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Jo JH, Kim KJ, An EJ, Lee J, Jae H, Roh D, Chi WS. Ionic Cross-Linked MOF-Polymer Mixed-Matrix Membranes for Suppressing Interfacial Defects and Plasticization Behavior. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024. [PMID: 38656187 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c19071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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To address the plasticization phenomenon and MOF-polymer interfacial defects, we report the synthesis of ionic cross-linked MOF MMMs from a dual brominated polymer and MOF components by using N,N'-dimethylpiperazine as the cross-linker. We synthesized brominated MIL-101(Cr) nanoparticles by using mixed linkers and prepared brominated polyimide (6FDA-DAM-Br) to form ionic cross-linked MMMs. The gas permeation properties of the polyimide, ionic cross-linked MOF-polymer MMMs, and non-cross-linked MOF-polymer MMMs with various MOF weight loadings were investigated systematically to effectively understand the effects of MOF weight loading and ionic cross-linking. The ionic cross-linked 40 wt % MOF-polymer MMM exhibited significantly enhanced gas permeability with an H2 permeability of 1640 Barrer and CO2 permeability of 1981 Barrer and slightly decreased H2/CH4, H2/N2, CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 selectivities of 16.9, 15.4, 20.5, and 18.6, respectively. The H2 and CO2 permeabilities are approximately 2-3 fold higher than those of the pure polyimide (6FDA-DAM) membrane. Moreover, the ionic cross-linked 40 wt % MOF-polymer MMM exhibited significantly increased resistance to plasticization. This is because the brominated MOF incorporation boosted molecular transport and polymer chain rigidity, and ionic cross-linking further reduced the number of interfacial defects and polymer chain mobility.
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- Jin Hui Jo
- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
- Energy & Environment Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET), 101, Soho-ro, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 52851, Republic of Korea
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- Energy & Environment Division, Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology (KICET), 101, Soho-ro, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 52851, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Graduate School, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
- School of Polymer Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju 61186, Republic of Korea
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Du X, Zhao S, Qu Y, Jia H, Xu S, Zhang M, Geng G. Preparation of Polyimide/Ionic Liquid Hybrid Membrane for CO 2/CH 4 Separation. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:393. [PMID: 38337282 DOI: 10.3390/polym16030393] [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: 09/28/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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Imidazole ionic liquids (ILs) have good affinity and good solubility for carbon dioxide (CO2). Such ionic liquids, combined with polyimide membrane materials, can solve the problem that, today, CO2 is difficult to separate and recover. In this study, the ionic liquid (IL) of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (IL1), 1-pentyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (IL2), 1-octyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (IL3), and 1-dodecylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (IL4) with different contents were added to a polyimide matrix, and a series of polyimide membranes blended with ionic liquid were prepared using a high-speed mixer. The mechanical properties and gas separation permeability of the membranes were investigated. Among them, the selectivity of the PI/IL3 membrane for CO2/CH4 was 180.55, which was 2.5 times higher than the PI membrane, and its CO2 permeability was 16.25 Barrer, which exceeded the Robeson curve in 2008; the separation performance of the membrane was the best in this work.
