表面修饰的有机-无机杂化微孔SiO2膜的制备及氢气分离性能

采用苯基三乙氧基硅烷(PTES)和1,2-双(三乙氧基硅基)乙烷(BTESE)为前驱体, 通过溶胶-凝胶法制备了苯基修饰的有机-无机杂化SiO2 膜材料. 通过N2吸附、视频光学接触角测量、热重分析和红外光谱对膜材料的孔结构和疏水性能进行了表征, 并深入研究了膜材料的氢气渗透和分离性能. 结果表明, 修饰后的膜材料具有微孔结构, 孔径集中分布在0.4~0.6 nm. 在温度为40 ℃, 湿度为70%~80%的水热环境下陈化30 d后, 膜材料仍保持微孔结构. 苯基修饰后膜材料具有疏水性, 当n(PTES)/n(BTESE)=0.6时, 膜材料对水的接触角达到(125±0.4)°. 氢气在膜材料中的输运遵循活化扩散机理, 300 ℃时, 膜材料的H2渗透率达到8.71×10-7mol·m-2·Pa-1·s-1, H2/CO2的理想分离系数达到5.53.     

钴掺杂二氧化硅膜的制备、表征及氢气分离性能

采用正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)和Co(NO3)2.6H2O为前驱体通过溶胶-凝胶法制备掺钴微孔二氧化硅膜,研究钴在二氧化硅膜材料中的存在状态、膜材料孔结构以及膜材料的气体渗透和分离性能。结果表明钴元素以Si-O-Co的形式存在于SiO2骨架之中,掺杂Co 10%的微孔SiO2膜具有典型的微孔结构,其孔体积为0.119 cm3·g-1,平均孔径在0.52 nm左右且孔径主要分布在0.4～0.55 nm之间。氢气在膜材料中的输运低温下遵循Knudsen扩散机理,高于100℃时遵循活化扩散机理,300℃时膜材料的H2渗透率达到6.41×10-7 mol.m-2.s-1.Pa-1,H2/CO2分离系数达到6.61,高于Knudsen扩散的理想分离系数。     

Effect of nickel deposition on hydrogen permeation behavior of mesoporous gamma-alumina composite membranes

Ni/alumina composite membranes were prepared and investigated for hydrogen separation at high temperature. alpha-Alumina-supported gamma-alumina composite membranes were prepared by soaking-rolling method. In order to improve H2 selectivity and permeance of the gamma-alumina membranes, Ni was deposited by a soaking process. As a result of a single gas permeation test of the Ni/alumina composite membranes, hydrogen permeance and H2/N2 selectivity at permeation temperature of 450 degrees C were 6.29 x 10(-7) mol/m2 s Pa and 5.2 which exceeded theoretical Knudsen selectivity. Contribution of surface diffusion was investigated by temperature dependence of H(2) permeance. The surface diffusion was observed at higher temperature above 250 degrees C. The Ni deposition on surface of the gamma-alumina composite membrane led to hydrogen permeation via Knudsen diffusion combined with surface diffusion, which gave high H2 selectivity exceeding the Knudsen diffusion mechanism.     

Anodic alumina supported dual-layer microporous silica membranes

We present a new processing scheme for the deposition of microporous, sol–gel derived silica membranes on inexpensive, commercially available anodic alumina (Anodisk™) supports. In a first step, a surfactant-templated mesoporous silica sublayer (pore size 2–6 nm) is deposited on the Anodisk support by dip-coating, in order to provide a smooth transition from the pore size of the support (20 or 100 nm) to that of the membrane (3–4 Å). Subsequently, the microporous gas separation membrane layer is deposited by spin-coating, resulting in a defect-free dual-layer micro-/mesoporous silica membrane exhibiting high permeance and high selectivity for size selective gas separations. For example, in the case of CO₂:N₂ separation, the CO₂ permeance reached 3.0 MPU (1 MPU = 10⁻⁷ mol m⁻² s⁻¹ Pa⁻¹) coupled with a CO₂:N₂ separation factor in excess of 80 at 25 °C. This processing scheme can be utilized for laboratory-scale development of other types of microporous or dense inorganic membranes, taking advantage of the availability, low cost and low permeation resistance of anodic alumina (or other metal oxide) meso- and macroporous supports.     

