JP2015178065A - Ceramic porous body, ceramic porous connected body, and manufacturing method of ceramic porous body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ceramic porous body in which the manufacturing process can be simplified while improving product yield, productivity is excellent, and sufficient strength and dimensional accuracy can be ensured.SOLUTION: A ceramic tube plate part 6A in which a plurality of through holes 3 are formed, and a plurality of ceramic columnar parts 6B extending in one direction from the tube plate part 6A are formed integrally. A plurality of ceramic porous bodies 6 formed by extending the through holes 3 are joined in the one direction so as to communicate the through holes 3.

Description

  The present invention relates to a ceramic porous body, a ceramic porous connector, and a method for manufacturing a ceramic porous body, and in particular, separates a specific component contained in a fluid to be processed from the fluid to be processed or concentrates the fluid to be processed. The present invention relates to a ceramic porous body used for a membrane element or the like, a ceramic porous connected body, and a method for producing a ceramic porous body.

  Porous body filters such as ceramics are used in devices for treating various fluids such as water purification devices, exhaust gas purification devices, and chemical reaction catalyst carriers.

  Organic filtration membranes such as hollow fiber membranes and flat membranes are widely used in purification equipment for circulating water used in buildings and factories, and purification equipment for biologically treated sewage, but there is a problem of short life. If necessary, a membrane element using a porous filter such as ceramics having a sufficiently long life compared to these may be used. In some cases, a membrane element using a porous filter is used to remove or concentrate a specific component in various fluids.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a membrane module in which a plurality of ceramic tubular filters made of long cylindrical zeolite membranes are supported at predetermined intervals on tube plates disposed at both ends. A plurality of baffles are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the zeolite membrane so that the steam as the fluid to be treated comes into contact with the numerous zeolite membranes.

JP-A-6-99039 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-313831 JP-A-8-12460

  However, since the membrane element using the conventional porous body filter was manufactured by extruding the kneaded ceramic material, it has the advantage that a large and long membrane element can be molded, There was a problem that the yield was poor and productivity was not improved.

  Since the extruded molded product has a relatively high moisture content, the firing process cannot be performed without a drying process after extrusion molding from the viewpoint of shape retention, etc. This is because even if deformation or cracking occurs in each stage of the molding process, drying process, and firing process until it is obtained, it cannot be determined whether it is a defective product or not after firing. Furthermore, there has been a problem that the capital investment for a dedicated extrusion molding apparatus for producing a large porous filter is increased.

  The membrane element described in Patent Document 1 described above is configured by bundling a plurality of tubular filters, and in order to maintain the interval between the tubular filters, a tube plate or a spacer at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the tubular filter, Alternatively, it is necessary to arrange baffles and attach the tubular filters to them, and there is a problem that the operation becomes more difficult as the number of tubular filters increases and the tubular filters become longer.

  In addition, when the long tubular filter is manufactured by the extrusion molding method, the above-described deformation or the like occurs, so that it is very difficult to attach the tubular filter to the tube plate, the spacer, or the like at equal intervals. There was also a problem that strength and dimensional accuracy could not be secured.

  An object of the present invention is to improve a product yield, simplify a manufacturing process, improve productivity, and ensure sufficient strength and dimensional accuracy, a ceramic porous body, a ceramic porous connector, and a ceramic porous body It is in the point which provides the manufacturing method of a mass.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the first characteristic configuration of the ceramic porous body according to the present invention is the ceramic porous body in which a plurality of through-holes are formed as described in claim 1 of the claims. The tube plate portion and a plurality of ceramic columnar portions extending in one direction from the tube plate portion are integrally formed, and the through hole is formed to extend in the columnar portion.

  One columnar part and a through-hole formed in the columnar part constitute one porous body tubular filter, and a plurality of tubular filters are positioned and supported by the tube plate part, so that sufficient strength and dimensional accuracy can be ensured. A ceramic porous body can be realized. For example, the fluid that flows into the through hole formed in the tube plate portion flows into the through hole of the columnar portion formed integrally with the tube plate portion, and passes from the inner wall of the through hole through the ceramic pores to the peripheral wall surface of the columnar portion. By flowing out, a specific component contained in the fluid is removed. Since a plurality of through holes formed in the tube plate part are distributed and formed in each columnar part, the fluid that has flowed into each through hole comes out almost uniformly from the peripheral wall surface and is filtered. Alternatively, it can be used for a membrane element having extremely excellent concentration efficiency.

