Pebax/two-dimensional MFI nanosheets mixed-matrix membranes for enhanced CO2 separation
2021 (English)In: Journal of Membrane Science, ISSN 0376-7388, E-ISSN 1873-3123, Vol. 636, article id 119612Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Zeolite crystals as inorganic fillers were widely applied in fabricating mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) for CO2 separation. The poor filler-matrix interaction and the aggregation of high-loaded fillers in MMMs restrict their advantage of overcoming the trade-off limitation between permeability and selectivity. The novel MMMs with two-dimensional (2D) MFI nanosheets as inorganic fillers and Pebax MH 1657 as the matrix were synthesized and applied to achieve an efficient separation of CO2/CH4 gas mixture for the first time. The large interfacial contact areas between MFI nanosheets and Pebax matrix improve their compatibility to form defect-free MMMs with better mechanical properties. The high-aspect-ratio MFI nanosheets function as solid and selective barriers to make MMMs possess a significant promotion in both CO2 permeability and CO2/CH4 selectivity without the trade-off limitation. The MMM containing 5 wt% of MFI nanosheets exhibited the optimum performance with CO2 permeability of 159.1 Barrer and CO2/CH4 selectivity of 27.4. The as-prepared MMMs showed an improvement of 63.5% in CO2 permeability and 76.4% in CO2/CH4 selectivity, compared to pristine Pebax membranes.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2021. Vol. 636, article id 119612
Keywords [en]
MFI nanosheets, Zeolite, Mixed matrix membranes, Pebax, CO2/CH4 separation
National Category
Chemical Process Engineering
Research subject
Chemical Technology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-86337DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119612ISI: 000681121500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85109518619OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-86337DiVA, id: diva2:1579904
Note
Validerad;2021;Nivå 2;2021-07-15 (beamah);
Forskningsfinansiär: National Natural Science Foundation of China (U20A20152, 21136008)
2021-07-122021-07-122023-09-05Bibliographically approved