Bicontinuous substrates with reduced pore restriction for CO2-selective composite membranes

Pang, Ruizhi; Yang, Yutong; Han, Yang; Chen, Kai K.; Ho, W. S. Winston

doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120547

Bicontinuous substrates with reduced pore restriction for CO₂-selective composite membranes

Journal Article · Fri Apr 08 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of Membrane Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120547· OSTI ID:1877554

Pang, Ruizhi ^[1]; Yang, Yutong ^[2]; Han, Yang ^[2]; Chen, Kai K. ^[2]; ^[2]

The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States); The Ohio State University
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)

A substrate with bicontinuous structure is attractive for thin-film composite (TFC) membrane synthesis due to its high surface porosity and well-interconnected bulk morphology. In this study, the vapor-induced phase separation (VIPS) of the casting solution comprising water, 2-pyrrolidone, and polyethersulfone (PES) was studied. By tuning the water addition in the casting solution and water vapor exposure time, the optimized substrate exhibited a bicontinuous surface with a high porosity of 24.2% (or 216/µm² pore density), thereby mitigating pore restriction and showing a high CO₂ permeance of 2.94×10⁵ GPU. Compared to the benchmark PES substrate with cellular surface pores and lower gas permeance, the use of the bicontinuous substrate led to a 12% increase in the CO₂ permeance of the TFC membrane. The mitigated pore restriction was further rationalized by a resistance-in-series model. The analysis of the lateral diffusion and substrate resistances indicates that an even higher surface pore density of the substrate is required to fully realize the potential of ultra-permeable, CO₂-selective polymers in the TFC configuration. As a result, the scalability of the VIPS process was demonstrated by the roll-to-roll fabrication of the optimized bicontinuous substrate with a width of 21" and a length of >100'.

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Research Organization:: The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0031731

OSTI ID:: 1877554

Journal Information:: Journal of Membrane Science, Journal Name: Journal of Membrane Science Vol. 654; ISSN 0376-7388

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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