wt% and adjusted to pH 9 with ammonia.
(3) The intermediate product is heat treated at 900 ℃ for 1 h.
10 samples are selected to be reinforced by the method respectively, and the bending strength and the flux before and after the samples are reinforced are enhanced, and the results are as follows:
example 3
The embodiment provides a strength enhancing method for a ceramic membrane support, which comprises the following steps:
(1) soaking the ceramic membrane support body in an electrochemical solution, firstly vacuumizing (1.5kPa) for 10min, and then carrying out ultrasonic treatment for 6h at 120 kHz; after the ultrasonic treatment is finished, washing with water until the pH value of the washing water is 7;
wherein the electrochemical solution comprises ethanol and hexane (volume ratio of 1:1) as solvent, acetic acid as solute, and concentration of 1 × 10- 5And the main crystal phase of the ceramic support body is alumina and mullite.
(2) Soaking the ceramic membrane support body soaked by the electrochemical solution into the enhancement solution, vacuumizing (1kPa) for 30min, and then performing ultrasonic treatment at 120kHz for 3 h; obtaining an intermediate product after dipping; drying the intermediate product at 110 ℃ for 10 h;
wherein the concentration of zirconium nitrate in the enhancing solution is 10 wt%, the average grain diameter is 50nm, the concentration of silica sol is 5 wt%, and the average grain diameter is 60 nm; the PEG200 content was 0.3 wt%, adjusted to pH 5 with ammonia.
(3) The intermediate product was heat treated at 600 ℃ for 1 h.
10 samples are selected to be respectively reinforced by the method, and the bending strength and the flux before and after the samples are reinforced are enhanced, and the results are as follows:
while the foregoing is directed to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.