  In the second feature configuration, as described in claim 2, in addition to the first feature configuration described above, the tube plate portion is formed at one end or both ends of the plurality of columnar portions. is there.

  If at least the tube plate part is provided at one end of the plurality of columnar parts, the columnar part can be supported with sufficient strength and dimensional accuracy, and if provided at both ends of the plurality of columnar parts, it is supported more firmly and accurately. Become so.

  The characteristic configuration of the porous ceramic body according to the present invention is such that a plurality of the porous ceramic bodies having the above-mentioned first or second characteristic configuration communicate with each other as described in claim 3. The point is that it is joined in one direction.

  By bonding a plurality of ceramic porous bodies in one direction so that each through-hole communicates with each other, even if the length of the columnar portion of each ceramic porous body is short, the ceramic porous body having long through-holes Thus, it is possible to construct a mass connected body, and it can be used for a large membrane element having sufficient strength and dimensional accuracy.

  In the second characteristic configuration, as described in claim 4, in addition to the first characteristic configuration described above, the columnar portion of the other ceramic porous body is opposed to the tube plate portion of one ceramic porous body. The tube plate portions and the columnar portions are alternately arranged.

  Since a plurality of columnar portions arranged along the axis of the through hole are joined via the tube plate portion, a large-sized large-sized ceramic body having sufficient strength and dimensional accuracy even with a long ceramic porous body. It can be used for membrane elements.

  The characteristic configuration of the ceramic membrane element according to the present invention is the ceramic porous element formed on the inner peripheral surface of each through-hole formed in the porous ceramic connector having the above-described characteristic configuration as described in claim 5. A microporous layer having a pore diameter smaller than that of the body is formed.

  With the microporous layer formed on the inner peripheral surface of the through hole, a specific component having a small diameter mixed in the fluid can be efficiently removed. In addition, the fluid flowing into each through hole has a reduced pressure loss after passing through the fine porous layer and oozes out almost uniformly from the peripheral wall surface, so that a membrane element having extremely excellent filtration or concentration efficiency can be obtained. .

  The characteristic structure of the method for producing a ceramic porous body according to the present invention includes, as described in claim 6, a tube plate portion having a plurality of through holes using a powder material containing ceramic powder, and the tube plate portion. A plurality of columnar portions extending in one direction are integrally formed and press-molded so that the through-hole extends in the columnar portion.

  In the case of molding by the conventional extrusion molding method, a porous body having a relatively high water content becomes necessary, so a drying process is required, and the process for obtaining the porous body is complicated. Even after passing through various processes, there is a risk that distortion may eventually occur. However, since the porous body molded by the press molding method can keep the moisture content low, the firing process can be performed immediately without going through the drying process and the like, and the manufacturing process can be simplified. .

  In addition, when forming a large porous filter by extrusion molding, it is necessary to form a plurality of columnar parts by machining into a porous body with improved shape retention by pre-firing after molding, According to the molding method, the tube plate portion and the columnar portion can be formed at the same time during molding, so that the manufacturing process can be further simplified.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the porous ceramic body, the porous ceramic connection, which can improve the product yield, simplify the manufacturing process, have good productivity, and ensure sufficient strength and dimensional accuracy. And a method for producing a ceramic porous body can be provided.

(A) is explanatory drawing of the membrane module in which the ceramic porous body by this invention was accommodated, (b) is explanatory drawing in the state where the membrane component by which the ceramic porous body by this invention was accommodated was partly notched Explanatory drawing of the membrane element comprised with the ceramic porous coupling body by this invention It is explanatory drawing of the ceramic porous body which is a component of a membrane element, (a) is a perspective view showing a front, a plane, and a right side, (b) is a perspective view showing a back, a bottom, and a left side. (A) is a plan view of the ceramic porous body, (b) is a front view thereof, and (c) is a bottom view thereof. (A), (b) is explanatory drawing which shows another embodiment of the positioning mechanism of the ceramic porous body by this invention, respectively. 2 shows another embodiment of the ceramic porous body according to the present invention, in which (a) is a perspective view showing a front surface, a plane surface and a right side surface, and (b) is a perspective view showing a back surface, a bottom surface and a left side surface. The other embodiment of the ceramic porous body by this invention is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a bottom view. 2 shows another embodiment of the ceramic porous body according to the present invention, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view, and (d) is a bottom view. 2 shows another embodiment of the ceramic porous body according to the present invention, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a side view, and (d) is a bottom view.