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- Xiaoyu Du
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, China
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Zhao Y, Wang H, Liu X, Zong X, Luo J, Xue S. Tailoring the Micropore Structure of 6FDA-Based Network Polyimide Membranes for Advanced Gas Separation by Decarboxylation. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:membranes13050461. [PMID: 37233522 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13050461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The 6FDA-based network PI has attracted significant attention for gas separation. A facile strategy to tailor the micropore structure within the network PI membrane prepared by the in situ crosslinking method is extremely significant for achieving an advanced gas separation performance. In this work, the 4,4'-diamino-2,2'-biphenyldicarboxylic acid (DCB) or 3,5-diaminobenzoic acid (DABA) comonomer was incorporated into the 6FDA-TAPA network polyimide (PI) precursor via copolymerization. The molar content and the type of carboxylic-functionalized diamine were varied in order to easily tune the resulting network PI precursor structure. Then, these network PIs containing carboxyl groups underwent further decarboxylation crosslinking during the following heat treatment. Properties involving thermal stabilities, solubility, d-spacing, microporosity, and mechanical properties were investigated. Due to the decarboxylation crosslinking, the d-spacing and the BET surface areas of the thermally treated membranes were increased. Moreover, the content of DCB (or DABA) played a key role in determining the overall gas separation performance of the thermally treated membranes. For instance, after the heating treatment at 450 °C, 6FDA-DCB:TAPA (3:2) showed a large increment of about ~532% for CO2 gas permeability (~266.6 Barrer) coupled with a decent CO2/N2 selectivity~23.6. This study demonstrates that incorporating the carboxyl-containing functional unit into the PI backbone to induce decarboxylation offers a practical approach with which to tailor the micropore structure and corresponding gas transport properties of 6FDA-based network PIs prepared by the in situ crosslinking method.
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- Yuxuan Zhao
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Organic Solar Cells and Photochemical Conversion, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China
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Guo H, Hu X, Wang Z, Yan J. Intrinsically Microporous Polyimides from p-Phenylenediamine with Fused Cyclopentyl Substituents for Membrane-based Gas Separation. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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Chang YS, Kumari P, Munro CJ, Szekely G, Vega LF, Nunes S, Dumée LF. Plasticization mitigation strategies for gas and liquid filtration membranes - A review. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kim KJ, Chae Y, An SJ, Jo JH, Park S, Chi WS. Microphase-separated morphology controlled polyimide graft copolymer membranes for CO2 separation. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Ye C, Bai L, Weng Y, Xu Z, Huang L, Huang J, Li J, Wang Y, Ma X. Fine tune gas separation property of intrinsic microporous polyimides and their carbon molecular sieve membranes by gradient bromine substitution/removal. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Mixed matrix composite membranes with MOF-protruding structure for efficient CO2 separation. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Wang C, Cai Z, Xie W, Jiao Y, Liu L, Gong L, Zhang QW, Ma X, Zhang H, Luo S. Finely tuning the microporosity in dual thermally crosslinked polyimide membranes for plasticization resistance gas separations. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120769] [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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Kammakakam I, O’Harra KE, Bara JE, Jackson EM. Spirobisindane-Containing Imidazolium Polyimide Ionene: Structural Design and Gas Separation Performance of “Ionic PIMs”. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Irshad Kammakakam
- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0203, United States
- Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0203, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0203, United States
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- NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama 35812, United States
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Hayek A, Alsamah A, Shalabi YA, Saleem Q, Ben Sultan MM, Alhajry RH. Molecular Design of Poly(imide–oxadiazole) Membranes for High-Pressure Mixed-Gas Separation. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Ali Hayek
- Research & Development Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
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- Research & Development Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
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- Research & Development Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
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- Research & Development Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
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- Research & Development Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
