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Su Y, Li D, Shan M, Feng X, Gascon J, Wang Y, Zhang Y. Uniformly Distributed Mixed Matrix Membranes via a Solution Processable Strategy for Propylene/Propane Separation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316093. [PMID: 38129312 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Aggregation of filler particles during the formation of mixed matrix membranes is difficult to avoid when filler loadings exceed a 10-15 wt %. Such agglomeration usually leads to poor membrane performance. In this work, using a ZIF-67 metal-organic framework (MOF) as filler along with surface modification of Ag4 tz4 to improve processability and selective olefin adsorption, we demonstrate that highly loaded with a very low agglomeration degree membranes can be synthesized displaying unmatched separation selectivity (39) for C3 H6 /C3 H8 mixtures and high permeability rates (99 Barrer), far surpassing previous reports in the literature. Through molecular dynamics simulation, the enhanced compatibility between ZIF-67 and polymer matrix with adding Ag4 tz4 was proven and the tendency in gas permeability and C3 H6 selectivity in the mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) were well explained. More importantly, the membrane showed a wide range of pressure and temperature resistance, together with remarkable long-term stability (>900 h). The modification method might help solve interface issues in MMMs and can be extended to the fabrication of other fillers to achieve high performance MMMs for gas separation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yafei Su
- School of Chemical, Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 450001, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical, Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 450001, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical, Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 450001, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- National Supercomputing Center in Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou University, 450001, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KAUST Catalysis Center, Advanced Catalytic Materials, 23955, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, 210096, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical, Engineering, Zhengzhou University, 450001, Zhengzhou, P. R. China
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Peng D, Duan S, Feng X, Liu Z, Wang J, Li D, Zhang Y. Mixed-matrix membranes containing zero-dimension porphyrin-based complex for propylene/propane separation. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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Cheng Y, Joarder B, Datta SJ, Alsadun N, Poloneeva D, Fan D, Khairova R, Bavykina A, Jia J, Shekhah O, Shkurenko A, Maurin G, Gascon J, Eddaoudi M. Mixed Matrix Membranes with Surface Functionalized Metal-Organic Framework Sieves for Efficient Propylene/Propane Separation. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023:e2300296. [PMID: 37045553 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202300296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
Abstract
Membrane technology, regarded as an environmentally friendly and sustainable approach, offers great potential to address the large energy penalty associated with the energy-intensive propylene/propane separation. Quest for molecular sieving membranes for this important separation is of tremendous interest. Here, a fluorinated metal-organic framework (MOF) material, known as KAUST-7 (KAUST: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) with well-defined narrow 1D channels that can effectively discriminate propylene from propane based on a size-sieving mechanism, is successfully incorporated into a polyimide matrix to fabricate molecular sieving mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). Markedly, the surface functionalization of KAUST-7 nanoparticles with carbene moieties affords the requisite interfacial compatibility, with minimal nonselective defects at polymer-filler interfaces, for the fabrication of a molecular sieving MMM. The optimal membrane with a high MOF loading (up to 45 wt.%) displays a propylene permeability of ≈95 barrer and a mixed propylene/propane selectivity of ≈20, far exceeding the state-of-the-art upper bound limits. Moreover, the resultant membrane exhibits robust structural stability under practical conditions, including high pressures (up to 8 bar) and temperatures (up to 100 °C). The observed outstanding performance attests to the importance of surface engineering for the preparation and plausible deployment of high-performance MMMs for industrial applications.
