Enhancing CO 2 Transport Across a PEEK‐Ionene Membrane and Water‐Lean Solvent Interface

Walter, Eric D.; Zhang, Difan; Chen, Ying; Sung Han, Kee; Bazak, J. David; Burton, Sarah; O'Harra, Kathryn; Hoyt, David W.; Bara, Jason E.; Malhotra, Deepika; Allec, Sarah I.; Glezakou, Vassiliki‐Alexandra; Heldebrant, David J.; Rousseau, Roger

doi:10.1002/cssc.202300157

Enhancing CO ₂ Transport Across a PEEK‐Ionene Membrane and Water‐Lean Solvent Interface

Journal Article · Wed May 24 00:00:00 EDT 2023 · ChemSusChem

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202300157· OSTI ID:1975137

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Battelle Blvd 99352 Richland WA USA
Department of Chemical &, Biological Engineering University of Alabama 35487-0203 Tuscaloosa AL USA
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Battelle Blvd 99352 Richland WA USA, Present address: Oak Ridge National Laboratory 37830 Oak Ridge TN USA
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Battelle Blvd 99352 Richland WA USA, Washington State University 99164-1067 Pullman WA USA

Abstract

Efficient direct air capture (DAC) of CO ₂ will require strategies to deal with the relatively low concentration in the atmosphere. One such strategy is to employ the combination of a CO ₂ ‐selective membrane coupled with a CO ₂ capture solvent acting as a draw solution. Here, the interactions between a leading water‐lean carbon‐capture solvent, a polyether ether ketone (PEEK)‐ionene membrane, CO ₂ , and combinations were probed using advanced NMR techniques coupled with advanced simulations. We identify the speciation and dynamics of the solvent, membrane, and CO ₂ , presenting spectroscopic evidence of CO ₂ diffusion through benzylic regions within the PEEK‐ionene membrane, not spaces in the ionic lattice as expected. Our results demonstrate that water‐lean capture solvents provide a thermodynamic and kinetic funnel to draw CO ₂ from the air through the membrane and into the bulk solvent, thus enhancing the performance of the membrane. The reaction between the carbon‐capture solvent and CO ₂ produces carbamic acid, disrupting interactions between the imidazolium (Im ⁺ ) cations and the bistriflimide anions within the PEEK‐ionene membrane, thereby creating structural changes through which CO ₂ can diffuse more readily. Consequently, this restructuring results in CO ₂ diffusion at the interface that is faster than CO ₂ diffusion in the bulk carbon‐capture solvent.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

OSTI ID:: 1975137

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1983414

Journal Information:: ChemSusChem, Journal Name: ChemSusChem Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 16; ISSN 1864-5631

Publisher:: Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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