Abstract
Initial sintering stage pore growth mechanism has been applied to the manufacture of alumina and zircon membrane supports formed by uniaxial compaction. The effect of sintering temperature (1200–1500 °C) on density, porosity, surface area, permeability, mean flow pore size, mesopores mean radius (<7 nm) and tortuosity has been investigated. A transition zone has been determined at the end of which permeability reaches a maximal value. Alumina and zircon samples possessed a reasonable flexural strength at the latter point. The transition zone is accompanied with a decrease in tortuosity for both materials. The trend of tortuosity change after the transition zone strongly depended on the shrinkage behavior of the samples.
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