Macrovoid-free high performance polybenzimidazole hollow fiber membranes for elevated temperature H2/CO2 separations

Singh, Rajinder Pal; Dahe, Ganpat J.; Dudeck, Kevin Wade; Berchtold, Kathryn A.

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.07.091

Macrovoid-free high performance polybenzimidazole hollow fiber membranes for elevated temperature H₂/CO₂ separations

Journal Article · Thu Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.07.091· OSTI ID:1659171

^[1]; Dahe, Ganpat J. ^[1]; Dudeck, Kevin Wade ^[1]; ^[1]

Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Thermally robust membranes are required for H₂ production and carbon capture from hydrocarbon fuel derived synthesis (syn) gas. Polybenzimidaole (PBI) materials have exceptional thermal, chemical and mechanical characteristics and high H₂ perm-selectivity for efficient syngas separations at process relevant conditions. The large gas volumes processed mandate the use of a high-throughput, small footprint hollow fiber membrane (HFM) platform. Here in this work, an industrially attractive spinning protocol is developed to fabricate PBI HFMs with unprecedented H₂/CO₂ separation performance. A unique dope composition incorporating an acetonitrile diluent is discovered enabling asymmetric macro-void free PBI HFM fabrication using a water coagulant. The influences of dope viscosity, coagulant chemistry, and air gap on HFM morphology are evaluated. Elevated temperature (up to 350 °C) H₂ permeances of 400 GPU with H₂/CO₂ selectivities > 20 are achieved. This unprecedented separation performance is a ground breaking achievement at temperatures traditionally considered out-of-reach for polymeric membranes.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE), Clean Coal and Carbon Management

Grant/Contract Number:: 89233218CNA000001

OSTI ID:: 1659171

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1670481

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--18-27896

Journal Information:: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal Name: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Journal Issue: 51 Vol. 45; ISSN 0360-3199

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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