scholarly journals Mixed Matrix Membrane Performance Prediction for Gas Separation using Modified Models

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Salimi ◽  
O. Bakhtiari ◽  
M. K. Moghaddam ◽  
T. Mohammadi
Keyword(s):  
Gas Separation ◽  
Molecular Sieves ◽  
Molecular Sieve ◽  
Membrane Separation ◽  
Maxwell Model ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membrane ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Mixed Matrix ◽  
Two Parameters

Gas separation using membrane processes are potentially economical in industrial scale. Two parameters are used for analyzing the membrane separation performance: permeability and selectivity. There is a trade off between them for polymeric membranes that makes it impossible to increase both of them simultaneously. Molecular sieve membranes, on the other hand, exhibit high permeability and selectivity but are brittle in nature and costly. A new generation of membranes has made many hopes to use simultaneously both desired properties of polymers and molecular sieves in a structure called “mixed matrix membrane (MMM)” where a molecular sieve is incorporated within a polymer matrix. As other branches of science and engineering, having a tool to predict MMMs performance seems to be essential to save time and money for research and industrial applications. Many mathematical models were developed to predict MMMs performance based on separation performance of fillers and polymers. Maxwell model is the simplest model developed for prediction of electrical properties of composite materials but it is not perfect for all cases. Some modifications were performed on Maxwell model and some other modified models were developed for better prediction of MMMs separation performance. In this research, modified Maxwell and Bruggeman models were employed to predict gas separation performance of some MMMs in the current work and the results were acceptable for all non–ideal cases which might be occurred in MMMs structure.

scholarly journals Preparation and Gas Separation Performance of Polysulfone Mixed Matrix Membrane

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Lili Jiang ◽  
Yimin Meng ◽  
Su Xu ◽  
Haitao Yu ◽  
Xingang Hou
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Gas Separation ◽  
Permeability Coefficient ◽  
Membrane Separation ◽  
Polymer Materials ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membrane ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Mixed Matrix ◽  
Simple Modification ◽  
The Ideal

As an economical, environmentally friendly, and highly efficient separation technology, membrane separation is a popular research topic in the field of separation. Organic polymer materials have attracted considerable attention in membrane separation because of their controllable preparation processes, simple modification method, and high toughness. Taking polysulfone (PSF) as the substrate of gas separation membrane, we prepared the mixed matrix membrane jointly by using the solution casting method and by adding graphene oxide (GO) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). On this basis, the permeability of the membrane for CO2 and N2 and the permeability coefficient of the mixed gas were studied. With the addition of CNTs and GO, the permeability of gas was significantly improved. At 0.2 MPa, permeability of CO2 increased from 553 Barrer to 975 Barrer, and permeability of N2 increased from 536 Barrer to 745 Barrer. The max ideal separation coefficient of CO2 and N2 is 1.94 at 0.1 MPa. Increasing of the content of carbon nanotubes can significantly improve the permeability coefficient of CO2, while the change of inlet side pressure has a great impact on the permeability coefficient of N2. At 0.1 MPa, when the ratio of CNTs to GO was 5 : 1, the ideal permeability coefficient of CO2/N2 was 1.94, whereas the ideal permeability coefficient of PSF membrane was 1.46. The above results of PSF/GO/CNT mixed matrix membrane lay a theoretical foundation for industrial application.

scholarly journals Multiple Amine-Contained POSS-Functionalized Organosilica Membranes for Gas Separation

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 194
Author(s):  
Xiuxiu Ren ◽  
Masakoto Kanezashi ◽  
Meng Guo ◽  
Rong Xu ◽  
Jing Zhong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Separation ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membranes ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membrane ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Hybrid Membranes ◽  
Mixed Matrix ◽  
Translation Model ◽  
Good Thermal Stability ◽  
Oligomeric Silsesquioxane

