화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Membrane Science, Vol.585, 238-252, 2019
Synthesis of ZIF-8 based composite hollow fiber membrane with a dense skin layer for facilitated biogas upgrading in gas-liquid membrane contactor
Gas-liquid membrane contactor (GLMC) has been regarded as a promising alternative to conventional contacting processes for CO2 absorption. In this work, a composite hollow fiber (HF) membrane with an aminosilane-modified zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (mZIF-8) based dense skin layer was designed and synthesized for high-efficiency biogas upgrading in the GLMC process, by dispersing mZIF-8 nanocrystals into poly(dimethylsiloxane) matrix and then depositing on a porous polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) substrate. (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane was introduced to modify the ZIF-8 nanocrystals, thereby enabling the chemical bonding with PDMS chains for avoiding interfacial voids and further enhancing hydrophobicity. Compared with the control membrane, the newly developed mZIF-8 based composite membrane with a dense skin exhibited competitive hydrophobicity with a contact angle of 130 degrees, ensuring its anti-wetting ability. It exhibited an enhanced biogas upgrading performance with the absorption fluxes of 2.3 and 3.8 x 10(-3) mol m(-2).s(-1) using water and 1 M monoethanolamine (MEA) as absorbents, respectively (liquid velocity = 0.25 ms(-1)). In particular, a comparable selectivity of CO2/CH4 with the value of similar to 20 was achieved by using MEA as absorbent in the GLMC process. A robust long-term stability of the mZIF-8 based composite HF membrane was also achieved in a 15-day operation. This work offers a new perspective for promoting CO2 mass transfer with mZIF-8 based composite HF membranes, thereby improving the biogas upgrading performance in GLMC applications.