Recent advances in the formation of ultrathin polymeric membranes for gas separations

During the past 20 years membrane systems have been applied to a limited number of commercial gas separations. To further advance membrane-based gas separations, current research efforts focus on optimization of (i) membrane materials, (ii) membrane structures and (iii) membrane system design. In this overview, recent developments in the formation of high-performance gas separation membranes are discussed. The gas separation properties of state-of-the-art integrally skinned asymmetric membranes and thin-film composite membranes are summarized. Future directions for the preparation of advanced gas separation membranes are highlighted.     

聚合物/无机纳米粒子复合膜在气体分离中的研究进展

由于聚合物膜具有可高度设计、机械性能好、易于加工 等优点,是理想的气体分离材料。然而,聚合物膜在气体选择性和渗透性方面存在平衡限制,在聚合物中引入纳米粒子,是提高气体分离性能的一种有效手段。本文基于聚合物/无机纳米粒子复合膜在气体分离领域的研究现状,重点阐述了零维纳米粒子（二氧化硅、二氧化钛）、一维纳米粒子（碳纳米管）、二维纳米粒子（氧化石墨烯、二维过渡金属氧化物）、三维纳米粒子（金属有机框架、沸石）对气体分离性能的影响,并展望了聚合物复合分离膜的发展趋势,为未来高效分离膜的研发提供了参考。     

聚酰亚胺碳分子筛气体分离膜的研究进展

聚酰亚胺碳分子筛膜由于具有较高的热稳定性、耐化学性、气体渗透性和选择性,而受到广泛关注。根据近年来聚酰亚胺碳分子筛膜在气体分离方面的研究现状,详细介绍了填充改性、对前驱体进行预处理和聚酰亚胺单体改性的研究成果,并展望了聚酰亚胺碳分子筛分离膜的发展趋势,以期为未来高效分离膜的研发提供参考。     

小分子添加剂在气体分离膜中的应用进展

综述了小分子添加剂在气体分离膜研究中的应用进展,重点介绍了钴金属络合物和小分子液晶对提高膜渗透选择性能的特殊作用。     

二维纳米片用于快速高效膜法气体分离

膜法气体分离作为一类低能耗先进分离技术, 在化工分离中具有广阔的应用前景. 然而商业气体分离膜在实际应用过程中存在选择性和渗透性此消彼长的问题. 以二维纳米片材料为膜构筑基元, 有望突破这一瓶颈. 最具代表性的二维纳米片膜材料当属石墨烯及其衍生物、 二维沸石分子筛、 层状双金属氢氧化物、 二维过渡金属硫化物、 Mxene、 二维共价有机骨架和金属有机骨架材料. 本文对这些二维材料在超薄气体分离膜领域的成果与进展进行介绍, 展现了各类材料在实际分离应用过程中的优势及弊端, 探讨了二维纳米片膜材料在气体分离领域的挑战与发展前景.     

气体分离用MOF基混合基质膜的界面构建策略

混合基质膜结合多孔填料优异的气体分离性能和聚合物材料良好的加工性能,被认为是最具有应用前景的一种气体分离膜材料。金属-有机框架材料(MOF)由于具有高比表面积和孔隙率、可调节的孔径以及可修饰的表面性能,成为制备混合基质膜的重要多孔材料。本文针对MOF基混合基质膜制备中所面临的主要挑战,聚焦于MOF和聚合物界面缺陷问题,分析了界面缺陷的产生原因及其对性能的影响,重点阐述了改善MOF填料和聚合物基质界面相容性的策略,以期为制备具有良好的界面形态和优异的气体分离性能的混合基质膜提供借鉴思路。     

CO2选择性透过膜材料的制备

作为一种主要温室气体和一种重要的"潜在碳资源",CO2的分离和回收备受关注.与传统的CO2分离方法相比,膜分离技术具有不可比拟的优势.本文对近年来CO2选择透过无机膜、聚合物膜和促进传递膜等膜材料的制备方法及改性研究进行了综述,并对CO2选择性透过膜材料未来的发展进行了展望.     

