Ultra-thin enzymatic liquid membrane for CO2 separation and capture

Fu, Yaqin; Jiang, Ying -Bing; Dunphy, Darren; Xiong, Haifeng; Coker, Eric; Chou, Stanley S.; Zhang, Hongxia; Vanegas, Juan M.; Croissant, Jonas G.; Cecchi, Joseph L.; Rempe, Susan B.; Brinker, C. Jeffrey

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-03285-x

Ultra-thin enzymatic liquid membrane for CO₂ separation and capture

Journal Article · Tue Mar 06 23:00:00 EST 2018 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03285-x· OSTI ID:1481789

Fu, Yaqin ^[1]; Jiang, Ying -Bing ^[1]; Dunphy, Darren ^[1]; ^[1]; ^[2]; Chou, Stanley S. ^[2]; Zhang, Hongxia ^[3]; Vanegas, Juan M. ^[4]; Croissant, Jonas G. ^[1]; Cecchi, Joseph L. ^[1]; ^[2]; Brinker, C. Jeffrey ^[1]

Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Angstrom Thin Film Technologies LLC, Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, VT (United States)

Here, the limited flux and selectivities of current carbon dioxide membranes and the high costs associated with conventional absorption-based CO₂ sequestration call for alternative CO₂ separation approaches. Here we describe an enzymatically active, ultra-thin, biomimetic membrane enabling CO₂ capture and separation under ambient pressure and temperature conditions. The membrane comprises a ~18-nm-thick close-packed array of 8 nm diameter hydrophilic pores that stabilize water by capillary condensation and precisely accommodate the metalloenzyme carbonic anhydrase (CA). CA catalyzes the rapid interconversion of CO₂ and water into carbonic acid. By minimizing diffusional constraints, stabilizing and concentrating CA within the nanopore array to a concentration 10× greater than achievable in solution, our enzymatic liquid membrane separates CO₂ at room temperature and atmospheric pressure at a rate of 2600 GPU with CO₂/N₂ and CO₂/H₂ selectivities as high as 788 and 1500, respectively, the highest combined flux and selectivity yet reported for ambient condition operation.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

OSTI ID:: 1481789

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1773286

Report Number(s):: SAND--2018-12206J; 669112

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 9; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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