Continuous Porous Aromatic Framework Membranes with Modifiable Sites for Optimized Gas Separation

Continuous microporous membranes are widely studied for gas separation, due to their low energy premium and strong molecular specificity. Porous aromatic frameworks (PAFs) with their exceptional stability and structural flexibility are suited to a wide range of separations. Main-stream PAF-based membranes are usually prepared with polymeric matrices, but their discrete entities and boundary defects weaken their selectivity and permeability. The synthesis of continuous PAF membranes is still a major challenge because PAFs are insoluble. Herein, we successfully synthesized a continuous PAF membrane for gas separation. Both pore size and chemistry of the PAF membrane were modified by ion-exchange, resulting in good selectivity and permeance for the gas mixtures H₂/N₂ and CO₂/N₂. The membrane with Br^? as a counter ion in the framework exhibited a H₂/N₂ selectivity of 72.7 with a H₂ permeance of 51844 gas permeation units (GPU). When the counter ions were replaced by BF₄^?, the membrane showed a CO₂ permeance of 23058 GPU, and an optimized CO₂/N₂ selectivity of 60.0. Our results show that continuous PAF membranes with modifiable pores are promising for various gas separation situations.     

Microstructural and gas separation properties of CVD modified mesoporous γ-alumina membranes

Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) was used to modify 4 nm pore, sol–gel derived, γ-alumina membranes supported on macroporous α-alumina. Aluminum oxide was deposited in the pores of the γ-alumina membrane by alternating additions of trimethylaluminum (TMA) and water vapor. By reducing the pore size, the permeance of non-condensable gasses was reduced much more than the permeance of condensable gasses due to capillary condensation or preference adsorption of water vapor. The modified membrane that exhibited the best separation properties had a water vapor permeance ranging from 1.5×10⁻⁶ to 3.0×10⁻⁷ mol/m² s Pa, an oxygen permeance ranging from 1.7×10⁻⁷ to 1.5×10⁻⁹ mol/m² s Pa, and a separation factor as high as 140 at room temperature. The microstructure of the pores contained some irregularities which were attributed to an atomic layer CVD (ALCVD) mechanism modified by homogeneous reactions. The effect of the modified ALCVD was higher permeances than would be expected. P-type zeolite membranes were also made and found to have similar separation properties to the more heavily modified γ-alumina membranes.     

H2 separation using defect-free, inorganic composite membranes

Defect-free, microporous Al(2)O(3)/SAPO-34 zeolite composite membranes were prepared by coating hydrothermally grown zeolite membranes with microporous alumina using molecular layer deposition. These inorganic composite membranes are highly efficient for H(2) separation: their highest H(2)/N(2) mixture selectivity was 1040, in contrast with selectivities of 8 for SAPO-34 membranes. The composite membranes were selective for H(2) for temperatures up to at least 473 K and feed pressures up to at least 1.5 MPa; at 473 K and 1.5 MPa, the H(2)/N(2) separation selectivity was 750. The H(2)/CO(2) separation selectivity was lower than the H(2)/N(2) selectivity and decreased slightly with increasing pressure; the selectivity was 20 at 473 K and 1.5 MPa. The high H(2) selectivity resulted either because most of the pores in the Al(2)O(3) layer were slightly smaller than 0.36 nm (the kinetic diameter of N(2)) or because the Al(2)O(3) layer slightly narrowed the SAPO-34 pore entrance. These composite membranes may represent a new class of inorganic membranes for gas separation.     

碳氟基团修饰的疏水微孔二氧化硅膜制备与表征

采用三氟丙基三乙氧基硅烷（TFPTES）和正硅酸乙酯（TEOS）作为前驱体,通过溶胶-凝胶法制备了三氟丙基修饰的SiO2膜材料。利用扫描电镜、N2 吸附、 红外光谱仪以及视频光学接触角测量仪对膜的断面形貌、孔结构以及疏水性能进行了表征。结果表明,随着三氟丙基三乙氧基硅烷加入量的增大,膜的疏水性逐渐增强,膜的孔结构基本保持不变。当TFPTES/TEOS的摩尔比例达到0.6时,膜对水的接触角达到 111.6°±0.5º,膜材料仍保持良好的微孔结构,其孔体积为0.19cm3•g-1,孔径为0.97nm。     

MICROPOROUS INORGANIC MEMBRANES

Recent development in microporous inorganic membranes represents a significant advance in materials for separation and chemical reaction applications. This paper provides an in-depth review of synthesis and properties of two groups (amorphous and crystalline) of microporous inorganic membranes. Amorphous microporous silica membranes can be prepared by the sol-gel and phase separation methods. Flat sheet, tubular and hollow fiber amorphous carbon membranes have been fabricated by various pyrolysis methods from polymer precursors. A large number of synthesis methods have been developed to prepare good quality polycrystalline zeolite membranes. Several techniques, including vapor and liquid approaches, are reviewed for pore structure modification to prepare microporous inorganic membranes from mesoporous inorganic membranes. Chemical, microstructural and permeation properties of these microporous membranes are summarized and compared among the several microporous membranes discussed in this paper. Theory for gas permeation through microporous membranes is also reviewed, with emphasis on comparison of theoretical with the experimental data. These inorganic microporous membranes offer excellent separation properties by the mechanisms of preferential adsorption, selective configurational diffusion or molecular sieving.     