  Below, the ceramic porous body by this invention, the ceramic porous coupling body, and the manufacturing method of a ceramic porous body are demonstrated.

  Fig. 1 (a) shows a membrane module 1 used in a water treatment apparatus. The membrane module 1 includes four membrane components 20, a raw water header pipe 22 that supplies raw water to each membrane component 20, a cleaning header pipe 24 that supplies cleaning air, water, or chemicals to each membrane component 20, A filtrate header pipe 26 for collecting the filtrate of the membrane component 20 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (b), each membrane component 20 includes a membrane casing 100 and a membrane element 2 accommodated in the membrane casing 100. The membrane casing 100 includes a base 30, a casing body 40, and an upper portion. A lid 50, a support part 60 supported by the casing body 40, and a holding part 70 that holds the relative position of the support part 40 and the upper lid body 50 along the axial direction of the casing body 40 so as to be adjustable. Configured.

  The outer periphery of the cylindrical holding part 70 in which the connecting pipe line is formed in the longitudinal axis direction so as to communicate with the cleaning header pipe 24 is screwed into the inner periphery of the annular part 61 provided in the support part 60. Screw portions are formed on both. Four arched beam portions 62 are connected to the periphery of the annular portion 61, and an end portion of the beam portion 62 is fixed to an end portion of the casing body 40. By rotating the holding portion 70, the upper lid body 50 joined to the holding portion 70 is configured to move up and down in the longitudinal direction of the casing body 40.

  The membrane element 2 accommodated in the casing main body 40 is provided with seal members 80 at the upper and lower ends, and is pressed together with the seal member 80 by the upper lid body 50 fitted from the upper end of the casing main body 40, whereby the raw water header pipe 22. The membrane element 2 communicating with the cleaning header pipe 24 and the side surface of the membrane element 2 communicating with the filtrate header pipe 26 are housed in a watertight manner.

  In the filtration step, the raw water supplied from the raw water header pipe 22 is filtered by the membrane element 2, and the filtered water is collected from the filtered water outflow pipe formed in the upper lid 50 to the filtered water header pipe 26. In the cleaning process, cleaning water is supplied from the filtered water header pipe 26, and after the membrane element 2 is cleaned, it is drained from the raw water header pipe 22. After that, cleaning air or the like is supplied from the cleaning header pipe 24 and flushed.

  2 shows the membrane element 2 housed in the membrane casing 100, and FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) show the ceramic porous body 6 constituting the membrane element 2, FIG. 4 (a), (B) and (c) show the planar shape, front shape, and bottom shape of the porous ceramic body 6.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the membrane element 2 is composed of a ceramic porous connector in which a plurality of block-shaped ceramic porous bodies 6 are joined. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, both the ceramic porous connector and the membrane element are denoted by reference numeral 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each ceramic porous body 6 includes a tube plate portion 6A in which a plurality of through-holes 3 are formed, and a plurality of columnar portions 6B extending in one direction from the tube plate portion 6A. Are integrally formed, and the plurality of through holes 3 are formed to extend in the columnar portion 6B.

  The columnar portions 6B are regularly extended at predetermined intervals so that the plurality of through holes 3 formed in the tube plate portion 6A are uniformly distributed and extended in one direction. As a result, the columnar portions 6B are adjacent to each other. A slit-like space 5 is formed between the plurality of columnar portions 6B.

  The tube plate portion 6A is a rectangular plate-like body, and five rows of through-hole groups 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E are formed between a pair of opposing side surfaces, and each through-hole group has a through-hole 3 of 15 × 2. 30 rows are formed.

  The five columnar portions 6B extend at a predetermined width from the one surface of the tube plate portion 6A in a perpendicular direction so as to correspond to regions where the through-hole groups 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E are formed. Each through hole group 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E is formed to extend in each columnar portion 6B. That is, 150 through holes 3 are formed in the ceramic porous body 6.

  Furthermore, when joining the ceramic porous bodies 6 to each other, the other surface 6a of the tube plate portion 6a is connected to the through-hole groups 3A, 3B, A total of eight protrusions 6d are formed in the vicinity of 3D and 3E, and a groove 6e is formed on the end surface 6b of the columnar portion 6B at a position corresponding to the protrusion 6d.

