Journal
NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS
Volume 12, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGEROPEN
DOI: 10.1186/s11671-016-1798-6
Keywords
MOF; PAN; Electrospinning; Nanofibers; Electrospraying; CO2 adsorption
Funding
- Sustainability Fee Grant from Center for Sustainability, Georgia Southern University
- Graduate Assistantship from Department of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Southern University
- Graduate Assistantship from Department of Chemistry at Georgia Southern University
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We report the sonochemical synthesis of MOF (metal organic framework) nanoparticles of 30-200 nm in size and electrospraying of those particles on electrospun nanofibers to process a MOF-attached nanofibrous membrane. This membrane displayed significant selectivity towards CO2 and capacity of adsorbing with 4000-5000 ppm difference from a mixed gas flow of 1% CO2 and 99% N-2. Applying ultrasonic waves during the MOF synthesis offered rapid dispersion and formation of crystalline MOF nanoparticles in room temperature. The MOF nanoparticles of 100-200 nm in size displayed higher surface area and adsorption capacity comparing to that of 30-60 nm in size. Nanofibrous membrane was produced by electrospinning of MOF blended PAN solution followed by electrospraying of additional MOF nanoparticles. This yielded uniform MOF deposition on nanofibers, occurred due to electrostatic attraction between highly charged nanoparticles and conductive nanofibers. A test bench for real-time CO2 adsorption at room temperature was built with non-dispersive Infrared (NDIR) CO2 sensors. Comparative tests were performed on the membrane to investigate its enhanced adsorption capacity. Three layers of the as-produced membranes displayed CO2 adsorption for approximately 2 h. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) of the membrane showed the thermal stability of the MOF and PAN up to 290 and 425 degrees C, respectively.
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