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Zorn R, Szymoniak P, Kolmangadi MA, Malpass-Evans R, McKeown NB, Jalarvo NH, Tyagi M, Böhning M, Schönhals A. Microscopic molecular mobility of high-performance polymers of intrinsic microporosity revealed by neutron scattering - bend fluctuations and signature of methyl group rotation. SOFT MATTER 2024; 20:5153-5163. [PMID: 38895763 DOI: 10.1039/d4sm00520a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Polymers of intrinsic microporosity exhibit a combination of high gas permeability and reasonable permselectivity, which makes them attractive candidates for gas separation membrane materials. The diffusional selective gas transport properties are connected to the molecular mobility of these polymers in the condensed state. Incoherent quasielastic neutron scattering was carried out on two polymers of intrinsic microporosity, PIM-EA-TB(CH3) and its demethylated counterpart PIM-EA-TB(H2), which have high Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area values of 1030 m2 g-1 and 836 m2 g-1, respectively. As these two polymers only differ in the presence of two methyl groups at the ethanoanthracene unit, the effect of methyl group rotation can be investigated solely. To cover a broad dynamic range, neutron time-of-flight was combined with neutron backscattering. The demethylated PIM-EA-TB(H2) exhibits a relaxation process with a weak intensity at short times. As the backbone is rigid and stiff this process was assigned to bend-and-flex fluctuations. This process was also observed for the PIM-EA-TB(CH3). A further relaxation process is found for PIM-EA-TB(CH3), which is the methyl group rotation. It was analyzed by a jump-diffusion in a three-fold potential considering also the fact that only a fraction of the present hydrogens in PIM-EA-TB(CH3) participate in the methyl group rotation. This analysis can quantitatively describe the q dependence of the elastic incoherent structure factor. Furthermore, a relaxation time for the methyl group rotation can be extracted. A high activation energy of 35 kJ mol-1 was deduced. This high activation energy evidences a strong hindrance of the methyl group rotation in the bridged PIM-EA-TB(CH3) structure.
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- Reiner Zorn
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS-1) and Institute for Biological Information Processing (IBI-8), Jülich 52425, Germany
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, Berlin 12205, Germany.
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, Berlin 12205, Germany.
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- EastChem, School of Chemistry, David Brewster Road, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- EastChem, School of Chemistry, David Brewster Road, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Neutron Scattering Division, OAK RIDGE National Laboratory, One Bethel Valley Rd, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- NIST Center for Neutron Research Gaithersburg MD 20899 and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, Berlin 12205, Germany.
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- Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Unter den Eichen 87, Berlin 12205, Germany.
- Institut für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Berlin 10623, Germany
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Lee H, Bae TH. Mechanically stable polymer molecular sieve membranes with switchable functionality designed for high CO 2 separation performance. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadl2787. [PMID: 38608029 PMCID: PMC11014442 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adl2787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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The development of high-performance membranes selective for carbon dioxide is critically important for advancing energy-efficient carbon dioxide capture technologies. Although molecular sieves have long been attractive membrane materials, turning them into practical membrane applications has been challenging. Here, we introduce an innovative approach for crafting a polymeric molecular sieve membrane to achieve outstanding carbon dioxide separation performance while upholding the mechanical stability. First, a polymer molecular sieve membrane having high gas permeability and mechanical stability was fabricated from a judiciously designed polymer that is solution-processable, hyper-cross-linkable, and functionalizable. Then, the carbon dioxide selectivity was fine-tuned by the subsequent introduction of various amine-based carriers. Among the diverse amines, polyethyleneimine stands out by functionalizing the larger pore region while preserving ultramicropores, leading to improved carbon dioxide/dinitrogen separation performance. The optimized membrane demonstrates exceptional carbon dioxide/dinitrogen separation performance, outperforming other reported polymer molecular sieve membranes and even competing favorably with most carbon molecular sieve membranes reported to date.
