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Mizrahi Rodriguez K, Lin S, Wu AX, Storme KR, Joo T, Grosz AF, Roy N, Syar D, Benedetti FM, Smith ZP. Penetrant-induced plasticization in microporous polymer membranes. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:2435-2529. [PMID: 38294167 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00235g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Penetrant-induced plasticization has prevented the industrial deployment of many polymers for membrane-based gas separations. With the advent of microporous polymers, new structural design features and unprecedented property sets are now accessible under controlled laboratory conditions, but property sets can often deteriorate due to plasticization. Therefore, a critical understanding of the origins of plasticization in microporous polymers and the development of strategies to mitigate this effect are needed to advance this area of research. Herein, an integrative discussion is provided on seminal plasticization theory and gas transport models, and these theories and models are compared to an exhaustive database of plasticization characteristics of microporous polymers. Correlations between specific polymer properties and plasticization behavior are presented, including analyses of plasticization pressures from pure-gas permeation tests and mixed-gas permeation tests for pure polymers and composite films. Finally, an evaluation of common and current state-of-the-art strategies to mitigate plasticization is provided along with suggestions for future directions of fundamental and applied research on the topic.
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- Katherine Mizrahi Rodriguez
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Wang Q, Chen H, He F, Liu Q, Xu N, Fan L, Wang C, Zhang L, Zhou R. High-Performance FAU Zeolite Membranes Derived from Nano-Seeds for Gas Separation. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:858. [PMID: 37999344 PMCID: PMC10672818 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13110858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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In this study, high-performance FAU (NaY type) zeolite membranes were successfully synthesized using small-sized seeds of 50 nm, and their gas separation performance was systematically evaluated. Employing nano-sized NaY seeds and an ultra-dilute reaction solution with a molar composition of 80 Na2O: 1Al2O3: 19 SiO2: 5000H2O, the effects of synthesis temperature, crystallization time, and porous support (α-Al2O3 or mullite) on the formation of FAU membranes were investigated. The results illustrated that further extending the crystallization time or increasing the synthesis temperature led to the formation of a NaP impurity phase on the FAU membrane layer. The most promising FAU membrane with a thickness of 2.7 µm was synthesized on an α-Al2O3 support at 368 K for 8 h and had good reproducibility. The H2 permeance of the membrane was as high as 5.34 × 10-7 mol/(m2 s Pa), and the H2/C3H8 and H2/i-C4H10 selectivities were 183 and 315, respectively. The C3H6/C3H8 selectivity of the membrane was as high as 46, with a remarkably high C3H6 permeance of 1.35 × 10-7 mol/(m2 s Pa). The excellent separation performance of the membrane is mainly attributed to the thin, defect-free membrane layer and the relatively wide pore size (0.74 nm).
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- Qing Wang
- School of Energy, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, China; (H.C.); (F.H.); (Q.L.); (N.X.); (L.F.); (L.Z.)
- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Energy, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, China; (H.C.); (F.H.); (Q.L.); (N.X.); (L.F.); (L.Z.)
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- School of Energy, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, China; (H.C.); (F.H.); (Q.L.); (N.X.); (L.F.); (L.Z.)
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- School of Energy, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, China; (H.C.); (F.H.); (Q.L.); (N.X.); (L.F.); (L.Z.)
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- School of Energy, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, China; (H.C.); (F.H.); (Q.L.); (N.X.); (L.F.); (L.Z.)
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- School of Energy, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, China; (H.C.); (F.H.); (Q.L.); (N.X.); (L.F.); (L.Z.)
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- School of Biological Food and Environment, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, China;
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- School of Energy, Materials and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University, Hefei 230601, China; (H.C.); (F.H.); (Q.L.); (N.X.); (L.F.); (L.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Condensable gases are the sum of condensable and volatile steam or organic compounds, including water vapor, which are discharged into the atmosphere in gaseous form at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. Condensable toxic and harmful gases emitted from petrochemical, chemical, packaging and printing, industrial coatings, and mineral mining activities seriously pollute the atmospheric environment and endanger human health. Meanwhile, these gases are necessary chemical raw materials; therefore, developing green and efficient capture technology is significant for efficiently utilizing condensed gas resources. To overcome the problems of pollution and corrosion existing in traditional organic solvent and alkali absorption methods, ionic liquids (ILs), known as "liquid molecular sieves", have received unprecedented attention thanks to their excellent separation and regeneration performance and have gradually become green solvents used by scholars to replace traditional absorbents. This work reviews the research progress of ILs in separating condensate gas. As the basis of chemical engineering, this review first provides a detailed discussion of the origin of predictive molecular thermodynamics and its broad application in theory and industry. Afterward, this review focuses on the latest research results of ILs in the capture of several important typical condensable gases, including water vapor, aromatic VOCs (i.e., BTEX), chlorinated VOC, fluorinated refrigerant gas, low-carbon alcohols, ketones, ethers, ester vapors, etc. Using pure IL, mixed ILs, and IL + organic solvent mixtures as absorbents also briefly expanded the related reports of porous materials loaded with an IL as adsorbents. Finally, future development and research directions in this exciting field are remarked.