  The columnar portion 6B of the other ceramic porous body 6 is opposed to the tube plate portion 6A of the one ceramic porous body 6, and the projections 6d and the concave grooves 6e are engaged with each other, so that the vertical and horizontal directions on the joining surface are obtained. Accurate positioning is possible.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the ceramic porous connector 2 serving as a membrane element includes a plurality of ceramic porous bodies 6 such that the through holes 3 formed in each ceramic porous body 6 communicate with each other. Each through-hole 3 becomes a fluid flow hole of raw water.

  In this embodiment, all the ceramic porous bodies 6 are joined in seven stages along the axial direction of the through-hole 3 in the same arrangement posture so that the tube plate portion 6A faces the inflow side of the non-processing fluid. Only one flat tube plate portion 6C is bonded to the bottom surface of the lower ceramic porous body 6 so as to sandwich the columnar portion 6B between the upper tube plate portion 6A.

  Further, a fine porous layer having an average pore size of about 0.1 μm smaller than the pore size of the ceramic porous body 6 on the inner peripheral surface of each through-hole 3, that is, a layer having a filtration membrane layer 4 of about 20 to 80 μm. It is formed thick.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, the raw water of a predetermined pressure supplied from the raw water header pipe 22 flows into each through hole 3 of the membrane element 2, and the filtered water filtered by the filtration membrane layer 4 is the ceramic porous body. 6 oozes out from the surface 6c of the columnar part 6B constituting the pipe 6 and accumulates between the casing body 40 and the membrane element 2, and further flows into the filtrate header pipe 26 via the filtrate drain pipe formed in the upper lid 50. leak. The upper and lower end surfaces 6a of the membrane element 2 are covered with glass, resin or the like so that raw water does not enter from the surface.

  Since the surface 6c of the columnar part 6B is positioned in the vicinity of the inner periphery of each through-hole 3 and filtered water flows out from the surface 6c into the slit-like space 5, the filtered membrane layer 4 filters the filtered water. Since no large flow resistance is applied to the filtered water flowing through the micro flow path inside the porous body 6, the filtration treatment is performed almost uniformly in all the through holes 3, so that it is stable and efficient for a long period of time. Filtration is possible.

  Further, since the slit-like spaces 5 formed so that the surfaces 6c of the columnar portions 6B face each other are opened on both sides in the extending direction of the surface 6c, the filtered water that has oozed out from the surface 6c of the columnar portions 6B is Since the water flow resistance is low, it quickly flows out into the filtrate storage space between the casing body 40 and the casing.

  The porous body 6 described above is obtained by press-molding a mullite-based ceramic granule granulated to a predetermined particle size using a spray drying method, and the filtration membrane layer 4 penetrates a slurry mainly composed of alumina. It is formed by coating the inner surface of the hole 3 and then firing.

Hereinafter, an example of the manufacturing method of the membrane element 2 will be described in detail.
The above-described membrane element 2 is manufactured through a granulation step, a molding step, a joining step, and a membrane forming step. In the following description, for the sake of convenience, the ceramic formed body formed in the forming step is referred to as a porous body. However, precisely, it becomes a porous body by firing in the joining step.

The granulation step, the mullite _{(3Al 2 O 3 · 2SiO 2} ) ceramics by adding water and an organic binder and the like to produce a slurry of ceramic spray drying to dry while spraying the slurry of the ceramic spray Granulate into ceramic granules using the process.

  In the molding step, a pin for forming the through hole 3 is erected on a mold in which a plurality of protrusions corresponding to the space 5 formed between the columnar portions 6B are formed, and the ceramic granulated body is molded into the mold. After that, press molding for forming the base of the porous body 6 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B is performed.

  In the joining step, the fluid flow holes 3 formed in each porous body 6 are interposed between the opposing surfaces 6a and 6b of the porous body 6 obtained in the molding step with a silica sheet or the like serving as a joining material interposed therebetween. Is fired after a plurality of layers are stacked so as to communicate with each other. The opposing surfaces 6a and 6b of each porous body 6 are sintered and bonded via silica by the firing treatment. In addition, the site | part corresponding to the through-hole 3 is previously opened so that the silica sheet may not block the through-hole 3 at the time of baking.

An example is shown which employs a mullite _{(3Al 2 O 3 · 2SiO 2} ) ceramics as a raw material of the porous body 6 is not limited thereto, alumina (Al ₂ O ₃₎ or cordierite or the like, the porous body Any ceramic can be used as appropriate.