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- Hongju Lee
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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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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Karak S, Koner K, Karmakar A, Mohata S, Nishiyama Y, Duong NT, Thomas N, Ajithkumar TG, Hossain MS, Bandyopadhyay S, Kundu S, Banerjee R. Morphology Tuning via Linker Modulation: Metal-Free Covalent Organic Nanostructures with Exceptional Chemical Stability for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2209919. [PMID: 36635878 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202209919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The development of synthetic routes for the formation of robust porous organic polymers (POPs) with well-defined nanoscale morphology is fundamentally significant for their practical applications. The thermodynamic characteristics that arise from reversible covalent bonding impart intrinsic chemical instability in the polymers, thereby impeding their overall potential. Herein, a unique strategy is reported to overcome the stability issue by designing robust imidazole-linked POPs via tandem reversible/irreversible bond formation. Incorporating inherent rigidity into the secondary building units leads to robust microporous polymeric nanostructures with hollow-spherical morphologies. An in-depth analysis by extensive solid-state NMR (1D and 2D) study on 1H, 13C, and 14N nuclei elucidates the bonding and reveals the high purity of the newly designed imidazole-based POPs. The nitrogen-rich polymeric nanostructures are further used as metal-free electrocatalysts for water splitting. In particular, the rigid POPs show excellent catalytic activity toward the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) with long-term durability. Among them, the most efficient OER electrocatalyst (TAT-TFBE) requires 314 mV of overpotential to drive 10 mA cm-2 current density, demonstrating its superiority over state-of-the-art catalysts (RuO2 and IrO2).
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- Shayan Karak
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata, 741246, India
- Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata, 741246, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata, 741246, India
- Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata, 741246, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, 201002, India
- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630003, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata, 741246, India
- Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata, 741246, India
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- RIKEN-JEOL Collaboration Center, RIKEN, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- JEOL Ltd., Musashino, Akishima, Tokyo, 196-8558, Japan
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- RIKEN-JEOL Collaboration Center, RIKEN, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan
- JEOL Ltd., Musashino, Akishima, Tokyo, 196-8558, Japan
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- Central NMR Facility and Physical/Materials Chemistry Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. HomiBhabha Road, Pune, 411008, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata, 741246, India
- Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata, 741246, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata, 741246, India
- Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata, 741246, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad, 201002, India
- Electrochemical Process Engineering (EPE) Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute (CECRI), Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, 630003, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata, 741246, India
- Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohanpur, Kolkata, 741246, India
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Guo S, Yeo JY, Benedetti FM, Syar D, Swager TM, Smith ZP. A Microporous Poly(Arylene Ether) Platform for Membrane-Based Gas Separation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202315611. [PMID: 38084884 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
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Membrane-based gas separations are crucial for an energy-efficient future. However, it is difficult to develop membrane materials that are high-performing, scalable, and processable. Microporous organic polymers (MOPs) combine benefits for gas sieving and solution processability. Herein, we report membrane performance for a new family of microporous poly(arylene ether)s (PAEs) synthesized via Pd-catalyzed C-O coupling reactions. The scaffold of these microporous polymers consists of rigid three-dimensional triptycene and stereocontorted spirobifluorene, endowing these polymers with micropore dimensions attractive for gas separations. This robust PAE synthesis method allows for the facile incorporation of functionalities and branched linkers for control of permeation and mechanical properties. A solution-processable branched polymer was formed into a submicron film and characterized for permeance and selectivity, revealing lab data that rivals property sets of commercially available membranes already optimized for much thinner configurations. Moreover, the branching motif endows these materials with outstanding plasticization resistance, and their microporous structure and stability enables benefits from competitive sorption, increasing CO2 /CH4 and (H2 S+CO2 )/CH4 selectivity in mixture tests as predicted by the dual-mode sorption model. The structural tunability, stability, and ease-of-processing suggest that this new platform of microporous polymers provides generalizable design strategies to form MOPs at scale for demanding gas separations in industry.
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- Sheng Guo
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023, China
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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 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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Zhu B, Yang Y, Guo L, Wang K, Lu Y, He X, Zhang S, Shao L. Ultrapermeable Gel Membranes Enabling Superior Carbon Capture. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202315607. [PMID: 37983684 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 11/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Membrane technology is rapidly gaining broad attraction as a viable alternative for carbon capture to mitigate increasingly severe global warming. Emerging CO2 -philic membranes have become crucial players in efficiently separating CO2 from light gases, leveraging their exceptional solubility-selectivity characteristics. However, economic and widespread deployment is greatly dependent on the boosted performance of advanced membrane materials for carbon capture. Here, we design a unique gel membrane composed of CO2 -philic molecules for accelerating CO2 transportation over other gases for ultrapermeable carbon capture. The molecular design of such soft membranes amalgamates the advantageous traits of augmented permeation akin to liquid membranes and operational stability akin to solid membranes, effectively altering the membrane's free volume characteristics validated by both experiments and molecular dynamics simulation. Surprisingly, gas diffusion through the free-volume-tuned gel membrane undergoes a 9-fold improvement without compromising the separation factor for the superior solubility selectivity of CO2 -philic materials, and CO2 permeability achieves a groundbreaking record of 5608 Barrer surpassing the capabilities of nonfacilitated CO2 separation materials and exceeding the upper bound line established in 2019 even by leading-edge porous polymer materials. Our designed gel membrane can maintain exceptional separation performance during prolonged operation, enabling the unparalleled potential of solubility-selective next-generation materials towards sustainable carbon capture.
