Aluminium anodizing pore membrane

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Anodizing aluminum or titanium creates a dense hexagonal pattern of microscopic pores, leading to a high aspect ratio. The discussion explores whether it's possible to oxidize a thin sheet of material so that the pores extend through, enabling its use as a filtering membrane. It raises questions about the thickness required for effective oxidation and whether etching can selectively remove pure aluminum without affecting the oxide layer. The feasibility of using anodizing alone or in combination with etching for this purpose is also considered. Overall, the potential for using anodized materials as functional membranes is a key focus.
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Using Aluminium anodizing pores as filter membrane.
When anodizing aluminium (or Titanium) a dense hexagonal pattern of microscopic pores is formed, and you can get a pretty high aspect ratio with them. But the illustrations always show the oxide layer with pores on top of a pure aluminium layer. But can you oxidize a thin sheet of material so that the pores go all the way trough so you can use this as a sort of filtering membrane? And if so how thin of a sheet do you need to use? Or can you use a enchant that etch the pure aluminium away, but don't etch the oxide layer?

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