  In addition to silica (silicon oxide) as the bonding material, any suitable material can be used as long as it is a material that can be sintered with the base ceramic material. However, a material that is sintered at a temperature equal to or lower than the sintering temperature of the ceramic material is preferable. Furthermore, it is still desirable if the material has a shrinkage rate close to that of ceramics as a base material.

  Since the porous body 6 molded by the press molding method can keep the moisture content relatively low, the porous body 6 molded by the extrusion molding method has a high moisture content of several percent, and a necessary drying process is required. Since the joining process can be executed immediately without performing it, the manufacturing process can be simplified.

  Further, when the extrusion molding method is employed, provisional firing is performed after molding in order to form a slit-like space 5 that is closed by at least one surface 6a of the pair of opposing surfaces 6a and 6b and opened by the side surface 6c. It is necessary to form the slit-shaped space 5 by machining the porous body 6 with improved shape retention, etc., but according to the press molding method, even if such a slit-shaped space 5 is formed, Since it can be formed simultaneously with molding, the manufacturing process can be further simplified.

  Moreover, since the slit-shaped space 5 formed by the columnar portion 6B extends substantially linearly between the both side surfaces of the porous body, a plurality of protrusions formed on the mold corresponding to the space 5 However, since it can be connected to the side wall of the mold and sufficient strength can be secured, there is no possibility that the projection is damaged due to an abnormal force applied in the die-cutting process after press molding.

  Note that glaze may be applied in addition to coating with glass or resin so that raw water does not enter from both end faces 6a of the membrane element 2.

  By housing the membrane element 2 thus obtained in the membrane casing 100, the membrane module 1 having four membrane components is manufactured.

Hereinafter, another embodiment of the porous body 6 constituting the membrane element 2 according to the present invention will be described.
In the above-described embodiment, when the ceramic porous bodies 6 are joined to each other, the through hole groups 3A and 3B are connected to the end surface 6a of the tube plate portion 6a so that the through holes 3 communicate with each other without being displaced. , 3D, 3E, a total of eight protrusions 6d are formed, a groove 6e is formed on the end surface 6b of the columnar part 6B, and each protrusion 6d is formed in a corresponding one columnar part 6B. Although the example of positioning in the vertical and horizontal directions on the joint surface by engaging with the peripheral surface of 6e has been described, the configuration of the positioning projections 6d and the recesses 6e is not limited to such an embodiment, and is appropriately configured. be able to.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, at least two pairs of positioning projections 6d and recesses 6e may be formed in the diagonal direction of the tube plate portion 6a. Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, one protrusion 6d is formed at the center of two columnar parts 6B adjacent in plan view, and a recess 6d that engages with the peripheral part of the protrusion 6d is formed as part 2 thereof. You may form in both the columnar parts 6B of a book. It is sufficient that at least a pair of such protrusions and recesses is formed. However, if at least two pairs of protrusions and recesses are provided in the diagonal direction of the tube sheet portion 6a, positioning can be performed with high accuracy.

  FIGS. 6A and 6B show a porous body 6 of another embodiment. 3A and 3B, the porous body 6 has four substantially slit-like spaces formed by the side walls 6c of the five columnar bodies 6B formed integrally with the tube plate portion 6A. Although 5 are formed in parallel, ten columnar bodies 6B may be formed so that four substantially linear slit-like spaces 5 are separated at the center in the longitudinal direction in plan view.

  As shown in FIGS. 7A, 7B, and 7C, a plurality of columnar portions 6B having a circular shape in plan view may be integrally formed on a disc-shaped tube plate portion 6A having a circular shape in plan view. . In this example, one through hole 3 is formed in each columnar portion 6B. In other words, each columnar portion 6B of the porous body 6 according to the present invention only needs to have at least one through hole 3 extending.

  In addition, the tube plate portion 6A is not limited to an aspect in which the tube plate portion 6A is formed only on one end side of the plurality of columnar portions 6B, and may be formed on both ends of the plurality of columnar portions 6B.

  If at least the tube plate portion 6A is provided at one end of the plurality of columnar portions 6B, the columnar portion 6B can be supported with sufficient strength and dimensional accuracy, and further provided if provided at both ends of the plurality of columnar portions 6B. It becomes possible to support firmly and accurately.