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- Bin Zhu
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou, 515063, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou, 515063, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
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Mohata S, Das R, Koner K, Riyaz M, Das K, Chakraborty S, Ogaeri Y, Nishiyama Y, C Peter S, Banerjee R. Selective Metal-Free CO 2 Photoreduction in Water Using Porous Nanostructures with Internal Molecular Free Volume. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:23802-23813. [PMID: 37870913 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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The conversion of CO2 to a sole carbonaceous product using photocatalysis is a sustainable solution for alleviating the increasing levels of CO2 emissions and reducing our dependence on nonrenewable resources such as fossil fuels. However, developing a photoactive, metal-free catalyst that is highly selective and efficient in the CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) without the need for sacrificial agents, cocatalysts, and photosensitizers is challenging. Furthermore, due to the poor solubility of CO2 in water and the kinetically and thermodynamically favored hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), designing a highly selective photocatalyst is challenging. Here, we propose a molecular engineering approach to design a photoactive polymer with high CO2 permeability and low water diffusivity, promoting the mass transfer of CO2 while suppressing HER. We have incorporated a contorted triptycene scaffold with "internal molecular free volume (IMFV)" to enhance gas permeability to the active site by creating molecular channels through the inefficient packing of polymer chains. Additionally, we introduced a pyrene moiety to promote visible-light harvesting capability and charge separation. By leveraging these qualities, the polymer exhibited a high CO generation rate of 77.8 μmol g-1 h-1, with a high selectivity of ∼98% and good recyclability. The importance of IMFV was highlighted by replacing the contorted triptycene unit with a planar scaffold, which led to a selectivity reversal favoring HER over CO2RR in water. In situ electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy (TRPL), and diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy (DRIFTS) techniques, further supported by theoretical calculations, were employed to enlighten the mechanistic insight for metal-free CO2 reduction to exclusively CO in water.
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- Shibani Mohata
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, India
- Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, India
- Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, India
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- JEOL Ltd., Musashino, Akishima, Tokyo 196-8558, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, India
- Centre for Advanced Functional Materials, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata, Mohanpur 741246, India
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Tian Z, Li D, Zheng W, Chang Q, Sang Y, Lai F, Wang J, Zhang Y, Liu T, Antonietti M. Heteroatom-doped noble carbon-tailored mixed matrix membranes with ultrapermeability for efficient CO 2 separation. MATERIALS HORIZONS 2023; 10:3660-3667. [PMID: 37350178 DOI: 10.1039/d3mh00463e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Membranes with ultrapermeability for CO2 are desired for future large-scale carbon capture projects, because of their excellent separative productivity and economic efficiency. Herein, we demonstrate that a membrane with ultrapermeability for CO2 can be constructed by combining N/O para-doped noble carbons, C2NxO1-x, with high-permeability polymer PIM-1. The optimal PIM-1/C2NxO1-x membranes exhibit superior CO2 permeability (22110 Barrer) with a CO2/N2 selectivity of 15.5, and an unprecedented CO2 permeability of 37272 Barrer can be obtained after a PEG activation treatment, far surpassing the 2008 upper bound. Both broad experiments and molecular dynamics simulations reveal that the numerous ordered polar channels of C2NxO1-x and their excellent compatibility with PIM-1 are responsible for the superior CO2 separation performance of the membrane. Although this is the first study on C2N-type gas separation membranes, the outstanding results indicate that noble carbon building blocks may pave a new avenue to advance high-performance CO2 separation membranes.
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- Zhihong Tian
- Engineering Research Center for Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, Leuven 3001, Belgium
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P. R. China
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- Department of Colloid Chemistry, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam 14476, Germany
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Pathak C, Gogoi A, Devi A, Seth S. Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity Based on Dibenzodioxin Linkage: Design, Synthesis, Properties, and Applications. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301512. [PMID: 37303240 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301512] [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: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The development of polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) over the last two decades has established them as a distinct class of microporous materials, which combine the attributes of microporous solid materials and the soluble nature of glassy polymers. Due to their solubility in common organic solvents, PIMs are easily processable materials that potentially find application in membrane-based separation, catalysis, ion separation in electrochemical energy storage devices, sensing, etc. Dibenzodioxin linkage, Tröger's base, and imide bond-forming reactions have widely been utilized for synthesis of a large number of PIMs. Among these linkages, however, most of the studies have been based on dibenzodioxin-based PIMs. Therefore, this review focuses precisely on dibenzodioxin linkage chemistry. Herein, the design principles of different rigid and contorted monomer scaffolds are discussed, as well as synthetic strategies of the polymers through dibenzodioxin-forming reactions including copolymerization and postsynthetic modifications, their characteristic properties and potential applications studied so far. Towards the end, the prospects of these materials are examined with respect to their utility in industrial purposes. Further, the structure-property correlation of dibenzodioxin PIMs is analyzed, which is essential for tailored synthesis and tunable properties of these PIMs and their molecular level engineering for enhanced performances making these materials suitable for commercial usage.