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- Guoxuan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Environmental Catalysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Box 266, Beijing 100029, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Energy Environmental Catalysis, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Box 266, Beijing 100029, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, China
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Aloraini S, Mathias M, Crone J, Bryce K, Yu M, Kirk RA, Ahmad MZ, Asuquo ED, Rico-Martínez S, Volkov AV, Foster AB, Budd PM. Crosslinking of Branched PIM-1 and PIM-Py Membranes for Recovery of Toluene from Dimethyl Sulfoxide by Pervaporation. ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS 2023; 5:1145-1158. [PMID: 36817336 PMCID: PMC9926464 DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.2c01600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Branched forms of the archetypal polymer of intrinsic microporosity PIM-1 and the pyridinecarbonitrile-containing PIM-Py may be crosslinked under ambient conditions by palladium(II) acetate. Branched PIM-1 can arise in polymerizations of 5,5',6,6'-tetrahydroxy-3,3,3',3'-tetramethyl-1,1'-spirobisindane with tetrafluoroterephthalonitrile conducted at a high set temperature (160 °C) under conditions, such as high dilution, that lead to a lower-temperature profile over the course of the reaction. Membranes of PIM-1 and PIM-Py crosslinked with palladium acetate are sufficiently stable in organic solvents for use in the recovery of toluene from its mixture with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) by pervaporation at 65 °C. With both PIM-1 and PIM-Py membranes, pervaporation gives high toluene/DMSO separation factors (around 10 with a 77 vol % toluene feed). Detailed analysis shows that the membranes themselves are slightly selective for DMSO and it is the high driving force for toluene evaporation that drives the separation.
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- Sulaiman Aloraini
- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Department
of Chemistry, College of Science and Arts, Qassim University, Ar Rass52571, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The University
of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC3010, Australia
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- A.
V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, 29 Leninsky Avenue, Moscow119991, Russian
Federation
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, ManchesterM13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Poly(glycidyl azide) as Photo-Crosslinker for Polymers. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14245451. [PMID: 36559818 PMCID: PMC9787972 DOI: 10.3390/polym14245451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Crosslinking polymers to form networks is a universal and routinely applied strategy to improve their stability and endow them with solvent resistance, adhesion properties, etc. However, the chemical crosslinking of common commercial polymers, especially for those without functional groups, cannot be achieved readily. In this study, we utilized low-molecular weight poly(glycidyl azide) (GAP) as polymeric crosslinkers to crosslink various commercial polymers via simple ultraviolet light irradiation. The azide groups were shown to decompose upon photo-irradiation and be converted to highly reactive nitrene species, which are able to insert into carbon-hydrogen bonds and thus crosslink the polymeric matrices. This strategy was demonstrated successfully in several commercial polymers. In particular, it was found that the crosslinking is highly localized, which could endow the polymeric matrices with a decent degree of crosslinking without significantly influencing other properties, suggesting a novel and robust method to crosslink polymeric materials.
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Solution-processable Amorphous Microporous Polymers for Membrane Applications. Prog Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Coordination-driven structure reconstruction in polymer of intrinsic microporosity membranes for efficient propylene/propane separation. Innovation (N Y) 2022; 3:100334. [DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2022.100334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Generalized optimization-based synthesis of membrane systems for multicomponent gas mixture separation. Chem Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.117482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chakrabarty T, Giri AK, Sarkar S. Mixed‐matrix gas separation membranes for sustainable future: A mini review. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Tina Chakrabarty
- Environmental Research Group R&D, Tata Steel Jamshedpur Jharkhand India
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- Department of Chemistry Karim City College Jamshedpur Jharkhand India
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- Environmental Research Group R&D, Tata Steel Jamshedpur Jharkhand India
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Lee TH, Lee BK, Park JS, Park J, Kang JH, Yoo SY, Park I, Kim YH, Park HB. Surface Modification of Matrimid ® 5218 Polyimide Membrane with Fluorine-Containing Diamines for Efficient Gas Separation. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:256. [PMID: 35323731 PMCID: PMC8950901 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12030256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Polyimide membranes have been widely investigated in gas separation applications due to their high separation abilities, excellent processability, relatively low cost, and stabilities. Unfortunately, it is extremely challenging to simultaneously achieve both improved gas permeability and selectivity due to the trade-off relationship in common polymer membranes. Diamine modification is a simple strategy to tune the separation performance of polyimide membranes, but an excessive loss in permeability is also generally observed. In the present work, we reported the effects of diamine type (i.e., non-fluorinated and fluorinated) on the physicochemical properties and the corresponding separation performance of a modified membrane using a commercial Matrimid® 5218 polyimide. Detailed spectroscopic, thermal, and surface analyses reveal that the bulky fluorine groups are responsible for the balanced chain packing modes in the resulting Matrimid membranes compared to the non-fluorinated diamines. Consequently, the modified Matrimid membranes using fluorinated diamines exhibit both higher gas permeability and selectivity than those of pristine Matrimid, making them especially effective for improving the separation performance towards H2/CH4 and CO2/CH4 pairs. The results indicate that the use of fluorinated modifiers may offer new opportunities to tune the gas transport properties of polyimide membranes.
