摘要 |
A method of making a porous, green form for use in producing at least part of an article that can be an oxygen transport membrane. A green powder, a binding agent, and first and second pore forming, particulate materials are mixed together. The first and second pore forming, particulate materials have first and second particle sizes such that the first particle size is greater than the second particle size. The difference in pore forming particle sizes allows for the production of large pores and channels connecting the pores in the finished article or part thereof. Advantageously, the first pore forming material is a sublimable material such as naphthalene. The mixture is formed into a configuration suitable for the use within the article, for instance a tube formed by extrusion. The first pore forming material is removed to form the pores. The oxygen transport membrane can have a dense layer supported by one or more porous support layers formed by a green form of the present invention.
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