含叔丁基聚酰亚胺均质膜的气体分离性能

采用高温“一步法”缩聚合成了一系列含叔丁基的可溶性芳香聚酰亚胺树脂, 然后通过溶液浇注法制得相应均质薄膜, 并对其气体分离性能进行了测试, 同时研究了二酐结构和温度对聚酰亚胺均质膜气体分离性能的影响. 结果表明, 对于H₂, N₂, O₂, CO₂和CH₄ 等5种气体, 含叔丁基聚酰亚胺均质膜不仅表现出良好的透气性, 而且具有较高的气体透过选择性, 4,4'-(六氟异丙烯)二酞酸酐(6FDA)和均苯四甲酸二酐(PMDA)两类聚酰亚胺均质膜的气体分离性能最佳. 除CO₂外, 这两类聚酰亚胺均质膜的气体渗透系数随温度升高而升高, 而所有测试气体在这两种均质膜中的扩散系数和溶解度系数均随温度升高而增大.     

不同溶剂对聚醚砜酮基炭膜结构及气体分离性能的影响

为考察不同溶剂对聚醚砜酮(PPESK)炭膜结构和性能的影响,以PPESK为前驱体,分别以NMP,CHCl3,C2H2Cl4,DMAc为溶剂制备气体分离炭膜。并采用红外光谱、热重分析、X射线衍射和气体渗透等测试手段对所制膜的化学结构、炭膜的微结构和气体的分离性能进行了表征。结果表明,溶剂的溶度参数、沸点、挥发性以及原膜中溶剂的含量等导致所制备聚合物膜形成不同的化学结构,改变它在预氧化和炭化过程的结构变化规律,使形成炭膜表现出不同的炭结构、孔隙结构和表观柔韧性,最终影响炭膜的气体渗透性和分离选择性。     

THE GAS TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR IN AROMATIC POLYESTER MEMBRANES

Six aromatic polyesters were prepared for gas separation membranes, and their per-meation properties for hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane weremeasured at 30℃ and 1 atmosphere by low pressure manometric method. The cor-relation between the gas transport behavior and molecular structure of aromatic polyestermembrane is discussed. These data are interpreted qualitatively in terms of the calculatedpacking density, gas-polymer interaction, concentration of aryl bromine on backbone, andeffect of silane group on main chain of polymer.     

气体分离膜研究进展

全面综述了近几年气体分离膜研究的最新进展,主要包括气体分离膜材料、制膜方法、表征方法三个方面。     

CO_2捕集炭膜的前驱体结构设计及性能

从分子结构设计出发,合成了一系列新型刚性、高自由体积的聚酰亚胺炭膜前驱体,并制备了炭膜.采用热重分析(TGA)、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、X射线衍射(XRD)和高分辨透射电子显微镜(HRTEM)研究了不同聚酰亚胺前驱体的热分解特性及在热解炭化过程中化学结构、微结构的变化规律;测试了所制备炭膜的气体分离性能.结果表明,前驱体的自由体积分数显著影响炭膜的气体分离性能;聚合物结构越具刚性,自由体积越大,所得炭膜结构越疏松,极微孔道尺寸越大,越有利于气体分子在炭膜极微孔道中的渗透、扩散与传输.其中,刚性大体积基团芴基、酚酞cardo基团和六氟异丙基的引入能有效破坏分子链间的堆积,提高聚合物的自由体积,所形成炭膜的结构较疏松,均表现出优异的气体渗透性和分离选择性,超越了Robeson上限,解决了传统炭膜气体渗透性能低的问题.特别是采用羟基官能化聚酰亚胺前驱体制备的炭膜在保持较高气体分离选择性的同时,CO_2气体的渗透性高达24770 Barrer(1 Barrer≈7.5×10-18m2·s-1·Pa-1),可实现对CO_2的有效分离和捕集,展现出良好的商业化应用前景.     