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Tezpur University, Assam, India
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Tezpur University, Assam, India
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- Department of Applied Sciences, Tezpur University, Assam, India
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Yang Z, Belmabkhout Y, McHugh LN, Ao D, Sun Y, Li S, Qiao Z, Bennett TD, Guiver MD, Zhong C. ZIF-62 glass foam self-supported membranes to address CH 4/N 2 separations. NATURE MATERIALS 2023:10.1038/s41563-023-01545-w. [PMID: 37169976 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01545-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Membranes with ultrahigh permeance and practical selectivity could greatly decrease the cost of difficult industrial gas separations, such as CH4/N2 separation. Advanced membranes made from porous materials, such as metal-organic frameworks, can achieve a good gas separation performance, although they are typically formed on support layers or mixed with polymeric matrices, placing limitations on gas permeance. Here an amorphous glass foam, agfZIF-62, wherein a, g and f denote amorphous, glass and foam, respectively, was synthesized by a polymer-thermal-decomposition-assisted melting strategy, starting from a crystalline zeolitic imidazolate framework, ZIF-62. The thermal decomposition of incorporated low-molecular-weight polyethyleneimine evolves CO2, NH3 and H2O gases, creating a large number and variety of pores. This greatly increases pore interconnectivity but maintains the crystalline ZIF-62 ultramicropores, allowing ultrahigh gas permeance and good selectivity. A self-supported circular agfZIF-62 with a thickness of 200-330 µm and area of 8.55 cm2 was used for membrane separation. The membranes perform well, showing a CH4 permeance of 30,000-50,000 gas permeance units, approximately two orders of magnitude higher than that of other reported membranes, with good CH4/N2 selectivity (4-6).
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- Zibo Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China
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- Applied Chemistry and Engineering Research Centre of Excellence (ACER CoE) and Technology Development Cell (TechCell), Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Ben Guerir, Morocco
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China
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- Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China.
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- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
- National Industry-Education Platform of Energy Storage, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tiangong University, Tianjin, China.
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Cong S, Feng X, Guo L, Peng D, Wang J, Chen J, Zhang Y, Shen X, Yang G. Rational Design of Mixed Matrix Membranes Modulated by Trisilver Complex for Efficient Propylene/Propane Separation. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023; 10:e2206858. [PMID: 36748960 PMCID: PMC10074071 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202206858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The application of membrane-based separation processes for propylene/propane (C3 H6 /C3 H8 ) is extremely promising and attractive as it is poised to reduce the high operation cost of the established low temperature distillation process, but major challenges remain in achieving high gas selectivity/permeability and long-term membrane stability. Herein, a C3 H6 facilitated transport membrane using trisilver pyrazolate (Ag3 pz3 ) as a carrier filler is reported, which is uniformly dispersed in a polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1) matrix at the molecular level (≈15 nm), verified by several analytical techniques, including 3D-reconstructed focused ion beam scanning electron microscropy (FIB-SEM) tomography. The π-acidic Ag3 pz3 combines preferentially with π-basic C3 H6 , which is confirmed by density functional theory calculations showing that the silver ions in Ag3 pz3 form a reversible π complex with C3 H6 , endowing the membranes with superior C3 H6 affinity. The resulting membranes exhibit superior stability, C3 H6 /C3 H8 selectivity as high as ≈200 and excellent C3 H6 permeability of 306 Barrer, surpassing the upper bound selectivity/permeability performance line of polymeric membranes. This work provides a conceptually new approach of using coordinatively unsaturated 0D complexes as fillers in mixed matrix membranes, which can accomplish olefin/alkane separation with high performance.
