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RSC ADVANCES
Volume 8, Issue 11, Pages 6099-6109Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c7ra09794h
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21706189, 21676201, 51373120, 51503146]
- Tianjin Municipal Education Commission Scientific Research Project [2017KJ074]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2015M581302, 2016T90208]
- National Key Research and Development Plan [2017YFC0404001]
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In this study, composite nanosheets (ZIF-8@GO) were prepared via an in situ growth method and then incorporated into a polyimide (PI) matrix to fabricate mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) for CO2 separation. The as-prepared MMMs were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric analyses (TGA) and water uptake measurements. Water uptake measurements establish the relationship between the gas permeability and water uptake of membranes and an increase in the water uptake contributes to the CO2 permeability owing to an increase in the CO2 transport channels. The MMMs exhibit excellent CO2 permeability in when compared with an unfilled PI membrane in a humidified state. The ZIF-8@GO filled membranes can separate CO2 efficiently due to the ZIF-8@GO nanocomposite materials combining the favorable attributes of GO and ZIF-8. First, the high-aspect ratio of the GO nanosheets enhances the diffusivity selectivity. Second, ZIF-8 with a high surface area and microporous structure is beneficial to the improvement of the CO2 permeability. Third, ZIF-8@GO possesses synergistic effects for efficient CO2 separation. The MMM with 20 wt% ZIF-8@ GO exhibits the optimum gas separation performance with a CO2 permeability of 238 barrer, CO2/N-2 selectivity of 65, thus surpassing the 2008 Robeson upper bound line.
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