Ultrathin graphene oxide-based hollow fiber membranes with brush-like CO2-philic agent for highly efficient CO2 capture

Zhou, Fanglei; Tien, Huynh Ngoc; Xu, Weiwei L.; Chen, Jung-Tsai; Liu, Qiuli; Hicks, Ethan; Fathizadeh, Mahdi; Li, Shiguang; Yu, Miao

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02318-1

Title: Ultrathin graphene oxide-based hollow fiber membranes with brush-like CO₂-philic agent for highly efficient CO₂ capture

Journal Article · Wed Dec 13 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Nature Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02318-1· OSTI ID:1499977

Zhou, Fanglei ^[1]; Tien, Huynh Ngoc ^[2]; Xu, Weiwei L. ^[2]; Chen, Jung-Tsai ^[2]; Liu, Qiuli ^[2];

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^[2]; Li, Shiguang ^[3]; Yu, Miao ^[1]

Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (United States). Dept. of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (United States). Dept. of Chemical Engineering. Catalysis for Renewable Fuels Center
Gas Technology Inst., Des Plaines, IL (United States)

Among the current CO₂ capture technologies, membrane gas separation has many inherent advantages over other conventional techniques. However, fabricating gas separation membranes with both high CO₂ permeance and high CO₂/N₂ selectivity, especially under wet conditions, is a challenge. In this study, sub-20-nm thick, layered graphene oxide (GO)-based hollow fiber membranes with grafted, brush-like CO₂-philic agent alternating between GO layers are prepared by a facile coating process for highly efficient CO₂/N₂ separation under wet conditions. Piperazine, as an effective CO₂-philic agent, is introduced as a carrier-brush into the GO nanochannels with chemical bonding. The membrane exhibits excellent separation performance under simulated flue gas conditions with CO₂ permeance of 1,020 GPU and CO₂/N₂ selectivity as high as 680, demonstrating its potential for CO₂ capture from flue gas. We expect this GO-based membrane structure combined with the facile coating process to facilitate the development of ultrathin GO-based membranes for CO₂ capture.

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Research Organization:: Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL (United States)

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

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OSTI ID:: 1499977

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Vol. 8; ISSN 2041-1723

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