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Abstract

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Table of Contents

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List of Figures

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List of Tables

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1.

Introduction

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2.

Experimental Methods

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2.1

Zeolite membrane synthesis

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2.1.1

MFI membranes

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2.1.2

CHA membranes

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2.2

Silylation on zeolite membranes

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2.3

Ion exchange on SAPO-34 membranes

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2.4

Membrane Permeation

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2.5

Membrane Separation

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2.6

Powder adsorption and structure study

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3.

Results and discussion

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3.1

Silylation of MFI Membranes

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3.1.1

Effect of isomorphous substitution

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3.1.2

Effect of initial membrane quality

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3.1.3

Effect of membrane acidity

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3.1.4

Effect of silane precursor

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3.1.5

Adsorption and crystal structure study

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3.2

Silylation of CHA membranes

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3.3

Ion-exchange of CHA membranes

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4.

Conclusions

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5.

Future Work

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