十七氟癸基修饰的有机-无机杂化二氧化硅膜材料的制备及气体分离性能

以十七氟癸基三乙氧基硅烷(PFDTES)和1,2-双(三乙氧基硅基)乙烷(BTESE)为前驱体, 通过溶胶-凝胶法制备了十七氟癸基修饰的SiO₂溶胶, 采用浸渍提拉法在γ-Al₂O₃/α-Al₂O₃多孔陶瓷支撑体上涂膜, 然后在N₂气氛保护下烧结成完整无缺陷的有机-无机杂化SiO₂膜. 利用扫描电子显微镜对膜材料的形貌进行观察, 通过动态光散射技术对溶胶粒径及分布进行测试, 利用视频光学接触角测量仪、 红外光谱仪和热分析仪表征了十七氟癸基修饰对有机-无机杂化SiO₂膜疏水性的影响. 结果表明, 十七氟癸基已经成功修饰到SiO₂膜材料中, 且随着PFDTES加入量的增大, 溶胶粒径和膜材料对水的接触角不断增大. 当n(PFDTES): n(BTESE)=0.25: 1时, 溶胶粒径分布较窄, 平均粒径为3.69 nm, 膜材料对水的接触角为(112.0±0.4)º. 在修饰后的有机-无机杂化SiO₂膜中H₂的输运遵循微孔扩散机理, 在300℃时, H₂的渗透率达到5.99×10^-7 mol·m^-2·Pa^-1·s^-1, H₂/CO和H₂/CO₂的理想分离系数分别达到9.54和5.20, 均高于Knudsen扩散的理想分离因子, 表明膜材料具有良好的分子筛分效应.     

Three-dimensional pillar-layered copper(II) metal-organic framework with immobilized functional OH groups on pore surfaces for highly selective CO2/CH4 and C2H2/CH4 gas sorption at room temperature

A new three-dimensional microporous metal-organic framework Cu(BDC-OH)(4,4'-bipy)·G(x) (UTSA-15; H(2)BDC-OH = 2-hydroxy-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 4,4'-bipy =4,4'-bipyridine, G = guest molecules) with functional -OH groups on the pore surfaces was solvothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. UTSA-15 features a three-dimensional structure having 2D intercrossed channels of about 4.1 × 7.8 and 3.7 × 5.1 ?(2), respectively. The small pores and the functional -OH groups on the pore surfaces within the activated UTSA-15a have enabled their strong interactions with CO(2) and C(2)H(2) which have been revealed in their large adsorption enthalpies of 39.5 and 40.6 kJ/mol, respectively, highlighting UTSA-15a as the highly selective microporous metal-organic framework for the CO(2)/CH(4) and C(2)H(2)/CH(4) gas separation with separation selectivity of 24.2 and 55.6, respectively, at 296 K.     

Synthesis of Pd particle-deposited microporous silica membranes via a vacuum-impregnation method and their gas permeation behavior

Pd particle-deposited microporous silica membranes were synthesized to improve hydrogen permselectivity of the microporous silica membrane and to overcome high cost of palladium and crack formation through hydrogen embrittlement. Pd particles below 400 nm in diameter were readily deposited on the microporous silica membrane via a vacuum-impregnation method by using a Pd(C(3)H(5))(C(5)H(5)) precursor. After deposition of Pd particles on the microporous silica membrane, hydrogen permselectivity over nitrogen considerably increased from 11-28 to 30-115 in a permeation temperature range of 25-350 degrees C due to plugging membrane defects and hydrogen adsorption diffusion through the interface between the Pd and silica layer. The activation energy of the Pd-deposited silica membrane (6.32 kJ mol(-1)) was higher than that of the microporous silica membrane (4.22 kJ mol(-1)). In addition, the Pd-particle deposition led to an increase in the permselectivity of He and CO(2) with little chemical affinity for the Pd particles, which indicates that Pd-particle deposition gives the effect of plugging defects such as pinholes or cracks, which could be formed during the membrane preparation. Therefore it is demonstrated that Pd-particle deposition on the silica membrane is effective for induction of the hydrogen adsorption diffusion and plugging membrane defects.     