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- Tae Hoon Lee
- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (T.H.L.); (B.K.L.); (J.S.P.); (J.H.K.); (S.Y.Y.); (I.P.)
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (T.H.L.); (B.K.L.); (J.S.P.); (J.H.K.); (S.Y.Y.); (I.P.)
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (T.H.L.); (B.K.L.); (J.S.P.); (J.H.K.); (S.Y.Y.); (I.P.)
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- H2 Technology, R&D Division, KOGAS Research Institute, Incheon 21993, Korea;
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (T.H.L.); (B.K.L.); (J.S.P.); (J.H.K.); (S.Y.Y.); (I.P.)
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (T.H.L.); (B.K.L.); (J.S.P.); (J.H.K.); (S.Y.Y.); (I.P.)
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (T.H.L.); (B.K.L.); (J.S.P.); (J.H.K.); (S.Y.Y.); (I.P.)
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- H2 Technology, R&D Division, KOGAS Research Institute, Incheon 21993, Korea;
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Korea; (T.H.L.); (B.K.L.); (J.S.P.); (J.H.K.); (S.Y.Y.); (I.P.)
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Huang Z, Li J, Zhang M, Feng W, Fang C, Zhu L. Improving aging resistance of
PIM
‐1 thin films by
nano‐TiO
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filler used for robust solvent permeation. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Zhaolai Huang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
- MOE Engineering Research Center of Membrane and Water Treatment Technology Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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Recent Advances of Polymeric Membranes in Tackling Plasticization and Aging for Practical Industrial CO2/CH4 Applications—A Review. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12010071. [PMID: 35054597 PMCID: PMC8778184 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12010071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Membranes are a promising technology for bulk CO2 separation from natural gas mixtures due to their numerous advantages. Despite the numerous fundamental studies on creating better quality membrane efficiency, scaling up the research work for field testing requires huge efforts. The challenge is to ensure the stability of the membrane throughout the operation while maintaining its high performance. This review addresses the key challenges in the application of polymeric technology for CO2 separation, focusing on plasticization and aging. A brief introduction to the properties and limitations of the current commercial polymeric membrane is first deliberated. The effect of each plasticizer component in natural gas towards membrane performance and the relationship between operating conditions and the membrane efficiency are discussed in this review. The recent technological advancements and techniques to overcome the plasticization and aging issues covering polymer modification, high free-volume polymers, polymer blending and facilitated transport membranes (FTMs) have been highlighted. We also give our perspectives on a few main features of research related to polymeric membranes and the way forwards. Upcoming research must emphasize mixed gas with CO2 including minor condensable contaminants as per real natural gas, to determine the competitive sorption effect on CO2 permeability and membrane selectivity. The effects of pore blocking, plasticization and aging should be given particular attention to cater for large-scale applications.
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Caliskan E, Shishatskiy S, Neumann S, Abetz V, Filiz V. Investigation of the Side Chain Effect on Gas and Water Vapor Transport Properties of Anthracene-Maleimide Based Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 14:119. [PMID: 35012141 PMCID: PMC8747615 DOI: 10.3390/polym14010119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 12/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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In the present work, a set of anthracene maleimide monomers with different aliphatic side groups obtained by Diels Alder reactions were used as precursors for a series of polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM) based homo- and copolymers that were successfully synthesized and characterized. Polymers with different sizes and shapes of aliphatic side groups were characterized by size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), (nuclear magnetic resonance) 1H-NMR, thermogravimetric (TG) analysis coupled with Fourier-Transform-Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy (TG-FTIR) and density measurements. The TG-FTIR measurement of the monomer-containing methyl side group revealed that the maleimide group decomposes prior to the anthracene backbone. Thermal treatment of homopolymer methyl-100 thick film was conducted to establish retro-Diels Alder rearrangement of the homopolymer. Gas and water vapor transport properties of homopolymers and copolymers were investigated by time-lag measurements. Homopolymers with bulky side groups (i-propyl-100 and t-butyl-100) experienced a strong impact of these side groups in fractional free volume (FFV) and penetrant permeability, compared to the homopolymers with linear alkyl side chains. The effect of anthracene maleimide derivatives with a variety of aliphatic side groups on water vapor transport is discussed. The maleimide moiety increased the water affinity of the homopolymers. Phenyl-100 exhibited a high water solubility, which is related to a higher amount of aromatic rings in the polymer. Copolymers (methyl-50 and t-butyl-50) showed higher CO2 and CH4 permeability compared to PIM-1. In summary, the introduction of bulky substituents increased free volume and permeability whilst the maleimide moiety enhanced the water vapor affinity of the polymers.
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- Esra Caliskan
- Institute of Membrane Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (E.C.); (S.S.); (S.N.); (V.A.)
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- Institute of Membrane Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (E.C.); (S.S.); (S.N.); (V.A.)
