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dc.contributor.authorDai, Zhongde
dc.contributor.authorAboukeila, Hesham
dc.contributor.authorDeng, Jing
dc.contributor.authorAnsaloni, Luca
dc.contributor.authorBaschetti, Marco Giacinti
dc.contributor.authorDeng, Liyuan
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-04T07:51:43Z
dc.date.available2018-04-04T07:51:43Z
dc.date.created2018-03-29T13:39:49Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn1383-5866
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2492492
dc.description.abstractIn the present work, PEGDME with different molecular weight (Mn ∼ 250 and 500 g/mol) was added into Nafion-based membranes as CO2-philic additive, aiming at improving their CO2 capture performance. The physical, chemical and morphological characteristics of the hybrid membranes were thoroughly investigated using different techniques, including TGA, XRD, SEM and FTIR. The gas transport properties were studied by means of mixed gas permeation tests at different relative humidity conditions. CO2 permeability is greatly enhanced upon the addition of the PEGDME. The addition of 40 wt% PEGDME 250 into the Nafion matrix shows a CO2 permeability of 57.4 Barrer at the dry state, which is 36 folds higher than the pristine Nafion. The presence of water vapor in the gaseous streams further enhances the CO2 permeability and CO2/N2 selectivity, reaching a value of 446 Barrer and 37, respectively, under fully saturated conditions. However, the further increase of the PEGDME content in the Nafion matrix leads to undesirable micro phase separation (defects were observed from the morphological analysis), causing serious loss of the selectivity. Finally, in order to improve the theoretical understanding of the transport mechanism, a modified Maxwell model was successfully applied to describe the separation performances of the resulted Nafion/PEGDME hybrid membrane. The model results suggest that an interconnected CO2-philic structure is obtained upon the addition of PEGMDE and water to the ionomer matrix, forming preferential pathways for gas permeation able to enhance the membrane performance.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherElseviernb_NO
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titleNafion/PEG hybrid membrane for CO 2 separation: Effect of PEG on membrane micro-structure and performancenb_NO
dc.typeJournal articlenb_NO
dc.typePeer reviewednb_NO
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionnb_NO
dc.source.journalSeparation and Purification Technologynb_NO
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.seppur.2018.03.062
dc.identifier.cristin1576221
dc.description.localcode© 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/BY/4.0/).nb_NO
cristin.unitcode194,66,30,0
cristin.unitnameInstitutt for kjemisk prosessteknologi
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