Facilely Cross-Linking Polybenzimidazole with Polycarboxylic Acids to Improve H2/CO2 Separation Performance

Hu, Leiqing; Bui, Vinh T.; Huang, Liang; Singh, Rajinder P.; Lin, Haiqing

doi:10.1021/acsami.0c23098

Facilely Cross-Linking Polybenzimidazole with Polycarboxylic Acids to Improve H₂/CO₂ Separation Performance

Journal Article · Sun Mar 07 23:00:00 EST 2021 · ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c23098· OSTI ID:1864404

Hu, Leiqing ^[1]; Bui, Vinh T. ^[2]; ^[2]; Singh, Rajinder P. ^[3]; ^[2]

State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY (United States); University at Buffalo, SUNY
State Univ. of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, NY (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Polybenzimidazole (PBI) with a strong size-sieving ability exhibits attractive H₂/CO₂ separation properties for blue H₂ production and CO₂ capture. Herein, we report that PBI can be facilely cross-linked with polycarboxylic acids, oxalic acid (OA), and trans-aconitic acid (TaA) to improve its separation performance. The acids react with the amines on the PBI chains, decreasing free volume and increasing size-sieving ability. The acid doping increases H₂/CO₂ selectivity from 12 to as high as 45 at 35 °C. Here, the acid-doped samples demonstrate stable H₂/CO₂ separation performance when challenged with simulated syngas containing water vapor at 150 °C, which surpasses state-of-the-art polymers and Robeson’s upper bound for H₂/CO₂ separation.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0031636

OSTI ID:: 1864404

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1874925

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Journal Name: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 13; ISSN 1944-8244

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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