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- Institute of Membrane Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (E.C.); (S.S.); (S.N.); (V.A.)
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- Institute of Membrane Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (E.C.); (S.S.); (S.N.); (V.A.)
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Membrane Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany; (E.C.); (S.S.); (S.N.); (V.A.)
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Chen X, Fan Y, Wu L, Zhang L, Guan D, Ma C, Li N. Ultra-selective molecular-sieving gas separation membranes enabled by multi-covalent-crosslinking of microporous polymer blends. Nat Commun 2021; 12:6140. [PMID: 34686671 PMCID: PMC8536662 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26379-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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High-performance membranes exceeding the conventional permeability-selectivity upper bound are attractive for advanced gas separations. In the context microporous polymers have gained increasing attention owing to their exceptional permeability, which, however, demonstrate a moderate selectivity unfavorable for separating similarly sized gas mixtures. Here we report an approach to designing polymeric molecular sieve membranes via multi-covalent-crosslinking of blended bromomethyl polymer of intrinsic microporosity and Tröger's base, enabling simultaneously high permeability and selectivity. Ultra-selective gas separation is achieved via adjusting reaction temperature, reaction time and the oxygen concentration with occurrences of polymer chain scission, rearrangement and thermal oxidative crosslinking reaction. Upon a thermal treatment at 300 °C for 5 h, membranes exhibit an O2/N2, CO2/CH4 and H2/CH4 selectivity as high as 11.1, 154.5 and 813.6, respectively, transcending the state-of-art upper bounds. The design strategy represents a generalizable approach to creating molecular-sieving polymer membranes with enormous potentials for high-performance separation processes.
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- Xiuling Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, College of Chemical Engineering and Environment, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, 102249, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, 116024, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
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In the next decade, separation science will be an important research topic in addressing complex challenges like reducing carbon footprint, lowering energy cost, and making industrial processes simpler. In industrial chemical processes, particularly in petrochemical operations, separation and product refining steps are responsible for up to 30% of energy use and 30% of the capital cost. Membranes and adsorption technologies are being actively studied as alternative and partial replacement opportunities for the state-of-the-art cryogenic distillation systems. This paper provides an industrial perspective on the application of membranes in industrial petrochemical cracker operations. A gas separation performance figure of merit for propylene/propane separation for different classes of materials ranging from inorganic, carbon, polymeric, and facilitated transport membranes is also reported. An in-house-developed model provided insights into the importance of operational parameters on the overall membrane design.
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Ling H, Jin J. Improved synthesis route and performance of azide modified polymers of intrinsic microporosity after thermal self-crosslinking. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chen X, Wu L, Yang H, Qin Y, Ma X, Li N. Tailoring the Microporosity of Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for Advanced Gas Separation by Atomic Layer Deposition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xiuling Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Taiyuan 030001 China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials Hubei University of Science and Technology Xianning 437100 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Taiyuan 030001 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Taiyuan 030001 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Taiyuan 030001 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes School of Materials Science and Engineering Tiangong University Tianjin 300387 P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Taiyuan 030001 China
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Chen X, Wu L, Yang H, Qin Y, Ma X, Li N. Tailoring the Microporosity of Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for Advanced Gas Separation by Atomic Layer Deposition. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:17875-17880. [PMID: 33547845 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Tailoring the microporosity of intrinsically microporous polymers at the atomic level is one of the biggest challenges in achieving high-performance polymeric gas separation membranes. In this study, for the first time, the Al2 O3 atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique was used to modify the microporosity of a typical polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1) at the atomic level. PIM-1 with six ALD cycles (PIM-1-Al2 O3 -6) exhibited simultaneous high thermal, mechanical, pure- and mixed-gas separation, and anti-aging properties. The O2 /N2 , H2 /N2 , and H2 /CH4 separation performances were adequate above the latest trade-off lines. PIM-1-Al2 O3 -6 showed CO2 and O2 permeabilities of 624 and 188 Barrer, combined with CO2 /CH4 and O2 /N2 selectivities of 56.2 and 8.8, respectively. This significantly enhanced performance was attributed to the strong size sieving effect induced by the Al2 O3 deposition.
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- Xiuling Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China.,Hubei Key Laboratory of Radiation Chemistry and Functional Materials, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan, 030001, China
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Wang H, Wang M, Liang X, Yuan J, Yang H, Wang S, Ren Y, Wu H, Pan F, Jiang Z. Organic molecular sieve membranes for chemical separations. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:5468-5516. [PMID: 33687389 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01347a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Molecular separations that enable selective transport of target molecules from gas and liquid molecular mixtures, such as CO2 capture, olefin/paraffin separations, and organic solvent nanofiltration, represent the most energy sensitive and significant demands. Membranes are favored for molecular separations owing to the advantages of energy efficiency, simplicity, scalability, and small environmental footprint. A number of emerging microporous organic materials have displayed great potential as building blocks of molecular separation membranes, which not only integrate the rigid, engineered pore structures and desirable stability of inorganic molecular sieve membranes, but also exhibit a high degree of freedom to create chemically rich combinations/sequences. To gain a deep insight into the intrinsic connections and characteristics of these microporous organic material-based membranes, in this review, for the first time, we propose the concept of organic molecular sieve membranes (OMSMs) with a focus on the precise construction of membrane structures and efficient intensification of membrane processes. The platform chemistries, designing principles, and assembly methods for the precise construction of OMSMs are elaborated. Conventional mass transport mechanisms are analyzed based on the interactions between OMSMs and penetrate(s). Particularly, the 'STEM' guidelines of OMSMs are highlighted to guide the precise construction of OMSM structures and efficient intensification of OMSM processes. Emerging mass transport mechanisms are elucidated inspired by the phenomena and principles of the mass transport processes in the biological realm. The representative applications of OMSMs in gas and liquid molecular mixture separations are highlighted. The major challenges and brief perspectives for the fundamental science and practical applications of OMSMs are tentatively identified.
