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Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ (BSCF) feedstock development and optimization for thermoplastic forming of thin planar and tubular oxygen separation membranes

Salehi, Mehdi ; Clemens, Frank ; Pfaff, Ewald M. ; Junior, Roberto M. ; Bergmann, Carlos P. ; Diethelm, Stefan ; Neururer, Christoph ; Graule, Thomas ; Grobéty, Bernard

In: Journal of Membrane Science, 2013, p. -

This paper presents the processing steps for producing thin planar and tubular oxygen separation membranes by thermoplastic forming of Ba0.5Sr0.5Co0.8Fe0.2O3−δ (BSCF) with polystyrene (PS) and stearic acid (SA) as binder. The influence of powder content on the shape stability of thin membranes (tubular and planar structures)...

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Kinetic analysis of the polymer burnout in ceramic thermoplastic processing of the YSZ thin electrolyte structures using model free method

Salehi, Mehdi ; Clemens, Frank ; Graule, Thomas ; Grobéty, Bernard

In: Applied Energy, 2012, vol. 95, p. 147-155

Polymeric binder burnout during thermoplastic processing of yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) ceramics were analyzed using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The debinding kinetics of the stearic acid/polystyrene binder have been described using model free methods and compared with the decomposition rate of the pure polymers. The apparent activation energy Eα as a function of...