Gas-separation behavior of poly(ether sulfone)-poly(ethylene glycol) blend membranes

2018 ◽  
Vol 135 (44) ◽  
pp. 46845 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iman Akbarian ◽  
Afsaneh Fakhar ◽  
Elham Ameri ◽  
Morteza Sadeghi
2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (7) ◽  
pp. 494-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. M. Erdni-Goryaev ◽  
A. Yu. Alent’ev ◽  
N. A. Belov ◽  
D. O. Ponkratov ◽  
A. S. Shaplov ◽  
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Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 998
Author(s):  
Ana R. Nabais ◽  
Rute O. Francisco ◽  
Vítor D. Alves ◽  
Luísa A. Neves ◽  
Liliana C. Tomé

Despite the fact that iongels are very attractive materials for gas separation membranes, they often show mechanical stability issues mainly due to the high ionic liquid (IL) content (≥60 wt%) needed to achieve high gas separation performances. This work investigates a strategy to improve the mechanical properties of iongel membranes, which consists in the incorporation of montmorillonite (MMT) nanoclay, from 0.2 to 7.5 wt%, into a cross-linked poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) network containing 60 wt% of the IL 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide ([C2mim][TFSI]). The iongels were prepared by a simple one-pot method using ultraviolet (UV) initiated polymerization of poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) and characterized by several techniques to assess their physico-chemical properties. The thermal stability of the iongels was influenced by the addition of higher MMT contents (>5 wt%). It was possible to improve both puncture strength and elongation at break with MMT contents up to 1 wt%. Furthermore, the highest ideal gas selectivities were achieved for iongels containing 0.5 wt% MMT, while the highest CO2 permeability was observed at 7.5 wt% MMT content, due to an increase in diffusivity. Remarkably, this strategy allowed for the preparation and gas permeation of self-standing iongel containing 80 wt% IL, which had not been possible up until now.


2012 ◽  
Vol 415-416 ◽  
pp. 469-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mehdi Talakesh ◽  
Morteza Sadeghi ◽  
Mahdi Pourafshari Chenar ◽  
Afsaneh Khosravi

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