A new polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) designed with eight –(CH2)3–NH–(CH2)2–NH2 groups (PNEN) at its apexes was used as nanocomposite uploading into 1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane (BTESE)-derived organosilica to prepare mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) for gas separation. The mixtures of BTESE-PNEN were uniform with particle size of around 31 nm, which is larger than that of pure BTESE sols. The characterization of thermogravimetric (TG) and gas permeance indicates good thermal stability. A similar amine-contained material of 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) was doped into BTESE to prepare hybrid membranes through a copolymerized strategy as comparison. The pore size of the BTESE-PNEN membrane evaluated through a modified gas-translation model was larger than that of the BTESE-APTES hybrid membrane at the same concentration of additions, which resulted in different separation performance. The low values of Ep(CO2)-Ep(N2) and Ep(N2) for the BTESE-PNEN membrane at a low concentration of PNEN were close to those of copolymerized BTESE-APTES-related hybrid membranes, which illustrates a potential CO2 separation performance by using a mixed matrix membrane strategy with multiple amine POSS as particles.

Carbon Nanotubes Based Mixed Matrix Membrane for Gas Separation

2011 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
pp. 272-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.M. Sanip ◽  
A.F. Ismail ◽  
P.S. Goh ◽  
M.N.A. Norrdin ◽  
T. Soga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Gas Separation ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membranes ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membrane ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Mixed Matrix ◽  
Polyimide Membrane

Mixed matrix membranes (MMM) combine useful molecular sieving properties of inorganic fillers with the desirable mechanical and processing properties of polymers. The current trend in polymeric membranes is the incorporation of filler-like nanoparticles to improve the separation performance. Most MMM have shown higher gas permeabilities and improved gas selectivities compared to the corresponding pure polymer membranes. Carbon nanotubes based mixed matrix membrane was prepared by the solution casting method in which the functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (f-MWNTs) were embedded into the polyimide membrane and the resulting membranes were characterized. The effect of nominal MWNTs content between 0.5 and 1.0 wt% on the gas separation properties were looked into. The as-prepared membranes were characterized for their morphology using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The morphologies of the MMM also indicated that at 0.7 % loading of f-MWNTs, the structures of the MMM showed uniform finger-like structures which have facilitated the fast gas transport through the polymer matrix. It may also be concluded that addition of open ended and shortened MWNTs to the polymer matrix can improve its permeability by increasing diffusivity through the MWNTs smooth cavity.

Effect of fixed carbon molecular sieve (CMS) loading and various di-ethanolamine (DEA) concentrations on the performance of a mixed matrix membrane for CO2/CH4 separation

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (75) ◽  
pp. 60814-60822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rizwan Nasir ◽  
Hilmi Mukhtar ◽  
Zakaria Man ◽  
Maizatul Shima Shaharun ◽  
Mohamad Zailani Abu Bakar
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Sieves ◽  
Molecular Sieve ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membranes ◽  
Inorganic Filler ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membrane ◽  
Mixed Matrix ◽  
Fixed Carbon ◽  
Carbon Molecular Sieve ◽  
Carbon Molecular Sieves ◽  
The Third

Polyethersulfone (PES) as a polymer along with carbon molecular sieves (CMS) as an inorganic filler and di-ethanolamine (DEA) as the third component were used to fabricate amine mixed matrix membranes (A3Ms).

Preparation and Characterization of Polysulfone Mixed Matrix Membrane Incorporated with Thermodynamically Stable Nano-Palladium for Hydrogen Separation

2013 ◽  
Vol 832 ◽  
pp. 143-148
Author(s):  
Hani Shazwani Mohd Suhaimi ◽  
Leo Choe Peng ◽  
Ahmad Abdul Latif
Keyword(s):  
Gas Separation ◽  
Pd Nanoparticles ◽  
Hydrogen Separation ◽  
Good Effect ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membrane ◽  
Inversion Method ◽  
Asymmetric Structure ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Mixed Matrix ◽  
Phase Inversion Method