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- Hongjian Wang
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering Drive 4 117585, Singapore
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China. and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China and Joint School of National University of Singapore and Tianjin University, International Campus of Tianjin University, Binhai New City, Fuzhou 350207, China
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Xu Z, Croft ZL, Guo D, Cao K, Liu G. Recent development of polyimides: Synthesis, processing, and application in gas separation. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Zhen Xu
- Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA
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- Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA
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- Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA
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- Macromolecules Innovation Institute Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA
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- Department of Chemistry Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA
- Macromolecules Innovation Institute Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA
- Department of Chemistry, Macromolecules Innovation Institute, and Division of Nanoscience, Academy of Integrated Science Virginia Tech Blacksburg Virginia USA
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Jung D, Chen Z, Alayoglu S, Mian MR, Goetjen TA, Idrees KB, Kirlikovali KO, Islamoglu T, Farha OK. Postsynthetically Modified Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs) for Capturing Toxic Gases. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:10409-10415. [PMID: 33591706 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c21741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) are promising materials for gas adsorption because of their high surface area, processability, and tailorable backbone. Specifically, nitrile groups on the backbone of PIM-1, an archetypal PIM, can be converted to other functional groups to selectively capture targeted gas molecules. Despite these appealing features of PIMs, their potential has mainly only been realized for the separation of nontoxic gases. Here, we prepared PIM-1 materials modified with carboxylic acid and amidoxime functional groups and investigated their performance as adsorbents for the capture of ammonia (NH3) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) gases. After determining the Brønsted acidity or basicity of the PIMs from potentiometric acid-base titrations, which can be correlated with affinity for acidic or basic toxic gases, we explored the uptake capacity toward NH3 and SO2, respectively. Gas sorption studies revealed that the carboxylated PIM showed higher affinity toward NH3 through the incorporation of Brønsted acid sites, while the amidoxime functionalized PIM exhibited affinity toward SO2 through the installed of slightly basic functional groups. Overall, this study highlights new insight into PIMs as solid sorbent materials for capturing toxic gases, which can be transferred to their potential use in practical applications, such as personal protective equipment or air filtration.
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- Dahee Jung
- Department of Chemistry and International Institute of Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute of Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Reactor Engineering and Catalyst Testing Core, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute of Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute of Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute of Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute of Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute of Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and International Institute of Nanotechnology, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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AbstractPhysical aging is currently a major obstacle for the commercialization of PIM-1 membranes for gas separation applications. A well-known approach to reversing physical aging effects of PIM-1 membranes at laboratory scale is soaking them in lower alcohols, such as methanol and ethanol. However, this procedure does not seem applicable at industrial level, and other strategies must be investigated. In this work, a regeneration method with alcohol vapors (ethanol or methanol) was developed to recover permeability of aged PIM-1 membranes, in comparison with the conventional soaking-in-liquid approach. The gas permeability and separation performance, before and post the regeneration methods, were assessed using a binary mixture of CO2 and CH4 (1:1, v:v). Our results show that an 8-hour methanol vapor treatment was sufficient to recover the original gas permeability, reaching a CO2 permeability > 7000 barrer.
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Tamaddondar M, Foster AB, Carta M, Gorgojo P, McKeown NB, Budd PM. Mitigation of Physical Aging with Mixed Matrix Membranes Based on Cross-Linked PIM-1 Fillers and PIM-1. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:46756-46766. [PMID: 32905699 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A low cross-link density (LCD) network-PIM-1, which offers high compatibility with the polymer of intrinsic microporosity PIM-1, is synthesized by a modified PIM-1 polycondensation that combines both a tetrafluoro- and an octafluoro-monomer. To maximize the advantages of utilizing such cross-linked PIM-1 fillers in PIM-1-based mixed matrix membranes (MMMs), a grafting route is used to decorate the LCD-network-PIM-1 (dispersed phase) with PIM-1 chains, to further enhance compatibility with the PIM-1 matrix. Mixed-gas CO2/CH4 (1:1, v/v) separation results over 160 days of membrane aging confirm the success of a relatively short (24 h) grafting reaction in improving the initial CO2 separation performance, as well as hindering the aging of PIM-1/grafted-LCD-network-PIM-1 MMMs. For MMMs based on a 24 h grafting route, all the gas separation data surpass the 2008 Robeson upper bound by a significant margin, and the 160-day aged membranes show only 29% reduction from the initial CO2 permeability, which is substantially less than the equivalent losses of nearly 70% and 48% for PIM-1 and traditionally fabricated MMMs counterparts, respectively. These results demonstrate the potential of network-PIM components for obtaining much more stable gas separation performance over extended periods of time.
