Unprecedented size-sieving ability in polybenzimidazole doped with polyprotic acids for membrane H 2 /CO 2 separation

Zhu, Lingxiang; Swihart, Mark T.; Lin, Haiqing

doi:10.1039/c7ee02865b

Unprecedented size-sieving ability in polybenzimidazole doped with polyprotic acids for membrane H ₂ /CO ₂ separation

Journal Article · 01 January 2018 · Energy & Environmental Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ee02865b· OSTI ID:1539930

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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University at Buffalo; The State University of New York; Buffalo; USA

Acid doped polybenzimidazole shows exceptionally high performance for H₂/CO₂separation with unprecedented selectivity of 140 at 150 °C.

Research Organization:: State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Albany, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE)

DOE Contract Number:: FE0026463

OSTI ID:: 1539930

Journal Information:: Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 11, Issue 1; ISSN 1754-5692

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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