  Moreover, the columnar part 6B is not limited to an aspect in which the columnar part 6B extends from one side of the tube plate part 6A in one direction, and may be formed to extend in one direction from both sides of the tube sheet part 6B. In this case, in order to join the porous body 6 in a plurality of stages to form a membrane element, a flat tube plate portion 6C may be joined to the uppermost upper surface and the lowermost lower surface.

  8 (a), (b), (c), and (d) show a porous body 6 of still another embodiment. A plurality of columnar portions 6B having an oblong shape in plan view are integrally formed with the tube plate portion 6A having a rectangular shape in plan view. In this example, two through holes 3 are formed in each columnar portion 6B. If the region where at least the side wall of the columnar portion 6B is opposed to the peripheral portion of each through-hole 3 is formed, filtered water oozes quickly from the side wall 6c, so that the pressure loss can be kept low.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, if each columnar portion 6B is configured to extend from the inner side of the outer peripheral wall of the tube plate portion 6A, the tube plate portion 6A can be connected to other pipes. It can function as a part.

  9 (a), (b), (c), and (d) show a porous body 6 of still another embodiment. A plurality of columnar portions 6B having an “H” shape in plan view are integrally formed with the tube plate portion 6A having a rectangular shape in plan view. Also in this example, since the region where at least the side wall of the columnar part 6B faces is formed in the peripheral part of each through-hole 3, the filtered water oozes quickly from the side wall 6c. 7 to 9 do not have the positioning protrusions and recesses, it goes without saying that the positioning protrusions and recesses shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 are provided.

  Moreover, although any above-mentioned embodiment demonstrated the structure by which the filtration membrane layer 4 was formed in the internal peripheral surface of the through-hole 3, the hole diameter and layer thickness of a filtration membrane layer are solid of the to-be-processed fluid. It is appropriately set according to the size. Moreover, you may comprise a porous body, without forming a filtration membrane layer in the internal peripheral surface of a fluid flow hole.

  In any of the above-described embodiments, the structure in which the porous body 6 is obtained by press-molding the ceramic granular material granulated to a predetermined particle size using the spray drying method has been described. The body is not limited to those using ceramic granules using spray drying.

  The membrane element 2 according to the present invention can be used in a wide range of water treatment such as clean water, sewage and industrial wastewater, solid-liquid separation treatment and concentration treatment in the food industry, and further recovery of useful materials.

  The membrane component 20 and the membrane module 1 in which the membrane element 2 according to the present invention is accommodated are not limited to the configuration described above, and can be appropriately configured according to the application.

  In addition, the specific configuration such as the size and shape of the ceramic porous body and the number of connections of the ceramic porous connected body constituting the membrane element is not limited to the contents described in the above-described embodiment, but according to the present invention. Needless to say, the design can be changed as appropriate within the range where the effects are exhibited.

1: Membrane module 2: Membrane element 3: Through hole (fluid flow hole)
4: Fine porous layer (filtration membrane layer)
5: Slit-like space 6: Ceramic porous body 6A: Tube plate portion 6B: Columnar portions 6a and 6b: A pair of end surfaces 6c: Side surface 6d: Positioning protrusion 6e: Positioning recess 20: Membrane component

Claims (6)

  A ceramic tube plate portion in which a plurality of through holes are formed and a plurality of ceramic columnar portions extending in one direction from the tube plate portion are integrally formed, and the through holes are formed in the columnar portions. A porous ceramic body characterized by being formed to extend.   2. The ceramic porous body according to claim 1, wherein the tube plate portion is formed at one end or both ends of the plurality of columnar portions.   A plurality of ceramic porous bodies according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the plurality of ceramic porous bodies are joined in one direction so that the through holes communicate with each other.   4. The tube plate portion and the columnar portion are alternately arranged by joining the columnar portion of the other ceramic porous body so as to face each other to the tube plate portion of one ceramic porous body. Ceramic porous connector.   A fine porous layer having a pore diameter smaller than the pore diameter of the ceramic porous body is formed on the inner peripheral surface of each through hole formed in the ceramic porous joint body according to claim 4. Ceramic membrane element.   Using a powder material containing ceramic powder, a tube plate portion having a plurality of through holes and a plurality of columnar portions extending in one direction from the tube plate portion are integrally formed, and the through holes are formed in the columnar portions. A method for producing a porous ceramic body, characterized in that press forming is performed so as to extend.

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