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- Marzieh Tamaddondar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Swansea University, Grove Building, Singleton Park, SA2 8PP Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
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- EastChem, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, EH9 3FJ Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
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Iyer GM, Liu L, Zhang C. Hydrocarbon separations by glassy polymer membranes. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20200128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Gaurav M. Iyer
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Maryland College Park MD USA
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Zhou S, Sun Y, Xue B, Li S, Zheng J, Zhang S. Controlled Superacid-Catalyzed Self-Cross-Linked Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity for High-Performance CO 2 Separation. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Shengyang Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 5625 Renmin Street, Changchun 130022, China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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Son YJ, Kim SJ, Kim YJ, Jung KH. Selective Vapor Permeation Behavior of Crosslinked PAMPS Membranes. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E987. [PMID: 32344509 PMCID: PMC7240673 DOI: 10.3390/polym12040987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The effect of crosslinking on vapor permeation behavior of polyelectrolyte membranes was studied. Poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid) (PAMPS) membranes were crosslinked by using crosslinkers with different lengths between the reactive ends. Crosslinked membranes with a longer crosslinking length showed lower water vapor permeability due to the lower sorption coefficient. It was also shown that the permeation behavior of PAMPS membranes was more affected by sorption than diffusion. For chemical protection applications, the ratio of water over chemical warfare agent permeability (i.e., selectivity) was measured. Due to the high water solubility of polyelectrolytes, crosslinked PAMPS allowed for the selective permeation of water over harmful chemical vapor, showing a selectivity of 20. The addition of electrospun nylon nanofibers in the membranes significantly improved the selectivity to 80, since the embedded nanofibers effectively reduced both diffusion and sorption coefficients of chemical warfare agents.
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- Ye Ji Son
- School of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongsan 38430, Korea; (Y.J.S.); (S.J.K.)
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- School of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongsan 38430, Korea; (Y.J.S.); (S.J.K.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongsan 38430, Korea;
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- School of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongsan 38430, Korea; (Y.J.S.); (S.J.K.)
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Wang H, Zhang K, Ho Li JP, Huang J, Yuan B, Zhang C, Yu Y, Yang Y, Lee Y, Li T. Engineering plasticization resistant gas separation membranes using metal-organic nanocapsules. Chem Sci 2020; 11:4687-4694. [PMID: 34122923 PMCID: PMC8159238 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc01498b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Membrane technologies hold great potential for industrial gas separation. Nevertheless, plasticization, a common phenomenon that is responsible for the loss of gas pair selectivity and the decrease of membrane lifespan, is one of the top challenges withholding the deployment of advanced membrane materials in realistic applications. Here, we report a highly generalizable approach, that utilizes PgC5Cu, a copper metal–organic nanocapsule (MONC) containing 24 open metal sites (OMSs) as a multi-dentate node to coordinatively crosslink polymers. By adding merely 1–3 wt% of PgC5Cu, a wide range of carbonyl group-containing polymers can be effectively crosslinked. Through rigorous dissolution tests, molecular dynamic simulations, and in situ FT-IR spectroscopy, we qualitatively and quantitatively unveiled the coordinative binding nature at the polymer–MONC interface. As a result, we produced a series of composite membranes showing near complete plasticization resistance to CO2, C2H4, and C2H6 under high pressure with no loss of mechanical and gas transport properties. Ultra-small metal–organic nanocapsules (MONCs) with open metal sites (OMSs) are used as multi-dentate nodes to form coordinative crosslinking networks with polymers.![]()
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- Hongliang Wang
- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China .,School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast Belfast BT9 5AG UK
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- Department of Materials Science, University of California Berkeley California 94720 USA
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University Raleigh North Carolina 27695 USA
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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- School of Physical Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University Shanghai 201210 China
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Li SL, Zhu Z, Li J, Hu Y, Ma X. Synthesis and gas separation properties of OH-functionalized Tröger's base-based PIMs derived from 1,1′-binaphthalene-2,2′-OH. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Anstine DM, Demidov AG, Mendez NF, Morgan WJ, Colina CM. Screening PIM-1 performance as a membrane for binary mixture separation of gaseous organic compounds. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Agarwal P, Hefner RE, Ge S, Tomlinson I, Rao Y, Dikic T. Nanofiltration membranes from crosslinked Troger's base Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs). J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Wang T, Xu J, Zhu C, Ren W. Comparative Study on the Effects of Various Modified Admixtures on the Mechanical Properties of Styrene-Acrylic Emulsion-Based Cement Composite Materials. MATERIALS 2019; 13:ma13010008. [PMID: 31861364 PMCID: PMC6981463 DOI: 10.3390/ma13010008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This study carried out tensile tests at definite elongation, tensile and shear tests on 4 admixture-modified styrene-acrylic emulsion-based cement composites (SECCs), and measured the strength, deformation, and energy consumption indexes of test specimens, so as to investigate the influences of coalescing agent, plasticizer, silane coupling agent, and nanometer aluminium oxide on the bond, tensile, and shear mechanical properties of the test specimens. Additionally, the Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FE-SEM) test and Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry (MIP) test were conducted on the composite material specimens, to analyze the microscopic mechanism of different admixtures in modifying the mechanical properties of the SECC. The results suggested that the addition of coalescing agent, plasticizer, silane coupling agent, and nanometer aluminium oxide improved the bond, tensile and shear properties of the SECC specimens to various degrees. Of them, the coalescing agent promoted the mutual cross-linking of organic polymers with inorganic products, and optimized the transition interface to enhance the comprehensive mechanical properties of the test specimens; by contrast, nanometer aluminium oxide developed secondary hydration reaction with the inorganic products, and refined the pore structure to modify the mechanical properties of test specimens. Therefore, both of them achieved significant modification effects. Typically, the optimal bond properties of FFAMC, PLMC, SCAMC, and NAMC test specimens were achieved at the coalescing agent, plasticizer, silane coupling agent, and nanometer aluminium oxide addition amounts of 4%, 1.5%, 3%, and 1%, respectively. Besides, the improving effects of different admixtures on the tensile property of SECC specimens followed the order of coalescing agent > nanometer aluminium oxide > plasticizer > silane coupling agent, with the optimal addition amounts of 4%, 1.5%, 1%, and 2%, respectively. In addition, the improving effects of different admixtures on the shear performance of SECC specimens followed the order of coalescing agent > nanometer aluminium oxide > silane coupling agent > plasticizer, with the optimal addition amounts of 4%, 1.5%, 1%, and 1%, respectively.
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- Tengjiao Wang
- School of Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710038, China
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- School of Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710038, China
- College of Mechanics and Civil Architecture, Northwest Polytechnic University, Xi’an 710072, China
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- School of Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710038, China
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- School of Aeronautical Engineering, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710038, China
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Thankamony RL, Li X, Das SK, Ostwal MM, Lai Z. Porous covalent triazine piperazine polymer (CTPP)/PEBAX mixed matrix membranes for CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 separations. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Jiang H, Zhang J, Huang T, Xue J, Ren Y, Guo Z, Wang H, Yang L, Yin Y, Jiang Z, Guiver MD. Mixed-Matrix Membranes with Covalent Triazine Framework Fillers in Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity for CO2 Separations. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Haifei Jiang
- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- State Key Laboratory of Engines, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- State Key Laboratory of Engines, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin 300072, China
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Neumann S, Bengtson G, Meis D, Filiz V. Thermal Cross Linking of Novel Azide Modified Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity-Effect of Distribution and the Gas Separation Performance. Polymers (Basel) 2019; 11:E1241. [PMID: 31357493 PMCID: PMC6723633 DOI: 10.3390/polym11081241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The synthesis of polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM) modified with azide groups, the cross linkage by nitrene reaction and their performance as gas separation membranes are reported. The azide modification of the spirobisindane units in the polymer backbone was done by post functionalization of methylated spirobisindane containing polymers. These polymers differ in distribution and concentration of the azide group containing spirobisindane units by applying perfectly alternating and randomly distributed copolymers along the polymer chains. To investigate the influence of concentration of the azide groups, additionally the homopolymer of methylated spirobisindane was synthesized and subjected to identical treatments and characterizations as both copolymers. Cross linkage by nitrene reaction was examined by different temperature treatments at 150, 200, 250 and 300 °C. Characterization of the new polymers was performed by NMR, SEC and FT-IR. Furthermore, the crosslinking process was investigated by means of solid state NMR, TGA-FTIR, DSC and isoconversional kinetic analysis performed with TGA. Gas permeability of CO2, N2, CH4, H2 and O2 was determined by time lag experiments and ideal selectivities for several gas pairs were calculated. The two azide groups per repeating unit degrade during thermal treatments by release of nitrogen and form mechanically stable PIM networks, leading to an increase in gas permeability while selectivity remained nearly constant. Measured diffusivity and solubility coefficients revealed differences in the formation of free volume elements depending on distribution and concentration of the azide groups. Aging studies over about five months were performed and physical aging rates (βP) were evaluated with regard to the concentration and distribution of curable azide functionalities. Subsequently, the enhanced sieving effect during aging resulted in membrane materials that surpassed the Robeson upper bound in selected gas pairs.
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- Silvio Neumann
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research, Max-Planck-Straße 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany.