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- Shenzhen Cong
- School of Chemical EngineeringZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- School of Chemical EngineeringZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- College of ChemistryZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- School of Material & Chemical EngineeringZhengzhou University of Light IndustryZhengzhou450001China
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- School of Chemical EngineeringZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- College of ChemistryZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- School of Chemical EngineeringZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- School of Chemical EngineeringZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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- College of ChemistryZhengzhou UniversityZhengzhou450001China
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Ester-crosslinked Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity Membranes with Enhanced Plasticization Resistance for CO2 Separation. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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Weng Y, Li N, Xu Z, Huang J, Huang L, Wang H, Li J, Wang Y, Ma X. Super high gas separation performance membranes derived from a brominated alternative PIM by thermal induced crosslinking and carbonization at low temperature. Sep Purif Technol 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2023.123548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023]
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Han T, Cai Z, Wang C, Zheng P, Wu Q, Liu L, Liu X, Weidman J, Luo S. Ionic Microporous Polymer Membranes for Advanced Gas Separations. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c04088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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- Tianliang Han
- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100190, China
- Shanxi-Zheda Institute of Advanced Materials and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan 030000, China
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Integrated Membrane Material Design and System Synthesis. Chem Eng Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.118406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Chen M, Wang X, Yang F, Zhang J, Sun JZ. Azobenzene functionalized poly(diphenylacetylene): Polymer synthesis and tunable fluorescent emission. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Manyu Chen
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou P. R. China
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Fluorene-based polymers of intrinsic microporosity as fluorescent probes for metal ions. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2022.105431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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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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Yue J, Hou J, Li Y, Yang Y, Han L, Sun S, Li J. Branched Tröger's base polymer membranes for gas separation. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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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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Lin S, Storme KR, Wu YCM, Benedetti FM, Swager TM, Smith ZP. Role of side-chain length on gas transport of CO2/CH4 mixtures in polymers with side-chain porosity. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Facile tailoring molecular sieving effect of PIM-1 by in-situ O3 treatment for high performance hydrogen separation. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ye C, Tan R, Wang A, Chen J, Comesaña Gándara B, Breakwell C, Alvarez-Fernandez A, Fan Z, Weng J, Bezzu CG, Guldin S, Brandon NP, Kucernak AR, Jelfs KE, McKeown NB, Song Q. Long-Life Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries Enabled by Amidoxime-Functionalized Ion-Selective Polymer Membranes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202207580. [PMID: 35876472 PMCID: PMC9541571 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202207580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Redox flow batteries (RFBs) based on aqueous organic electrolytes are a promising technology for safe and cost‐effective large‐scale electrical energy storage. Membrane separators are a key component in RFBs, allowing fast conduction of charge‐carrier ions but minimizing the cross‐over of redox‐active species. Here, we report the molecular engineering of amidoxime‐functionalized Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (AO‐PIMs) by tuning their polymer chain topology and pore architecture to optimize membrane ion transport functions. AO‐PIM membranes are integrated with three emerging aqueous organic flow battery chemistries, and the synergetic integration of ion‐selective membranes with molecular engineered organic molecules in neutral‐pH electrolytes leads to significantly enhanced cycling stability.
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- Chunchun Ye
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.,EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University College London, London, WC1E 7JE, UK
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- Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Molecular Sciences Research Hub, Imperial College London, London, W12 0BZ, UK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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Alabid M, Cormos CC, Dinca C. Critical Assessment of Membrane Technology Integration in a Coal-Fired Power Plant. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:904. [PMID: 36135923 PMCID: PMC9504610 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12090904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Despite the many technologies for CO2 capture (e.g., chemical or physical absorption or adsorption), researchers are looking to develop other technologies that can reduce CAPEX and OPEX costs as well as the energy requirements associated with their integration into thermal power plants. The aim of this paper was to analyze the technical and economic integration of spiral wound membranes in a coal-fired power plant with an installed capacity of 330 MW (the case of the Rovinari power plant-in Romania). The study modeled energy processes using CHEMCAD version 8.1 software and polymer membranes developed in the CO2 Hybrid research project. Thus, different configurations such as a single membrane step with and without the use of a vacuum pump and two membrane steps placed in series were analyzed. In all cases, a compressor placed before the membrane system was considered. The use of two serialized stages allows for both high efficiency (minimum 90%) and CO2 purity of a minimum of 95%. However, the overall plant efficiency decreased from 45.78 to 23.96% and the LCOE increased from 75.6 to 170 €/kWh. The energy consumption required to capture 1 kg of CO2 is 2.46 MJel and 4.52 MJth.
