期刊
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
卷 350, 期 1-2, 页码 189-199出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.12.027
关键词
Polydimethyl siloxane; Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Hydrogen sulfide; Water; Flory-Huggins interaction parameter
资金
- Australian Government Cooperative Research Centre program [CO2CRC]
Rubbery polymeric membranes demonstrate potential in gas separation as they can be selective for carbon dioxide over less condensable gases such as hydrogen. In many industrial processes where these membranes are applicable, minor gas components such as carbon monoxide, hydrogen sulfide and water are present. Here, the effect of these minor components on the performance of a polydimethyl siloxane rubbery membrane in CO2/N-2 separation is experimentally determined. The permeability of CO2 through PDMS is reduced upon exposure to CO, H2S and water, due to competitive sorption of these gases into the polymeric matrix. Similar behavior is observed for N-2; however the presence of H2S gives rise to an observed increase in N-2 permeability. Extension of the Flory-Huggins theory to a quaternary system allows the relevant interaction parameters for this system to be determined. Upon exposure to a wet feed, CO2 and N-2 permeability decrease due to water occupying free volume within PDMS, with the Flory-Huggins interaction parameters indicating mixing of CO2 or N-2 with water within PDMS is highly unfavorable. Quantitative analysis of the change in permeability of CO2 and N-2 in PDMS in the presence of these minor components enables more accurate prediction of membrane performance in industrial applications to be undertaken. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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