Zeolitic imidazolate framework membranes made by ligand-induced permselectivation

Ma, Xiaoli; Kumar, Prashant; Mittal, Nitish; Khlyustova, Alexandra; Daoutidis, Prodromos; Mkhoyan, K. Andre; Tsapatsis, Michael

doi:10.1126/science.aat4123

Zeolitic imidazolate framework membranes made by ligand-induced permselectivation

Journal Article · Thu Sep 06 04:00:00 EDT 2018 · Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat4123· OSTI ID:1541699

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Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) membranes are emerging as a promising energy-efficient separation technology. However, their reliable and scalable manufacturing remains a challenge. We demonstrate the fabrication of ZIF nanocomposite membranes by means of an all-vapor-phase processing method based on atomic layer deposition (ALD) of ZnO in a porous support followed by ligand-vapor treatment. After ALD, the obtained nanocomposite exhibits low flux and is not selective, whereas after ligand-vapor (2-methylimidazole) treatment, it is partially transformed to ZIF and shows stable performance with high mixture separation factor for propylene over propane (an energy-intensive high-volume separation) and high propylene flux. Membrane synthesis through ligand-induced permselectivation of a nonselective and impermeable deposit is shown to be simple and highly reproducible and holds promise for scalability.

Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Gas Separations Relevant to Clean Energy Technologies (CGS); Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0001015

OSTI ID:: 1541699

Journal Information:: Science, Journal Name: Science Journal Issue: 6406 Vol. 361; ISSN 0036-8075

Publisher:: AAAS

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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