Tuning microcavities in thermally rearranged polymer membranes for CO2 capture

Microporous materials have a great importance in catalysis, delivery, storage and separation in terms of their performance and efficiency. Most microporous materials are comprised of inorganic frameworks, while thermally rearranged (TR) polymers are a microporous organic polymer which is tuned to optimize the cavity sizes and distribution for difficult separation applications. The sub-nano sized microcavities are controlled by in situ thermal treatment conditions which have been investigated by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). The size and relative number of cavities increased from room temperature to 230 °C resulting in improvements in both permeabilities and selectivities for H(2)/CO(2) separation due to the significant increase of gas diffusion and decrease of CO(2) solubility. The highest performance of the well-tuned TR-polymer membrane was 206 Barrer for H(2) permeability and 6.2 of H(2)/CO(2) selectivity, exceeding the polymeric upper bound for gas separation membranes.     

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.     

MICROPOROUS PVDF-HFP-BASED POLYMER MEMBRANES FORMED FROM SUPERCRITICAL CO2 INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION

Microporous poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)(PVDF-HFP)membranes following supercritical CO_2 induced phase separation process were prepared using four solvents.The solid electrolytes of PVDF-HFP were formed by microporous PVDF-HFP membranes filled and swollen by a liquid electrolyte.The effect of the solvents on the morphology and structure,electrolyte absorptions and lithium ionic conductivity of the activated membranes were investigated.It was approved that all the membrane had the simi...     

Melamine-Doped Covalent Organic Framework Membranes for Enhanced Hydrogen Purification

Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) are promising materials for membrane separation thanks to their adjustable topological structures and surface properties of nanopores. Herein, a melamine (Me)-doped COF membrane was fabricated by chemically doping the melamine monomer into TpPa COF, which is formed by the condensation reaction between the 1,3,5-triformylphloroglucinol (Tp) and p-phenylenediamine (Pa) monomers via interfacial polymerization. The introduction of melamine monomer allows altering both the pore structure and pore surface of the TpPa COF membrane, leading to enhanced hydrogen purification performance. Specifically, the separation factor of H₂/CO₂ gas mixture by using the melamine doped TpPa COF (TpPaMe COF) membrane reaches 12.7, with a hydrogen permeance of 727 GPU, in sharp contrast to the relatively low separation factor and gas permeance of 7.5 and 618 GPU of the undoped TpPa membrane. Besides, the TpPaMe COF membrane shows good running stability, with H₂/CO₂ separation performance well surpasses the Robeson 2008 upper bound.     

Fabrication of polymer/fluoride-containing salts blend composite membranes for CO_2 separation

Poly (N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate)-poly (ethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate) (PDMAEMA-PEGMEMA) and cesium fluoride (CsF) were blended and used as the separation material of composite membranes.Hollow fiber composite membranes were fabricated by coating the blend on polysulfone (PSf) hollow fiber substrate.Introduction of fluorine ion improved the separation performance of the membrane.The concentration of coating solution was adjusted to obtain a membrane with high permeance.The composite membrane showed good performance with the CO2 permeance of 30.4 GPU (1 GPU=10-6 cm3 (STP)/(cm 2 s cmHg)),and selectivities to CO2/N2,CO2/CH4,CO2/H2 and O2/N2 of 47.2,37.6,1.75 and 4.70,respectively.Potassium fluoride (KF),due to its low cost,was also used as a substitute of CsF to prepare composite membrane and the permeation data showed that CsF can be replaced by KF.The effect of operating temperature on the permeation properties of the composite membrane was also investigated.     

在不锈钢网上快速制备连续致密 Silicalite-1分子筛膜

开发了一种在不锈钢网基底上快速制备连续致密Silicalite-1(Si-MFI)分子筛膜的新方法. 该制膜过程包括用含有聚氧乙烯(PEO)高分子的氧化硅溶液对不锈钢网基底进行预处理和在预处理后的基底上用二次生长法制备分子筛膜2个步骤. 通过该方法可在12 h内制备连续致密的不锈钢网支撑的Si-MFI分子筛膜. SEM分析结果表明, 所制备的Si-MFI分子筛膜连续且致密, 而XRD分析结果表明, 膜中的Si-MFI微晶具有高结晶度. 用膜渗透分离装置及气相色谱仪测试了Si-MFI膜的渗透性能及对CO₂和N₂的分离性能, 结果显示, 该Si-MFI膜具有很好的渗透性能, 并对CO₂和N₂具有很好的分离性能.     

AlPO-18 membranes for CO2/CH4 separation

The synthesis of reproducible and continuous AlPO-18 membranes is demonstrated. The separation performance of these membranes for equimolar CO(2)/CH(4) gas mixtures is presented. The AlPO-18 membranes displayed CO(2) permeances as high as ~6.6 × 10(-8) mol m(-2) s Pa with CO(2)/CH(4) separation selectivities in the ~52-60 range at 295 K and 138 kPa.     

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．