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- Maytham Alabid
- Faculty of Energy, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenței, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes—Bolyai University, 11 Arany Janos, 400028 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Faculty of Energy, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenței, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
- Academy of Romanian Scientists, Ilfov 3, 050044 Bucharest, Romania
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Lee YY, Wickramasinghe NP, Dikki R, Jan DL, Gurkan B. Facilitated transport membrane with functionalized ionic liquid carriers for CO 2/N 2, CO 2/O 2, and CO 2/air separations. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:12638-12650. [PMID: 36040354 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr03214g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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CO2 separations from cabin air and the atmospheric air are challenged by the very low partial pressures of CO2. In this study, a facilitated transport membrane (FTM) is developed to separate CO2 from air using functionalized ionic liquid (IL) and poly(ionic liquid) (PIL) carriers. A highly permeable bicontinuous structured poly(ethersulfone)/poly(ethylene terephthalate) (bPES/PET) substrate is used to support the PIL-IL impregnated graphene oxide thin film. The CO2 separation performance was tested under a mixture feed of CO2/N2/O2/H2O. Under 410 ppm of CO2 at 1 atm feed gas, CO2 permanence of 3923 GPU, and CO2/N2 and CO2/O2 selectivities of 1200 and 300, respectively, are achieved with helium sweeping on the permeate side. For increased transmembrane pressure (>0 atm), a thicker PIL-IL/GO layer was shown to provide mechanical strength and prevent leaching of the mobile carrier. CO2 binding to the carriers, ion diffusivities, and the glass transition temperature of the PIL-IL gels were examined to determine the membrane composition and rationalize the superior separation performance obtained. This report represents the first FTM study with PIL-IL carriers for CO2 separation from air.
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- Yun-Yang Lee
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Northeast Ohio High Field NMR Facility, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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- Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Moffett Field, CA 94043, USA.
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
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Huang L, Xing Z, Zhuang X, Wei J, Ma Y, Wang B, Jiang X, He X, Deng L, Dai Z. Polymeric membranes and their derivatives for H2/CH4 separation: State of the art. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ricci E, Minelli M, De Angelis MG. Modelling Sorption and Transport of Gases in Polymeric Membranes across Different Scales: A Review. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12090857. [PMID: 36135877 PMCID: PMC9502097 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12090857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Professor Giulio C. Sarti has provided outstanding contributions to the modelling of fluid sorption and transport in polymeric materials, with a special eye on industrial applications such as membrane separation, due to his Chemical Engineering background. He was the co-creator of innovative theories such as the Non-Equilibrium Theory for Glassy Polymers (NET-GP), a flexible tool to estimate the solubility of pure and mixed fluids in a wide range of polymers, and of the Standard Transport Model (STM) for estimating membrane permeability and selectivity. In this review, inspired by his rigorous and original approach to representing membrane fundamentals, we provide an overview of the most significant and up-to-date modeling tools available to estimate the main properties governing polymeric membranes in fluid separation, namely solubility and diffusivity. The paper is not meant to be comprehensive, but it focuses on those contributions that are most relevant or that show the potential to be relevant in the future. We do not restrict our view to the field of macroscopic modelling, which was the main playground of professor Sarti, but also devote our attention to Molecular and Multiscale Hierarchical Modeling. This work proposes a critical evaluation of the different approaches considered, along with their limitations and potentiality.
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- Eleonora Ricci
- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering (DICAM), Alma Mater Studiorum—University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Institute for Materials and Processes, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FB, UK
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Microporosity effect of intrinsic microporous polyimide membranes on their helium enrichment performance after direct fluorination. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Benedetti F, Wu YCM, Lin S, He Y, Flear E, Storme KR, Liu C, Zhao Y, Swager TM, Smith ZP. Side-Chain Length and Dispersity in ROMP Polymers with Pore-Generating Side Chains for Gas Separations. JACS AU 2022; 2:1610-1615. [PMID: 35911464 PMCID: PMC9326822 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Bottlebrush polymers with flexible backbones and rigid side chains have shown ultrahigh CO2 permeability and plasticization resistance for membrane-based gas separations. To date, this class of polymers has only been studied with polydisperse side chains. Herein, we report gas transport properties of a methoxy (OMe) functionalized polymer synthesized via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) with uniform side-chain lengths ranging from n = 2 to 5 repeat units to elucidate the role of both side-chain length and dispersity on gas transport properties and plasticization resistance. As side-chain length increased, both Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area and gas permeability increased with minimal losses in gas selectivity. Increased plasticization resistance was also observed with increasing side-chain length, which can be attributed to increased interchain rigidity from longer side chains. Controlling the side-chain length provides an effective strategy to rationally control and optimize the performance of ROMP polymers for CO2-based gas separations.
