Manufacturing-Driven Insights into Structure, Mechanics, and Permeability of Asymmetric LSCF Membranes via Freeze Casting and Tape Casting

The performance of dense membranes is influenced by both material properties and design features, with thinner membranes exhibiting faster transport rates than thicker ones. However, mechanical limitations restrict the use of standalone thin membranes. A hierarchical structure approach is proposed t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Valdir Pereira Junior, Priscila Lemes, Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini, Mara Gabriela Novy Quadri, Dachamir Hotza, Sergio Yesid Gómez González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:Open Ceramics
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666539525000392
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1849691740411265024
author Valdir Pereira Junior
Priscila Lemes
Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini
Mara Gabriela Novy Quadri
Dachamir Hotza
Sergio Yesid Gómez González
author_facet Valdir Pereira Junior
Priscila Lemes
Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini
Mara Gabriela Novy Quadri
Dachamir Hotza
Sergio Yesid Gómez González
author_sort Valdir Pereira Junior
collection DOAJ
description The performance of dense membranes is influenced by both material properties and design features, with thinner membranes exhibiting faster transport rates than thicker ones. However, mechanical limitations restrict the use of standalone thin membranes. A hierarchical structure approach is proposed to address this issue, consisting of a thin, dense layer supported by a porous substrate that provides mechanical strength. The porous support is engineered through microstructuring the pore architecture to enhance strength and permeation rates, as it governs overall oxygen transport in asymmetric membranes. This study combines freeze casting and tape casting to fabricate asymmetric LSCF membranes. The porous supports were manufactured using freeze casting, studying the effects of the freezing method, solids load, and binder concentration systematically evaluated through experimental design. The interaction between these variables and their impact on mechanical properties, porosity, and permeability was thoroughly analyzed. The freezing method significantly altered pore directionality, connectivity, stress strength, fracture strain, and permeability. While standalone dense membranes exhibited low mechanical strength, the porous support demonstrated up to 13-fold mechanical strength. The dense, thin membrane, produced by tape casting, was successfully coupled with the porous support, with no cracking or delamination observed at the interface after deposition and co-sintering.
format Article
id doaj-art-a003db8bcb9e44cabada0459944def7d
institution DOAJ
issn 2666-5395
language English
publishDate 2025-06-01
publisher Elsevier
record_format Article
series Open Ceramics
spelling doaj-art-a003db8bcb9e44cabada0459944def7d2025-08-20T03:20:56ZengElsevierOpen Ceramics2666-53952025-06-012210077210.1016/j.oceram.2025.100772Manufacturing-Driven Insights into Structure, Mechanics, and Permeability of Asymmetric LSCF Membranes via Freeze Casting and Tape CastingValdir Pereira Junior0Priscila Lemes1Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini2Mara Gabriela Novy Quadri3Dachamir Hotza4Sergio Yesid Gómez González5Department of Chemical Engineering (EQA), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), 88040-900 Florianópolis, BrazilLatin American Institute of Technology, Infrastructure and Territory (ILATIT), Federal University of Latin American Integration (UNILA), 85870-650 Foz do Iguaçu, BrazilUniversity of Ribeirão Preto – UNAERP, 14096-900 Ribeirão Preto, BrazilDepartment of Chemical Engineering (EQA), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), 88040-900 Florianópolis, BrazilDepartment of Chemical Engineering (EQA), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), 88040-900 Florianópolis, BrazilDepartment of Chemical Engineering (EQA), Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), 88040-900 Florianópolis, Brazil; Corresponding author.The performance of dense membranes is influenced by both material properties and design features, with thinner membranes exhibiting faster transport rates than thicker ones. However, mechanical limitations restrict the use of standalone thin membranes. A hierarchical structure approach is proposed to address this issue, consisting of a thin, dense layer supported by a porous substrate that provides mechanical strength. The porous support is engineered through microstructuring the pore architecture to enhance strength and permeation rates, as it governs overall oxygen transport in asymmetric membranes. This study combines freeze casting and tape casting to fabricate asymmetric LSCF membranes. The porous supports were manufactured using freeze casting, studying the effects of the freezing method, solids load, and binder concentration systematically evaluated through experimental design. The interaction between these variables and their impact on mechanical properties, porosity, and permeability was thoroughly analyzed. The freezing method significantly altered pore directionality, connectivity, stress strength, fracture strain, and permeability. While standalone dense membranes exhibited low mechanical strength, the porous support demonstrated up to 13-fold mechanical strength. The dense, thin membrane, produced by tape casting, was successfully coupled with the porous support, with no cracking or delamination observed at the interface after deposition and co-sintering.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666539525000392PermeabilityMechanical propertiesPorosity-morphology control
spellingShingle Valdir Pereira Junior
Priscila Lemes
Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini
Mara Gabriela Novy Quadri
Dachamir Hotza
Sergio Yesid Gómez González
Manufacturing-Driven Insights into Structure, Mechanics, and Permeability of Asymmetric LSCF Membranes via Freeze Casting and Tape Casting
Open Ceramics
Permeability
Mechanical properties
Porosity-morphology control
title Manufacturing-Driven Insights into Structure, Mechanics, and Permeability of Asymmetric LSCF Membranes via Freeze Casting and Tape Casting
title_full Manufacturing-Driven Insights into Structure, Mechanics, and Permeability of Asymmetric LSCF Membranes via Freeze Casting and Tape Casting
title_fullStr Manufacturing-Driven Insights into Structure, Mechanics, and Permeability of Asymmetric LSCF Membranes via Freeze Casting and Tape Casting
title_full_unstemmed Manufacturing-Driven Insights into Structure, Mechanics, and Permeability of Asymmetric LSCF Membranes via Freeze Casting and Tape Casting
title_short Manufacturing-Driven Insights into Structure, Mechanics, and Permeability of Asymmetric LSCF Membranes via Freeze Casting and Tape Casting
title_sort manufacturing driven insights into structure mechanics and permeability of asymmetric lscf membranes via freeze casting and tape casting
topic Permeability
Mechanical properties
Porosity-morphology control
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666539525000392
work_keys_str_mv AT valdirpereirajunior manufacturingdriveninsightsintostructuremechanicsandpermeabilityofasymmetriclscfmembranesviafreezecastingandtapecasting
AT priscilalemes manufacturingdriveninsightsintostructuremechanicsandpermeabilityofasymmetriclscfmembranesviafreezecastingandtapecasting
AT murilodanieldemelloinnocentini manufacturingdriveninsightsintostructuremechanicsandpermeabilityofasymmetriclscfmembranesviafreezecastingandtapecasting
AT maragabrielanovyquadri manufacturingdriveninsightsintostructuremechanicsandpermeabilityofasymmetriclscfmembranesviafreezecastingandtapecasting
AT dachamirhotza manufacturingdriveninsightsintostructuremechanicsandpermeabilityofasymmetriclscfmembranesviafreezecastingandtapecasting
AT sergioyesidgomezgonzalez manufacturingdriveninsightsintostructuremechanicsandpermeabilityofasymmetriclscfmembranesviafreezecastingandtapecasting