PREPARATION OF ASYMMETRIC POLYETHERKETONE FLAT AND HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES FOR GAS SEPARATION USING ACETIC ACID BASED COAGULANTS

Membranes for gas separation have developed significantly in the last twenty years,however,there is still a need for high temperature and chemically resistant membranes that exhibit good selectivity and gas permeability.Our study examines the fundamental properties of polyetherketone (PEK,a thermally stable and chemically resistant polymer) membranes prepared using concentrated sulphuric acid (98% H_2SO_4) as the solvent.Non-solvents used in the work included acetic acid,ethanol,methanol,glycerol,and wat...     

PDMS coating of used TFC-RO membranes for O2/N2 and CO2/N2 gas separation applications

A new application for used reverse osmosis (RO) membranes as gas separation membranes was studied. In this regard, firstly, three pretreatment procedures were used to remove the foulants from the surface of used membrane and then they were coated with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The results indicated that PDMS-coated used RO membranes were capable of separating O₂/N₂ and CO₂/N₂. The maximum O₂/N₂ and CO₂/N₂ selectivities of coated membranes were 5.9 and 32.5, respectively. The O₂/N₂ and CO₂/N₂ selectivities of PDMS membrane were reported in the range of 2.1–2.2 and 11–12, respectively. Finally, an economic assessment was carried out to compare prepared PDMS coated RO membranes with commercial PPO membrane. This showed that coated membranes are less expensive than PPO membrane for CO₂/N₂ gas separation. The outcome of the research was a simple method for converting used RO membranes to cost effective gas separation membranes.     

二维材料膜在气体分离领域的最新研究进展

Two-dimensional (2D) materials, led by graphene, have emerged as nano-building blocks to develop high-performance membranes. The atom-level thickness of nanosheets makes a membrane as thin as possible, thereby minimizing the transport resistance and maximizing the permeation flux. Meanwhile, the sieving channels can be precisely manipulated within sub-nanometer size for molecular separation, such as gas separation. For instance, graphene oxide (GO) channels with an interlayer height of about 0.4 nm assembled by external forces exhibited excellent H₂/CO₂ sieving performance compared to commercial membranes. Cross-linking was also employed to fabricate ultrathin (< 20 nm) GO-facilitated transport membranes for efficient CO₂ capture. A borate-crosslinked membrane exhibited a high CO₂ permeance of 650 GPU (gas permeation unit), and a CO₂/CH₄ selectivity of 75, which is currently the best performance reported for GO-based composite membranes. The CO₂-facilitated transport membrane with piperazine as the carrier also exhibited excellent separation performance under simulated flue gas conditions with CO₂ permeance of 1020 GPU and CO₂/N₂ selectivity as high as 680. In addition, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with layered structures, if successfully exfoliated, can serve as diverse sources for MOF nanosheets that can be fabricated into high-performance membranes. It is challenging to maintain the structural and morphological integrity of nanosheets. Poly[Zn₂(benzimidazole)₄] (Zn₂(bim)₄) was firstly exfoliated into 1-nm-thick nanosheets and assembled into ultrathin membranes possessing both high permeance and excellent molecular sieving properties for H₂/CO₂ separation. Interestingly, reversed thermo-switchable molecular sieving was also demonstrated in membranes composed of 2D MOF nanosheets. Besides, researchers employed layered double hydroxides (LDHs) to prepare molecular-sieving membranes via in situ growth, and the as-prepared membranes showed a remarkable selectivity of ~80 for H₂-CH₄ mixture. They concluded that the amount of CO₂ in the precursor solution contributed to LDH membranes with various preferred orientations and thicknesses. Apart from these 2D materials, MXenes also show great potential in selective gas permeation. Lamellar stacked MXene membranes with aligned and regular sub-nanometer channels exhibited excellent gas separation performance. Moreover, our ultrathin (20 nm) MXene nanofilms showed outstanding molecular sieving property for the preferential transport of H₂, with H₂ permeance as high as 1584 GPU and H₂/CO₂ selectivity of 27. The originally H₂-selective MXene membranes could be transformed into membranes selectively permeating CO₂ by chemical tuning of the MXene nanochannels. This paper briefly reviews the latest groundbreaking studies in 2D-material membranes for gas separation, with a focus on sub-nanometer 2D channels, exfoliation of 2D nanosheets with structural integrity, and tunable gas transport property. Challenges, in terms of the mass production of 2D nanosheets, scale-up of lab-level membranes and a thorough understanding of the transport mechanism, and the potential of 2D-material membranes for wide implementation are briefly discussed.     

