Ultem®/ZIF-8 mixed matrix membranes for gas separation: Transport and physical properties

Eiras, Daniel; Labreche, Ying; Pessan, Luiz Antonio

doi:10.1590/1980-5373-MR-2015-0621

Ultem^®/ZIF-8 mixed matrix membranes for gas separation: Transport and physical properties

Journal Article · Thu Feb 18 23:00:00 EST 2016 · Materials Research (Sao Carlos, Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-5373-MR-2015-0621· OSTI ID:1257981

Eiras, Daniel ^[1]; Labreche, Ying ^[2]; Pessan, Luiz Antonio ^[3]

Univ. Federal de Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos (Brazil); Federal University of SÃ£o Carlos
Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA (United States)
Univ. Federal de Sao Carlos, Sao Carlos (Brazil)

Mixed matrix membranes are promising options for improving gas separation processes. Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIFs) have a porous structure similar to conventional zeolites, being capable in principle of separating gases based on their differences in kinetic diameter while offering the advantage of having a partial organic character. This partial organic nature improves the compatibility between the sieve and the polymer, and a combination of the mentioned characteristics makes these hybrid materials interesting for the preparation of mixed matrix gas separation membranes. In this context the present work reports the preparation of Ultem^®/ZIF-8 mixed matrix membranes and their permeabilities to pure CO₂, N₂ and CH₄ gases. A significant increase in permeability with increase in CO₂/N₂selectivity was observed for the mixed matrix systems as compared to the properties of the neat Ultem^®. Sorption results allowed to speculate that the ZIF-8 framework is not completely stable dimensionally, what influences the separation process by allowing gases with higher kinetic diameter than its nominal aperture to be sorbed and to diffuse through the crystal. Lastly, sorption and diffusion selectivities indicate that the higher separation performance of the mixed matrix membranes is governed by the diffusion process associated with the influence of gas molecule´s geometry.

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Research Organization:: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)

Grant/Contract Number:: AR0000074

OSTI ID:: 1257981

Journal Information:: Materials Research (Sao Carlos, Online), Journal Name: Materials Research (Sao Carlos, Online) Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 19; ISSN 1980-5373

Publisher:: Univerisdade Federale de Sao CarlosCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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