Palladium (Pd) nanoparticles offer excellent hydrogen affinity in mixed matrix membrane for gas separation. In order to avoid aggregation, Pd nanoparticles have to be stabilized before blending into polymer matrix. Pd nanoparticles can be thermodynamically stabilized and dispersed using electrostatic and/ or steric forces of a stabilizer which is typically introduced during the formation of Pd nanoparticles in the inversed microemulsion. Polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyethylene glycol (PEG) and sodium hydroxide in ethylene glycol exhibited good effect on particles passivation. However, the effects of these stabilizers on membrane morphology and separation performance were unknown. The aim of this work is to incorporate polymer-stabilized Pd nanoparticles into Polysulfone (PSf) membranes for hydrogen separation. The microstructure of Pd nanoparticles was first analyzed by TEM. Phase inversion method was then adopted for the preparation of asymmetric PSf/nanoPd MMMs. The separation performance of MMMs was investigated by using nitrogen and hydrogen as test gases and the membrane characteristics were further studied using SEM and FTIR. The highest permeability for H2 was 255.82 GPU with selectivity of 6.89. The results suggested that PEG provides good contact between nanoparticles and the polymer. TEM and FTIR results revealed that these stabilizers have significant effects on the synthesized Pd nanoparticles size. Also, SEM results showed that the MMMs incorporated with thermodynamically nanoPd in PEG achieved satisfactory asymmetric structure which explains the good performance in gas separation.

scholarly journals Development of αFe2O3-TiO2/PPOdm Mixed Matrix Membrane for CO2/CH4 Separation

2021 ◽  
Vol 287 ◽  
pp. 02013
Author(s):  
Yun Kee Yap ◽  
Pei Ching Oh ◽  
Evan Yew Jin Chin
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Gas Separation ◽  
Vertical Direction ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membrane ◽  
Inversion Method ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Magnetic Field Direction ◽  
Mixed Matrix ◽  
Rotational Magnetic Field ◽  
Gas Separation Performance

Magnetophoretic dispersion of magnetic fillers has been proven to improve gas separation performances of mixed matrix membrane (MMM). However, the magnetic field induced is usually in a horizontal or vertical direction during membrane casting. Limited study has been conducted on the effects of rotational magnetic field direction towards dispersion of particles. Thus, this work focuses on the rearrangement of paramagnetic iron oxide-titanium dioxide (αFe2O3-TiO2) nanocomposite in poly (2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPOdm) membrane via rotational magnetic field to investigate the dispersion of filler and effects towards its overall gas separation performance. The paramagnetic fillers were incorporated into polymer via dry phase inversion method at different weight loading. MMM with 3 wt% loading shows the best performance in terms of particle dispersion and gas separation performance. It shows the greatest relative particles count and least agglomerates via OLYMPUS™ Stream software with image taken by optical microscope. Relative to pristine membrane, it displays a permeability and selectivity increment of 312% and 71%. MMM with 3 wt% loading was refabricated in the presence of rotational magnetic field to enhance the dispersion of paramagnetic fillers. Results display an increment of selectivity by 8% and CO2 permeability by 46% relative to unmagnetised MMM of 3 wt% loading.

scholarly journals POLYSULFONE MEMBRANE WITH ZEOLITE FILLER FOR CO2/CH4 GAS SEPARATION: A REVIEW

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
Indri Susanti
Keyword(s):  
Gas Separation ◽  
High Selectivity ◽  
Membrane Technology ◽  
Mixed Matrix Membrane ◽  
Co2 Separation ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Mixed Matrix ◽  
Polysulfone Membrane ◽  
Trade Off ◽  
Review Mechanism

Membrane technology for gas separation applications are limited by a "trade-off" curve between permeability and selectivity. It show that permeability is high, selectivity obtained is low. This problem can be solved by preparation of Mixed-Matrix Membrane (MMMs) which can increase the value of permeability and selectivity. The MMMs with polysulfone polymers and zeolite fillers is more corresponding for gas separation. Addition of zeolite filler to polysulfone polymer in MMMs can improve the CO2 separation performance. In this review, mechanism of gas separation in MMMs was carried out in the application of CO2/CH4 gas separation. In addition, the effect of addition, size and pore of zeolite filler in MMMs for binary gas separation were also discussed in this review.

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