致密皮层非对称气体分离膜的制备

以湿相转化法制备出分离性能优良的致密皮层非对称气体分离膜；建立了醋酸纤维素 丙酮 甲醇三组分制膜体系，所制得的致密皮层醋酸纤维素非对称气体分离膜，在室温、０５ＭＰａ进气压力下，该膜对ＣＯ２／ＣＨ４的分离系数３０，ＣＯ２透气速率可达１８×１０－８ｃｍ３（ＳＴＰ）／ｃｍ２·ｓ·Ｐａ；扫描电镜图显示该膜表层致密、超薄（约２００ｎｍ）、支持层疏松，为理想结构的非对称气体分离膜．     

聚酰亚胺/SnO_2杂化膜的制备和表征及其气体渗透性测定

杂化材料作为一种新型材料结合了有机无机材料的优异特性，具有较高的热稳定性、机械强度和某些特殊的化学性质，在微电子、光电设备、传感器和分离膜等诸多领域得到应用与研究．溶胶凝胶法作为合成杂化材料的主要手段，具有反应条件温和，可通过调配反应参数来控制杂化材料的微观形态和性质等优点．     

Matrimid®5218/PSf双层非对称中空纤维膜的制备及其气体分离性能研究

以商业化聚酰亚胺Matrimid®5218作为功能层材料, 聚砜作为支撑层材料, 采用共挤出法制备双层非对称中空纤维气体分离膜. 所制备的双层非对称中空纤维膜具有致密无缺陷的超薄皮层, 致密皮层厚度约为0.21 μm. 在25 ℃, 0.5 MPa下, CO2/CH4的选择性系数达51.39, CO2的渗透系数为46.29 GPU, O2/N2的选择性系数达到7.13, O2的渗透速率为6.38 GPU. 考察了温度和压力对膜的渗透系数和选择性系数的影响, 并考察了物理老化对膜性能的影响.     

中空纤维复合膜

中空纤维复合膜是分离膜的一种,它是由两种(或两种以上)不同的材料采用一定的制备工艺复合而成的,其优点是将中空纤维的结构特点(如自支撑等)和复合膜的分离优势(如高选择性高通量等)有机结合.本文首先介绍了中空纤维复合膜的基膜及复合层所用到的材料(或添加材料),并按照中空纤维复合膜的结构特点对其进行了简单的分类,并重点论述了中空纤维复合膜的制备设备及工艺.最后论述了中空纤维复合膜在渗透汽化、气体分离和纳滤等领域的研究进展和应用情况,指出中空纤维复合膜需要继续深入的研究内容.     

The correlation between free volume and gas separation properties in high molecular weight poly(methyl methacrylate) membranes

Poly(methyl methacrylate) membranes of different fractional free volume (FFV) were prepared by dry casting from different solvents. Free volume data were determined by means of Bondi method and positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). It was found that both the boiling point and the solubility parameter of casting solvent affect the membrane’s free volume. It was believed that the difference in free volume was arisen from the difference in polymer packing.The gas permeability is higher when membranes are cast from higher molecular weight PMMA. But the plasticizing effect of CO₂ is less serious compared with the low molecular weight one. The high molecular weight PMMA membrane also has an extremely high O₂/N₂ selectivity, indicating its high structure uniformity. These results indicate that membranes made from polymer of higher molecular weight have the advantages of high permeability, gas selectivity and are less sensitive to CO₂ plasticization. The intrinsic gas transport properties such as the permeability, solubility and diffusivity of O₂, N₂, and CO₂ are measured or calculated. The effects of fractional free volume on membrane gas separation properties were investigated. It was found that the fractional free volume had no definite effects on gas solubility, but the gas permeability and diffusivity increased accordingly to the measured free volume.