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- Youdong Cheng
- Functional Materials Design, Discovery and Development (FMD3), Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Functional Materials Design, Discovery and Development (FMD3), Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Functional Materials Design, Discovery and Development (FMD3), Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Functional Materials Design, Discovery and Development (FMD3), Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Faisal University (KFU), Al-Ahsa, 31982-400, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Catalytic Materials (ACM), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier (ICGM), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, 34095, France
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- Advanced Catalytic Materials (ACM), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Catalytic Materials (ACM), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Functional Materials Design, Discovery and Development (FMD3), Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Functional Materials Design, Discovery and Development (FMD3), Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Functional Materials Design, Discovery and Development (FMD3), Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Institut Charles Gerhardt Montpellier (ICGM), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, Montpellier, 34095, France
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- Advanced Catalytic Materials (ACM), KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Functional Materials Design, Discovery and Development (FMD3), Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center (AMPMC), Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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Xu M, Dou H, Peng F, Yang N, Xiao X, Tantai X, Sun Y, Jiang B, Zhang L. Ultra-stable copper decorated deep eutectic solvent based supported liquid membranes for olefin/paraffin separation: In-depth study of carrier stability. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Wang K, Ren Y, Luo J, Zhuang Y, Feng S, Wan Y. Highly Stable Silver-Loaded Membrane Prepared by Interfacial Polymerization for Olefin Separation. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Keying Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production of Rare Earths, Ganjiang Innovation Academy, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ganzhou 341119, China
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Kim M, Cho Y, Kang SW. Interactions of Ag Particles Stabilized by 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane with Olefin Molecules in Poly(ether-block-amide). Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27134122. [PMID: 35807368 PMCID: PMC9268640 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27134122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
In this study, to use a stabilized carrier, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were used as carriers and electron acceptors were added to activate the surface of AgNPs as olefin carriers. In addition, poly(ether-block-amide) (PEBAX), consisting of polyamide (hard segments) and polyether (soft segments), was investigated for the correlation of the between-segments ratio related to the stability of AgNPs and separation performance. As a result, contrary to the expectation that high permeance would be observed in PEBAX-1657/AgNPs/7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) membrane, which had a higher ratio of polyether soft segment, the PEBAX-5513/AgNPs/TCNQ membrane, which had a relatively high proportion of polyamide, showed a higher permeance without difference in selectivity. These unexpected data were attributable to the fact that the relatively abundant amount of PA groups in PEBAX-5513 was able to stabilize and positively polarize the surface of AgNPs, resulting in the stabilized and high performance of olefin separation.
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- Minsu Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, Korea;
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- Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Soonchunhyang University, Asan 31538, Korea
- Correspondence: (Y.C.); (S.W.K.); Tel.: +82-22-287-5362 (S.W.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, Korea;
- Department of Chemistry and Energy Engineering, Sangmyung University, Seoul 03016, Korea
- Correspondence: (Y.C.); (S.W.K.); Tel.: +82-22-287-5362 (S.W.K.)
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Park S, Morales-Collazo O, Freeman B, Brennecke JF. Ionic Liquid Stabilizes Olefin Facilitated Transport Membranes Against Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202202895. [PMID: 35384196 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202202895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
Abstract
Separation of olefins from their paraffin analogs relies on energy-intensive cryogenic distillation. Facilitated transport-based membranes that reversibly and selectively bind olefins, but not paraffins, could save considerable amounts of energy. However, the chemical instability of the silver ion olefin-binding carriers in such membranes has been a longstanding roadblock for this approach. We discovered long-term carrier stability against extended exposure to hydrogen, a common contaminant in such streams. Based on UV/Vis absorption and Raman spectroscopy, along with XRD analysis results, certain ionic liquids solubilize silver ions, and anion aggregates surrounding the silver ion carriers greatly attenuate their reduction by hydrogen. Here, we report the stability of olefin/paraffin separation properties under continuous exposure to high pressure hydrogen, which addresses a critical technical roadblock in membrane-based olefin/paraffin separation.
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- Sejoon Park
- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA
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Park S, Morales‐Collazo O, Freeman B, Brennecke JF. Ionic Liquid Stabilizes Olefin Facilitated Transport Membranes Against Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202202895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Sejoon Park
- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
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- McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
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Feng X, Peng D, Shan M, Niu X, Zhang Y. Facilitated propylene transport in mixed matrix membranes containing
ZIF
‐8@Agmim core‐shell hybrid material. AIChE J 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xiaoquan Feng
- School of Chemical Engineering Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
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- School of Chemical Engineering Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
- School of Material & Chemical Engineering Zhengzhou University of Light Industry Zhengzhou China
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- School of Chemical Engineering Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
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- School of Chemical Engineering Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
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- School of Chemical Engineering Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou China
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