Effect of cross-link density on carbon dioxide separation in polydimethylsiloxane-norbornene membranes

Hong, Tao; Niu, Zhenbin; Hu, Xunxiang; Gmernicki, Kevin; Cheng, Shiwang; Fan, Fei; Johnson, Joseph Casey; Hong, Eunice K.; Mahurin, Shannon Mark; Jiang, De -en; Long, Brian; Mays, Jimmy; Sokolov, Alexei; Saito, Tomonori

doi:10.1002/cssc.201500903

Effect of cross-link density on carbon dioxide separation in polydimethylsiloxane-norbornene membranes

Journal Article · Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · ChemSusChem

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201500903· OSTI ID:1224754

Hong, Tao ^[1]; Niu, Zhenbin ^[2]; Hu, Xunxiang ^[3]; Gmernicki, Kevin ^[1]; Cheng, Shiwang ^[2]; Fan, Fei ^[1]; Johnson, Joseph Casey ^[2]; Hong, Eunice K. ^[1]; Mahurin, Shannon Mark ^[2]; Jiang, De -en ^[4]; Long, Brian ^[1]; Mays, Jimmy ^[5]; Sokolov, Alexei ^[5]; Saito, Tomonori ^[2]

Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Materials Science & Technology Division
Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Chemistry; Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Chemical Sciences Division

The development of high performance materials for CO₂ separation and capture will significantly contribute to a solution for climate change. In this work, (bicycloheptenyl) ethyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMSPNB) membranes with varied cross-link densities were synthesized via ring-opening metathesis polymerization. The developed polymer membranes show higher permeability and better selectivity than those of conventional cross-linked PDMS membrane. The achieved performance (CO₂ permeability ~ 6800 Barrer and CO₂/N₂ selectivity ~ 14) is very promising for practical applications. The key to achieving this high performance is the use of an in-situ cross-linking method of the difunctional PDMS macromonomers, which provides lightly cross-linked membranes. By combining positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy, broadband dielectric spectroscopy and gas solubility measurements, we have elucidated the key parameters necessary for achieving their excellent performance.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1224754

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1266012

Journal Information:: ChemSusChem, Journal Name: ChemSusChem Journal Issue: 21 Vol. 8; ISSN 1864-5631

Publisher:: ChemPubSoc EuropeCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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