화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.38, No.7, 1469-1486, July, 2021
DOI10.1007/s11814-021-0777-5  Export Citation
Preparation of alumina nanotubes for incorporation into CO2 permselective Pebax-based nanocomposite membranes
Nikoo Soltani, and Omid Bakhtiari†
  • Membrane Research Center, Faculty of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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Nanocomposite membranes were prepared using Pebax 1657, glycerol triacetate (GTA), and alumina nanotubes (ANTs) by solution casting method. Hydrothermally synthesized ANTs were characterized using SEM, FTIR, and XRD, and additional analysis of FESEM and DSC was also performed on the prepared membranes. ANTs loadings and employed solvent type, dimethylformamide (DMF) or ethanol/water mixture, impacts were investigated on CO2 permeability and ideal CO2/CH4 selectivity of the nanocomposite membranes. CO2 permeability of the ANTs - Pebax nanocomposite membranes was improved compared with the neat Pebax membrane. In the 4 wt% ANTs loaded nanocomposite membrane, chain packing and fractional free volume of its polymeric matrix were tuned by GTA addition (10-40 wt%) to improve the penetrants… permeability through. The Pebax membrane loaded by 4 and 40 wt% of ANTs and GTA revealed 73.75 and -4.97% changes in its CO2 permeability and ideal CO2/CH4 selectivity, respectively. Successful ANTs functionalization by 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane agent (FC-ANTs), for their higher compatibility with the polymeric chains, was confirmed using FTIR analysis. 2 wt% FC-ANTs loaded nanocomposite membranes' ideal selectivity prepared by using DMF and ethanol/water mixture solvents improved by 5.71 and 14.7%, respectively, while their CO2 permeability decreased by 11.95 and 11.8%.
Keywords:Pebax;Aminosilane Grafting;Glycerol Triacetate;Nanocomposite Membrane;CO2/CH4 Separation
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