화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.81, 451-463, January, 2020
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2019.09.035  Export Citation
Different 2D materials based polyetherimide mixed matrix membranes for CO2/N2 separation
Ashwin R. Kamble, Chetan M. Patel, and Z.V.P. Murthy†
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, 395007 Gujarat, India
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Keeping the global warming and climate change issues in mind, various efforts are being taking place worldwide to separate/capture CO2 from flue gas mixture in order to reduce its emission in the atmosphere. Therefore, in this work, we improve the gas transport properties of polyetherimide (PEI) membrane for CO2/N2 separation by embedding three different fillers of two-dimensional materials such as graphene oxide (GO), molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) in its matrix. Additionally, the effect of different weight fraction (0.5,1.5, and 2.5 wt.%) of these fillers on the CO2/N2 gas separation performance have been investigated. Membrane morphology, variation in the chemical bonds and membrane surface roughness were observed by employing Field Emission Gun Scanning Electron Microscopy (FEG-SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) analysis. Results obtained from the gas permeation showed that PEI embodied with GO exhibited higher gas permeation compared to when embodied with h-BN and MoS2. However, the maximum separation was achieved with MoS2 particles.
Keywords:Two-dimensional materials;Molybdenum disulfide;Hexagonal-boron nitride;Graphene oxide;CO2/N2 separation
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