Abstract
AbstractMolten Na2CO3–K2CO3 (NKC, 56–44 mol%) eutectic compositions were vacuum‐impregnated, at the eutectic temperature, into two porous ZrO2:8.6 mol% MgO (magnesium‐partially stabilized zirconia, MgPSZ) and ZrO2:8 mol% Y2O2 (yttria‐fully stabilized zirconia, 8YSZ) ceramics. Thermogravimetric analyses were performed in mixtures of that composition with MgPSZ and 8YSZ ceramic powders. Before impregnation, porosity was achieved in the two compounds by addition and thermal removal of 30 vol.% NKC. To ascertain the carbonates had filled up through the ceramic body, both sides of the parallel and fracture surfaces of the disk‐shaped impregnated compositions were observed in a scanning electron microscope and analyzed by energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy. The electrical conductivity of the two ceramics, before and after impregnation, was evaluated by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in the 5 Hz–13 MHz frequency range from approximately 530 to 740°C. The permeation of the carbonate ions through the membranes via the eutectic composition was assessed by the threshold temperatures of the onset of the carbonate ion percolation. The objectives were to prepare dual‐phase membranes for the separation of carbon dioxide and for the development of carbon dioxide sensors.
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