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Hollow Fiber Polyimide Membranes Prepared in a Triple Orifice Spinneret: Effect of a Reduced Water Activity in the Bore Fluid on the Gas Separation Performance

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POLYMERS
卷 13, 期 13, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym13132211

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hollow fiber; polyimide; gas separation; bore fluid water activity

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Polyimide-based hollow fibers were spun using a triple orifice spinneret for gas separation applications. The membrane structure included a porous external layer and a thin internal skin layer that controlled gas transport. By exploring the bore fluid composition and adjusting the dope flow-rate, the study found that using a saline water solution as bore fluid enhanced membrane gas selectivity over bore fluids containing solvent, representing a greener approach to membrane preparation. Physical aging of the hollow fibers in gas permeation was also discussed.
Polyimide-based hollow fibers were spun using a triple orifice spinneret in order to apply them in gas separation. The membrane structure was tailored producing a porous external layer and a thin internal skin layer, that controlled the gas transport. The measurement of gas permeation rates and the morphological analysis were combined to obtain information on the performance of the membranes. The aim was to tune the inner top layer and investigate the role of the bore fluid on the gas permeation properties of the membranes. The bore fluid composition was explored by using water mixtures containing the solvent used for preparing the dope solution or a salt in order to reduce the water activity in the inner coagulant, but also a low amount of a crosslinker for improving the gas selectivity. The change of the dope flow-rate was also analyzed. At moderate dope flow-rates, the use of a saline water solution as bore fluid is more effective in enhancing the membrane gas selectivity with respect to a bore fluid containing certain amounts of solvent. This option represents a green approach for the preparation of the membrane. The behavior of the prepared hollow fibers over time (physical aging) in gas permeation was discussed.

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