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Grushevenko E, Balynin A, Ashimov R, Sokolov S, Legkov S, Bondarenko G, Borisov I, Sadeghi M, Bazhenov S, Volkov A. Hydrophobic Ag-Containing Polyoctylmethylsiloxane-Based Membranes for Ethylene/Ethane Separation in Gas-Liquid Membrane Contactor. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14081625. [PMID: 35458375 PMCID: PMC9029088 DOI: 10.3390/polym14081625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The application of gas-liquid membrane contactors for ethane-ethylene separation seems to offer a good alternative to conventional energy-intensive processes. This work aims to develop new hydrophobic composite membranes with active ethylene carriers and to demonstrate their potential for ethylene/ethane separation in gas-liquid membrane contactors. For the first time, hybrid membrane materials based on polyoctylmethylsiloxane (POMS) and silver tetrafluoroborate, with a Si:Ag ratio of 10:0.11 and 10:2.2, have been obtained. This technique allowed us to obtain POMS-based membranes with silver nanoparticles (8 nm), which are dispersed in the polymer matrix. The dispersion of silver in the POMS matrix is confirmed by the data IR-spectroscopy, wide-angle X-ray diffraction, and X-ray fluorescence analyses. These membranes combine the hydrophobicity of POMS and the selectivity of silver ions toward ethylene. It was shown that ethylene sorption at 600 mbar rises from 0.89 cm3(STP)/g to 3.212 cm3(STP)/g with an increase of Ag content in POMS from 0 to 9 wt%. Moreover, the membrane acquires an increased sorption affinity for ethylene. The ethylene/ethane sorption selectivity of POMS is 0.64; for the membrane with 9 wt% silver nanoparticles, the ethylene/ethane sorption selectivity was 2.46. Based on the hybrid material, POMS-Ag, composite membranes were developed on a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) porous support, with a selective layer thickness of 5–10 µm. The transport properties of the membranes were studied by separating a binary mixture of ethylene/ethane at 20/80% vol. It has been shown that the addition of silver nanoparticles to the POMS matrix leads to a decrease in the ethylene permeability, but ethylene/ethane selectivity increases from 0.9 (POMS) to 1.3 (9 wt% Ag). It was noted that when the POMS-Ag membrane is exposed to the gas mixture flow for 3 h, the selectivity increases to 1.3 (0.5 wt% Ag) and 2.3 (9 wt% Ag) due to an increase in ethylene permeability. Testing of the obtained membranes in a gas-liquid contactor showed that the introduction of silver into the POMS matrix makes it possible to intensify the process of ethylene mass transfer by more than 1.5 times.
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- Evgenia Grushevenko
- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis RAS, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.); (R.A.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (G.B.); (I.B.); (S.B.); (A.V.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +7-495-647-59-27 (ext. 202)
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis RAS, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.); (R.A.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (G.B.); (I.B.); (S.B.); (A.V.)
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis RAS, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.); (R.A.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (G.B.); (I.B.); (S.B.); (A.V.)
- Department of Gas Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Ecology, National University of Oil and Gas “Gubkin University”, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis RAS, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.); (R.A.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (G.B.); (I.B.); (S.B.); (A.V.)
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis RAS, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.); (R.A.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (G.B.); (I.B.); (S.B.); (A.V.)
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis RAS, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.); (R.A.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (G.B.); (I.B.); (S.B.); (A.V.)
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis RAS, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.); (R.A.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (G.B.); (I.B.); (S.B.); (A.V.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 8415683111, Iran;
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis RAS, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.); (R.A.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (G.B.); (I.B.); (S.B.); (A.V.)
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- A.V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis RAS, 119991 Moscow, Russia; (A.B.); (R.A.); (S.S.); (S.L.); (G.B.); (I.B.); (S.B.); (A.V.)
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Thermally cross-linked ultra-robust membranes for plasticization resistance and permeation enhancement – A combined theoretical and experimental study. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Chisca S, Bettahalli NS, Musteata VE, Vasylevskyi S, Hedhili MN, Abou-Hamad E, Karunakaran M, Genduso G, Nunes SP. Thermal treatment of hydroxyl functionalized polytriazole and its effect on gas transport: From crosslinking to carbon molecular sieve. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A Rigid and Planar Aza-Based Ternary Anhydride for the Preparation of Cross-Linked Polyimide Membrane Displaying High CO2/CH4 Separation Performance. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14030389. [PMID: 35160379 PMCID: PMC8838019 DOI: 10.3390/polym14030389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In this study, based on the preparation of hexaazatriphenylene-ternary-anhydride (HAT-T), polyimide membranes were prepared by reaction of 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride (6FDA), 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl sulfide (SDA), 2,2′-bis (trifluoromethyl)diaminobiphenyl (TFDB) and 5-amino-2-(4-aminophenyl) benzimidazole (PABZ). Polyimide films with a hexazobenzo structure have good film-forming properties, high molecular weight (Mn = 0.79–11.79 × 106, Mw = 1.03–16.60 × 106) and narrow molecular weight distribution (polymer dispersity index = 1.17–1.54). With the introduction of rigid HAT-T, the tensile strength and elongation at break of polyimide films are 195.63–510.37 MPa and 4.00–9.70%, respectively, with excellent mechanical properties. The gas separation performance test shows that hexaazatriphenylene-containing polyimide films have good gas selectivity for CO2/CH4. In particular, the separation performance of PIc-t (6FDA/PABZ/HAT-T) surpasses the “2008 Robeson Upper Bound”. The selectivity of 188.43 for CO2/CH4 gas reveals its potential value in the separation and purification of methane gas.