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- Francesco
M. Benedetti
- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Key
Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
- Key
Laboratory of Organofluorine Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department
of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Ye C, Tan R, Wang A, Chen J, Comesaña-Gándara B, Breakwell C, Alvarez-Fernandez A, Fan Z, Weng J, Bezzu G, Guldin S, Brandon N, Kucernak A, Jelfs KE, McKeown NB, Song Q. Long‐Life Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries enabled by Amidoxime‐Functionalized Ion‐Selective Polymer Membranes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202207580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chunchun Ye
- The University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Chemical Engineering UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Chemical Engineering UNITED KINGDOM
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- The University of Edinburgh School of Chemistry UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Chemical Engineering UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Chemical Engineering UNITED KINGDOM
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- The University of Edinburgh Chemistry UNITED KINGDOM
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- University College London Chemical Engineering UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Earth Science and Engineering UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Chemistry UNITED KINGDOM
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- Imperial College London Department of Chemical Engineering South Kensington SW7 2AZ London UNITED KINGDOM
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Xu L, Zang Y, Takata K, Jing B, Wang J, Teraguchi M, Kaneko T, Miao F, Aoki T. Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Soluble
Fully‐Conjugated
Polyazomethine from di‐ or trifunctional monomers. POLYM INT 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.6440] [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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- Liang Xu
- Analysis and testing center Qiqihar University, Wenhua Street 42 Qiqihar Heilongjiang 161006 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qiqihar University, Wenhua Street 42 Qiqihar Heilongjiang 161006 China
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2‐8050, Nishi‐ku Niigata 950‐2181 Japan
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qiqihar University, Wenhua Street 42 Qiqihar Heilongjiang 161006 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qiqihar University, Wenhua Street 42 Qiqihar Heilongjiang 161006 China
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2‐8050, Nishi‐ku Niigata 950‐2181 Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2‐8050, Nishi‐ku Niigata 950‐2181 Japan
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- College of Communications and Electronics Engineering, Qiqihar University, Wenhua Street 42 Qiqihar Heilongjiang 161006 China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qiqihar University, Wenhua Street 42 Qiqihar Heilongjiang 161006 China
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Niigata University, Ikarashi 2‐8050, Nishi‐ku Niigata 950‐2181 Japan
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Yang J, Tao L, He J, McCutcheon JR, Li Y. Machine learning enables interpretable discovery of innovative polymers for gas separation membranes. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabn9545. [PMID: 35857839 PMCID: PMC9299556 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abn9545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Polymer membranes perform innumerable separations with far-reaching environmental implications. Despite decades of research, design of new membrane materials remains a largely Edisonian process. To address this shortcoming, we demonstrate a generalizable, accurate machine learning (ML) implementation for the discovery of innovative polymers with ideal performance. Specifically, multitask ML models are trained on experimental data to link polymer chemistry to gas permeabilities of He, H2, O2, N2, CO2, and CH4. We interpret the ML models and extract valuable insights into the contributions of different chemical moieties to permeability and selectivity. We then screen over 9 million hypothetical polymers and identify thousands that lie well above current performance upper bounds, including hundreds of never-before-seen ultrapermeable polymer membranes with O2 and CO2 permeability greater than 104 and 105 Barrers, respectively. High-fidelity molecular dynamics simulations confirm the ML-predicted gas permeabilities of the promising candidates, which suggests that many can be translated to reality.
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- Jason Yang
- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Corresponding author.
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Wang M, Jiang J. Accelerating Discovery of High Fractional Free Volume Polymers from a Data-Driven Approach. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:31203-31215. [PMID: 35767720 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c03917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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As a fundamental structure characteristic in polymers, fractional free volume (FFV) plays an indispensable role in governing polymer properties and performance. However, the design of new high-FFV polymers is challenging. In this study, we report a data-driven approach and aim to accelerate the discovery of high-FFV polymers. First, a computational method is proposed to calculate FFV, and a two-step fragmentation method is developed to construct a fragment library for digital representation of polymer structures. Data mining is employed to identify promising fragments for high FFV. Subsequently, machine learning (ML) models are trained using a data set with 1683 polymers and their excellent transferability is demonstrated by out-of-sample predictions in another data set with 11,479 polymers. Finally, the ML models are used to screen ∼1 million hypothetical polymers, and 29,482 polymers with FFV > 0.2 are shortlisted; representative high-FFV polymers are validated by molecular simulations, and design strategies are highlighted. To further facilitate the discovery of new high-FFV polymers, we develop an online interactive platform https://ffv-prediction.herokuapp.com, which allows for rapid FFV predictions, given polymer structures. The data-driven approach in this study might advance the development of new high-FFV polymers and further explore quantitative structure-property relationships for polymers.
