화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.28, No.10, 2050-2056, October, 2011
DOI10.1007/s11814-011-0053-1  Export Citation
Preparation of asymmetric polysulfone/polyimide blended membranes for CO2 separation
Sikander Rafiq†, Zakaria Man, Saikat Maitra1, Abdulhalim Maulud, Farooq Ahmad2, and Nawshad Muhammad
  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Tronoh 31750, Malaysia
  • 1Ceramic Engineering Division, Govt. College of Engineering and Ceramic Technology, West Bengal University of Technology, 73, A.C. Banerje Lane, Kolkata 700010, India
  • 2Chemical Engineering Department, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Asymmetric Flat sheet polysulfone-polyimide (PSF-PI) blended polymeric membranes (with PI content from 5-20%) have been fabricated following phase inversion technique. The membranes have been thoroughly characterized by the measurement of porosity, mechanical properties and also by SEM, FTIR and DSC analyses. With the increase in the PI content, the mechanical properties of the membranes, like Young’s modulus, tensile strength and elongation at break, increased. SEM investigations revealed that the surfaces of fabricated blended membranes possessed adequate homogeneity and their cross-sections showed non-porous top and diminutive porous substructure. From DSC analyses it has been observed that different compositions of the blended membranes exhibited single glass transition temperatures, implying proper compatibility of the polymers. The permeance of CO2 and CH4 through the membrane increased with the increase in PI content and it gradually decreased with the increase in the feed pressure in the range of 2-10 bar. Under the present investigation, the membrane with 20% PI content exhibited the maximum selectivity for the separation of CO2 /CH4 gas mixes.
Keywords:Asymmetric Membranes;Permeance;Selectivity;CO2 Separation
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