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Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-1) Membranes Treated with Supercritical CO₂. MEMBRANES 2019; 9:membranes9030041. [PMID: 30889848 PMCID: PMC6468637 DOI: 10.3390/membranes9030041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) are a promising membrane material for gas separation, because of their high free volume and micro-cavity size distribution. This is countered by PIMs-based membranes being highly susceptible to physical aging, which dramatically reduces their permselectivity over extended periods of time. Supercritical carbon dioxide is known to plasticize and partially solubilise polymers, altering the underlying membrane morphology, and hence impacting the gas separation properties. This investigation reports on the change in PIM-1 membranes after being exposed to supercritical CO2 for two- and eight-hour intervals, followed by two depressurization protocols, a rapid depressurization and a slow depressurization. The exposure times enables the impact contact time with supercritical CO2 has on the membrane morphology to be investigated, as well as the subsequent depressurization event. The density of the post supercritical CO2 exposed membranes, irrespective of exposure time and depressurization, were greater than the untreated membrane. This indicated that supercritical CO2 had solubilised the polymer chain, enabling PIM-1 to rearrange and contract the free volume micro-cavities present. As a consequence, the permeabilities of He, CH4, O2 and CO2 were all reduced for the supercritical CO2-treated membranes compared to the original membrane, while N2 permeability remained unchanged. Importantly, the physical aging properties of the supercritical CO2-treated membranes altered, with only minor reductions in N2, CH4 and O2 permeabilities observed over extended periods of time. In contrast, He and CO2 permeabilities experienced similar physical aging in the supercritical treated membranes to that of the original membrane. This was interpreted as the supercritical CO2 treatment enabling micro-cavity contraction to favour the smaller CO2 molecule, due to size exclusion of the larger N2, CH4 and O2 molecules. Therefore, physical aging of the treated membranes only had minor impact on N2, CH4 and O2 permeability; while the smaller He and CO2 gases experience greater permeability loss. This result implies that supercritical CO2 exposure has potential to limit physical aging performance loss in PIM-1 based membranes for O2/N2 separation.
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Yang Y, Goh K, Weerachanchai P, Bae TH. 3D covalent organic framework for morphologically induced high-performance membranes with strong resistance toward physical aging. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.12.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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K S, G U, CP RN. Azide telechelics chain extended by click reaction: Synthesis, characterization, and cross-linking. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.4483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Sunitha K
- Polymers and Special Chemicals Division; Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre; Thiruvananthapuram India
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- Department of Chemistry; National Institute of Technology; Calicut India
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- Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology; Cochin University of Science and Technology; Cochin India
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Kupgan G, Demidov AG, Colina CM. Plasticization behavior in polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1): A simulation study from combined Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Liang CZ, Liu JT, Lai JY, Chung TS. High-performance multiple-layer PIM composite hollow fiber membranes for gas separation. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Halder K, Neumann S, Bengtson G, Khan MM, Filiz V, Abetz V. Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity Postmodified by Vinyl Groups for Membrane Applications. Macromolecules 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Karabi Halder
- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
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- Institute of Polymer Research, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Max-Planck-Strasse 1, 21502 Geesthacht, Germany
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 6, 20146 Hamburg, Germany
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Effects of sub-Tg cross-linking of triptycene-based polyimides on gas permeation, plasticization resistance and physical aging properties. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Chen M, Soyekwo F, Zhang Q, Hu C, Zhu A, Liu Q. Graphene oxide nanosheets to improve permeability and selectivity of PIM-1 membrane for carbon dioxide separation. J IND ENG CHEM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2018.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Post-crosslinking of triptycene-based Tröger's base polymers with enhanced natural gas separation performance. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Low ZX, Budd PM, McKeown NB, Patterson DA. Gas Permeation Properties, Physical Aging, and Its Mitigation in High Free Volume Glassy Polymers. Chem Rev 2018; 118:5871-5911. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.7b00629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 298] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Ze-Xian Low
- Centre for Advanced Separations Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- EastCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- Centre for Advanced Separations Engineering and Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, U.K
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Ma C, Urban JJ. Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs) Gas Separation Membranes: A mini Review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.11605/j.pnrs.201802002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kinoshita Y, Wakimoto K, Gibbons AH, Isfahani AP, Kusuda H, Sivaniah E, Ghalei B. Enhanced PIM-1 membrane gas separation selectivity through efficient dispersion of functionalized POSS fillers. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.05.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zhang C, Wenz GB, Williams PJ, Mayne JM, Liu G, Koros WJ. Purification of Aggressive Supercritical Natural Gas Using Carbon Molecular Sieve Hollow Fiber Membranes. Ind Eng Chem Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b03018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Chen Zhang
- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta Georgia 30332, United States
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- Shell International
Exploration and Production Inc., 3333
Highway 6 South, Houston Texas 77082, United States
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- Shell International
Exploration and Production Inc., 3333
Highway 6 South, Houston Texas 77082, United States
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta Georgia 30332, United States
- State
Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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- School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta Georgia 30332, United States
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Tiwari RR, Jin J, Freeman B, Paul D. Physical aging, CO 2 sorption and plasticization in thin films of polymer with intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1). J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.04.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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UV-crosslinking of polystyrene anion exchange membranes by azidated macromolecular crosslinker for alkaline fuel cells. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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