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- Mao Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117576 Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117576 Singapore, Singapore
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Sakaguchi T, Kuratani K, Hashimoto T. Effect of methyl group on gas permeability of trimethylsilyl-containing poly(diphenylacetylene)s. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125138] [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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Development of efficient aqueous organic redox flow batteries using ion-sieving sulfonated polymer membranes. Nat Commun 2022; 13:3184. [PMID: 35676263 PMCID: PMC9177609 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-30943-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Redox flow batteries using aqueous organic-based electrolytes are promising candidates for developing cost-effective grid-scale energy storage devices. However, a significant drawback of these batteries is the cross-mixing of active species through the membrane, which causes battery performance degradation. To overcome this issue, here we report size-selective ion-exchange membranes prepared by sulfonation of a spirobifluorene-based microporous polymer and demonstrate their efficient ion sieving functions in flow batteries. The spirobifluorene unit allows control over the degree of sulfonation to optimize the transport of cations, whilst the microporous structure inhibits the crossover of organic molecules via molecular sieving. Furthermore, the enhanced membrane selectivity mitigates the crossover-induced capacity decay whilst maintaining good ionic conductivity for aqueous electrolyte solution at pH 9, where the redox-active organic molecules show long-term stability. We also prove the boosting effect of the membranes on the energy efficiency and peak power density of the aqueous redox flow battery, which shows stable operation for about 120 h (i.e., 2100 charge-discharge cycles at 100 mA cm−2) in a laboratory-scale cell. Aqueous organic redox flow batteries are promising for grid-scale energy storage, although their practical application is still limited. Here, the authors report highly ion-conductive and selective polymer membranes, which boost the battery’s efficiency and stability, offering cost-effective electricity storage.
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McKeown NB. The structure-property relationships of Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs). Curr Opin Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2021.100785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Anstine DM, Sholl DS, Siepmann JI, Snurr RQ, Aspuru-Guzik A, Colina CM. In silico design of microporous polymers for chemical separations and storage. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2022.100795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cheng K, Ohno T, Teraguchi M, Kaneko T, Aoki T. Synthesis and oxygen permselectivity of multi-stranded graft copolymers. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Catalin P. Gainaru
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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Matesanz-Niño L, Aguilar-Lugo C, Prádanos P, Hernandez A, Bartolomé C, de la Campa JG, Palacio L, González-Ortega A, Galizia M, Álvarez C, Lozano ÁE. Gas separation membranes obtained by partial pyrolysis of polyimides exhibiting polyethylene oxide moieties. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Liu M, Nothling MD, Zhang S, Fu Q, Qiao GG. Thin film composite membranes for postcombustion carbon capture: Polymers and beyond. Prog Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2022.101504] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chen TY, Deng X, Lin LC, Ho WW. New sterically hindered polyvinylamine-containing membranes for CO2 capture from flue gas. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Cai Z, Liu Y, Wang C, Xie W, Jiao Y, Shan L, Gao P, Wang H, Luo S. Ladder polymers of intrinsic microporosity from superacid-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts polymerization for membrane gas separation. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Weng Y, Ji W, Ye C, Dong H, Gao Z, Li J, Luo C, Ma X. Simultaneously enhanced CO2 permeability and CO2/N2 selectivity at sub-ambient temperature from two novel functionalized intrinsic microporous polymers. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zhu Y, Xu P, Zhang X, Wu D. Emerging porous organic polymers for biomedical applications. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:1377-1414. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00871d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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This review summarizes and discusses the recent progress in porous organic polymers for diverse biomedical applications such as drug delivery, biomacromolecule immobilization, phototherapy, biosensing, bioimaging, and antibacterial applications.
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- Youlong Zhu
- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite & Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite & Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
- School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, USA
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- Key Laboratory for Polymeric Composite & Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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Stanovský P, Benkocká M, Kolská Z, Šimčík M, Slepička P, Švorčík V, Friess K, Ruzicka MC, Izak P. Permeability enhancement of chemically modified and grafted polyamide layer of thin-film composite membranes for biogas upgrading. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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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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Mensah A, Chen Y, Christopher N, Wei Q. Membrane Technological Pathways and Inherent Structure of Bacterial Cellulose Composites for Drug Delivery. Bioengineering (Basel) 2021; 9:3. [PMID: 35049712 PMCID: PMC8772700 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering9010003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This report summarizes efforts undertaken in the area of drug delivery, with a look at further efforts made in the area of bacterial cellulose (BC) biomedical applications in general. There are many current methodologies (past and present) for the creation of BC membrane composites custom-engineered with drug delivery functionality, with brief consideration for very close applications within the broader category of biomedicine. The most emphasis was placed on the crucial aspects that open the door to the possibility of drug delivery or the potential for use as drug carriers. Additionally, consideration has been given to laboratory explorations as well as already established BC-drug delivery systems (DDS) that are either on the market commercially or have been patented in anticipation of future commercialization. The cellulose producing strains, current synthesis and growth pathways, critical aspects and intrinsic morphological features of BC were given maximum consideration, among other crucial aspects of BC DDS.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; (A.M.); (Y.C.); (N.C.)
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