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He L, Lu Y, Xiao G, Hou M, Chi H, Wang T. Phthalide-containing poly(ether-imide)s based thermal rearrangement membranes for gas separation application. RSC Adv 2021; 12:728-742. [PMID: 35425112 PMCID: PMC8978668 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07013d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The diamine monomer 3,3-bis[4-(3-hydroxy-4-amino-phenoxy)phenyl]phthalide (BHAPPP) was firstly synthesized by the nucleophilic substitution of 5-fluoro-2-nitrophenol and phenolphthalein, followed by a reduction reaction. A series of phthalide-containing poly(ether imide)s (PEI) were then prepared through the polycondensation of BHAPPP with six kinds of dianhydrides, including 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride (6FDA), 3,3',4,4'-benzophenone tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA), 3,3',4,4'-biphenyl tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BPDA), 4,4'-oxydiphthalic dianhydride (ODPA), 1,2,3,4-cyclobutane tetracarboxylic dianhydride (CBDA) and pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA), as well as thermal imidization. After further thermal treatment, the corresponding thermal rearrangement (TR) membranes were obtained. Due to the existence of the phthalide lactone ring, the PEIs probably underwent TR and crosslinking simultaneously. With the increase of thermal treatment temperature, the mechanical properties of the TR membranes dramatically decreased, but the gas separation properties obviously increased. When the PEIs were treated at 450 °C for 1 h, the CO2, H2, O2, N2 and CH4 permeability of TR(BHAPPP-6FDA) reached 258.5, 190.5, 38.35, 4.25 and 2.15 Barrers, respectively. Meanwhile, the CO2/CH4 selectivity of 120.2 sharply exceeded the 2008 Robeson limit, and O2/N2 selectivity was 9.02, close to the 2015 upper limit. Therefore, the TR membranes derived from phthalide-containing PEIs exhibit superior gas separation performance, andare expected to be applied in the field of gas separation.
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- Lei He
- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning Anshan Liaoning 114051 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning Anshan Liaoning 114051 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning Anshan Liaoning 114051 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian Liaoning 116024 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning Anshan Liaoning 114051 P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology Dalian Liaoning 116024 P. R. China
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Xu R, Li L, Wang Y, Hou M, Pan Z, Song C, Wang T. Thermal crosslinking membrane with enhanced CO2 separation performance derived from nitrile-containing phenolphthalein-based poly(arylene ether ketone). J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Xu S, Ren X, Zhao N, Wu L, Zhang Z, Fan Y, Li N. Self-crosslinking of bromomethylated 6FDA-DAM polyimide for gas separations. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liu Z, Qiu W, Quan W, Liu Y, Koros WJ. Fine-tuned thermally cross-linkable 6FDA-based polyimide membranes for aggressive natural gas separation. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Do XH, Nguyen QT, Kim S, Lee AS, Baek KY. Effect of thermal processing on brominated 6FDA-DAM for effective propylene/propane separation. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The significance of the interfacial interaction in mixed matrix membranes for enhanced propylene/propane separation performance and plasticization resistance. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.118279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Structure evolution in carbon molecular sieve membranes derived from binaphthol-6FDA polyimide and their gas separation performance. J IND ENG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2020.11.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Wang Z, Tian Y, Fang W, Shrestha BB, Huang M, Jin J. Constructing Strong Interfacial Interactions under Mild Conditions in MOF-Incorporated Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas Separation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:3166-3174. [PMID: 33400502 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c19554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Although mixed matrix membranes (MMM) possess remarkably improved gas separation performance compared to traditional polymeric membranes, membrane stability including CO2 plasticization and aging is still a serious issue due to the existence of interfacial defects. In this work, we report an efficient and less destructive route to cross-link the MOFs/polyimide (PI) MMM, where amine group-functionalized MOF (NH2-UiO-66) nanoparticles are thermally cross-linked with a carboxylic acid-functionalized PI (COOH-PI) matrix to form an amide bond at the interface at 150 °C under vacuum condition. Such a chemical cross-linking strategy conducted at a relatively mild condition improves membrane stability greatly while ensuring that the membrane structure is not destroyed. The resulting cross-linked MMM achieves enhanced mechanical strength with higher Young's modulus than a pristine polymer membrane. The CO2 antiplasticization pressure of the MMM after cross-linking is enhanced by 200% from ∼10 to >30 bar and the CO2 permeability of MMM only drops slightly from 995 to 735 Barrer after 450 days. At the same time, the separation performance of H2/CH4 gas pair surpasses the 2008 upper bound and that of CO2/CH4 gas pair nearly approaches the 2008 upper bound. The cross-linking strategy used herein provides a feasible and effective route for improving membrane stability and membrane performance in the MMM system for gas separation.
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- Zhenggong Wang
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- i-Lab, CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- i-Lab, CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Natural Resources Innovation (INRI) Nepal, Kathmandu-13 44600, Nepal
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- i-Lab, CAS Key Laboratory of Nano-Bio Interface, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Suzhou 215123, China
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Design of interchain hydrogen bond in polyimide membrane for improved gas selectivity and membrane stability. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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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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Xu R, Li L, Hou M, Xue J, Liu Y, Pan Z, Song C, Wang T. Enhanced CO2 permeability of thermal crosslinking membrane via sulfonation/desulfonation of phenolphthalein-based cardo poly(arylene ether ketone). J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.117824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hossain I, Al Munsur AZ, Choi O, Kim TH. Bisimidazolium PEG-mediated crosslinked 6FDA-durene polyimide membranes for CO2 separation. Sep Purif Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Xu R, Li L, Jin X, Hou M, He L, Lu Y, Song C, Wang T. Thermal crosslinking of a novel membrane derived from phenolphthalein-based cardo poly(arylene ether ketone) to enhance CO2/CH4 separation performance and plasticization resistance. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.05.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Hossain I, Al Munsur AZ, Kim TH. A Facile Synthesis of (PIM-Polyimide)-(6FDA-Durene-Polyimide) Copolymer as Novel Polymer Membranes for CO 2 Separation. MEMBRANES 2019; 9:E113. [PMID: 31480478 PMCID: PMC6780089 DOI: 10.3390/membranes9090113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2019] [Revised: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Random copolymers made of both (PIM-polyimide) and (6FDA-durene-PI) were prepared for the first time by a facile one-step polycondensation reaction. By combining the highly porous and contorted structure of PIM (polymers with intrinsic microporosity) and high thermomechanical properties of PI (polyimide), the membranes obtained from these random copolymers [(PIM-PI)-(6FDA-durene-PI)] showed high CO2 permeability (>1047 Barrer) with moderate CO2/N2 (> 16.5) and CO2/CH4 (> 18) selectivity, together with excellent thermal and mechanical properties. The membranes prepared from three different compositions of two comonomers (1:4, 1:6 and 1:10 of x:y), all showed similar morphological and physical properties, and gas separating performance, indicating ease of synthesis and practicability for production in large scale. The gas separation performance of these membranes at various pressure ranges (100-1500 torr) was also investigated.
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- Iqubal Hossain
- Organic Material Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea
- Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea
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- Organic Material Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea
- Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea
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- Organic Material Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea.
- Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, Korea.
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Oxidative crosslinking of copolyimides at sub-Tg temperatures to enhance resistance against CO2-induced plasticization. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Rigid double-stranded siloxane-induced high-flux carbon molecular sieve hollow fiber membranes for CO2/CH4 separation. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.10.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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