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Title: Recent Progress in the Engineering of Polymeric Membranes for CO2 Capture from Flue Gas

Abstract

CO2 capture from coal- or natural gas-derived flue gas has been widely considered as the next opportunity for the large-scale deployment of gas separation membranes. Despite the tremendous progress made in the synthesis of polymeric membranes with high CO2/N2 separation performance, only a few membrane technologies were advanced to the bench-scale study or above from a highly idealized laboratory setting. Therefore, the recent progress in polymeric membranes is reviewed in the perspectives of capture system energetics, process synthesis, membrane scale-up, modular fabrication, and field tests. These engineering considerations can provide a holistic approach to better guide membrane research and accelerate the commercialization of gas separation membranes for post-combustion carbon capture.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Fossil Energy (FE); Ohio Development Services Agency
OSTI Identifier:
1762005
Grant/Contract Number:  
FE0031731; OER-CDO-D-19-12
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Membranes
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 10; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2077-0375
Publisher:
MDPI
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS; polymeric membrane; carbon capture; scale up; module; process

Citation Formats

Han, Yang, Yang, Yutong, and Ho, W. Winston. Recent Progress in the Engineering of Polymeric Membranes for CO2 Capture from Flue Gas. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.3390/membranes10110365.
Han, Yang, Yang, Yutong, & Ho, W. Winston. Recent Progress in the Engineering of Polymeric Membranes for CO2 Capture from Flue Gas. United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10110365
Han, Yang, Yang, Yutong, and Ho, W. Winston. Mon . "Recent Progress in the Engineering of Polymeric Membranes for CO2 Capture from Flue Gas". United States. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes10110365. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1762005.
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abstractNote = {CO2 capture from coal- or natural gas-derived flue gas has been widely considered as the next opportunity for the large-scale deployment of gas separation membranes. Despite the tremendous progress made in the synthesis of polymeric membranes with high CO2/N2 separation performance, only a few membrane technologies were advanced to the bench-scale study or above from a highly idealized laboratory setting. Therefore, the recent progress in polymeric membranes is reviewed in the perspectives of capture system energetics, process synthesis, membrane scale-up, modular fabrication, and field tests. These engineering considerations can provide a holistic approach to better guide membrane research and accelerate the commercialization of gas separation membranes for post-combustion carbon capture.},
doi = {10.3390/membranes10110365},
journal = {Membranes},
number = 11,
volume = 10,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2020}
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