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NANO LETTERS
卷 9, 期 1, 页码 225-229出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nl802816h
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- National Science Foundation [CBET-0730047]
A method is presented to prepare high-density, vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VA-CNT) membranes. The CNT arrays were prepared by chemical vapor deposition (CO), and the arrays were collapsed into dense membranes by capillary-forces due to solvent evaporation. The average space between the CNTs after shrinkage was similar to 3 nm, which is comparable to the pore size of the CNTs. Thus, the interstitial pores between CNTs were not sealed, and gas permeated through both CNTs and interstitial pores. Nanofiltration of gold nanoparticles and N-2 adsorption indicated the pore diameters were approximately 3 nm. Gas permeances, based on total membrane area, were 1-4 orders of magnitude higher than VA-CNT membranes in the literature, and gas permeabilities were 4-7 orders of magnitude higher than literature values. Gas permeances were approximately 450 times those predicted for Knudsen diffusion, and ideal selectivities were similar to or higher than Knudsen selectivities. These membranes separated a larger molecule (triisopropyl orthoformate (TIPO)) from a smaller molecule (n-. hexane) during pervaporation, possibly due to the preferential adsorption, which indicates separation potential for liquid mixtures.
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