Molecular design and fabrication of PIM-1/polyphosphazene blend membranes with high performance for CO2/N2 separation

Sekizkardes, Ali K.; Budhathoki, Samir; Zhu, Lingxiang; Kusuma, Victor; Tong, Zi; McNally, Joshua S.; Steckel, Janice A.; Yi, Shouliang; Hopkinson, David

doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119764

Molecular design and fabrication of PIM-1/polyphosphazene blend membranes with high performance for CO₂/N₂ separation

Journal Article · Fri Aug 20 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Journal of Membrane Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119764· OSTI ID:1869467

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National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States); NETL Support Contractor, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

New polymeric blend membranes for CO₂ separation were synthesized based on insights from molecular dynamics simulation. A molecular-level structure-property relationship in polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM) based blend membranes, was investigated in detail computationally. Calculated local density profiles and energy of interaction of the blend membranes, composed of PIM-1 and various polyphosphazenes, showed that using the polyphosphazene with a higher concentration of ether side chains can improve the compatibility with PIM-1. Furthermore, based on the findings of computational studies, blend membranes were experimentally fabricated from PIM-1 and polyphosphazenes with various polyether side chain concentrations. Polyether concentration in polyphosphazenes was correlated with the film properties and gas transport performance of the blend membranes. Blend membranes showed very high CO₂ permeability (3100-5300 barrer) and improved CO₂/N₂ selectivity (24-28), outperforming all other PIM-based blend membranes reported to date. Moreover, the CO₂ permeability performance of the blend membranes was tested 566 hours under real post-combustion flue gas from a coal-fired power plant, including CO₂, N₂, H₂O, O₂, SO_x and NO_x.

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Research Organization:: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: 89243318CFE000003

OSTI ID:: 1869467

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1862609

Journal Information:: Journal of Membrane Science, Journal Name: Journal of Membrane Science Journal Issue: None Vol. 640; ISSN 0376-7388

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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