New high permeable polysulfone/ionic liquid membrane for gas separation

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2020.04.002

摘要/Abstract

摘要： In this study, the effects of 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid on CO₂/CH₄ separation performance of symmetric polysulfone membranes are investigated. Pure polysulfone membrane and ionic liquid-containing membranes are characterized. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) is used to analyze surface morphology and thickness of the fabricated membranes. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and elemental mapping, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), thermal gravimetric (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Tensile strength analyses are also conducted to characterize the prepared membranes. CO₂/CH₄ separation performance of the membranes are measured twice at 0.3 MPa and room temperature (25 °C). Permeability measurements confirm that increasing ionic liquid content in polymer-ionic liquid membranes leads to a growth in CO₂ permeation and CO₂/CH₄ selectivity due to high affinity of the ionic liquid to carbon dioxide. CO₂ permeation significantly increases from 4.3 Barrer (1 Barrer=10^-10 cm³(STP)·cm·cm^-2·s^-1·cmHg^-1, 1cmHg=1.333kPa) for the pure polymer membrane to 601.9 Barrer for the 30 wt% ionic liquid membrane. Also, selectivity of this membrane is improved from 8.2 to 25.8. mixed gas tests are implemented to investigate gases interaction. The results showed, the disruptive effect of CH₄ molecules for CO₂ permeation lead to selectivity decrement compare to pure gas test. The fabricated membranes with high ionic liquid content in this study are promising materials for industrial CO₂/CH₄ separation membranes.

关键词: Membrane, CO₂/CH₄ separation, Polysulfone, Ionic liquid

Abstract: In this study, the effects of 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ionic liquid on CO₂/CH₄ separation performance of symmetric polysulfone membranes are investigated. Pure polysulfone membrane and ionic liquid-containing membranes are characterized. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) is used to analyze surface morphology and thickness of the fabricated membranes. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and elemental mapping, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), thermal gravimetric (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Tensile strength analyses are also conducted to characterize the prepared membranes. CO₂/CH₄ separation performance of the membranes are measured twice at 0.3 MPa and room temperature (25 °C). Permeability measurements confirm that increasing ionic liquid content in polymer-ionic liquid membranes leads to a growth in CO₂ permeation and CO₂/CH₄ selectivity due to high affinity of the ionic liquid to carbon dioxide. CO₂ permeation significantly increases from 4.3 Barrer (1 Barrer=10^-10 cm³(STP)·cm·cm^-2·s^-1·cmHg^-1, 1cmHg=1.333kPa) for the pure polymer membrane to 601.9 Barrer for the 30 wt% ionic liquid membrane. Also, selectivity of this membrane is improved from 8.2 to 25.8. mixed gas tests are implemented to investigate gases interaction. The results showed, the disruptive effect of CH₄ molecules for CO₂ permeation lead to selectivity decrement compare to pure gas test. The fabricated membranes with high ionic liquid content in this study are promising materials for industrial CO₂/CH₄ separation membranes.

Key words: Membrane, CO₂/CH₄ separation, Polysulfone, Ionic liquid

Mohadeseh Farrokhara, Fatereh Dorosti. New high permeable polysulfone/ionic liquid membrane for gas separation[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2020, 28(9): 2301-2311.

Mohadeseh Farrokhara, Fatereh Dorosti. New high permeable polysulfone/ionic liquid membrane for gas separation[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020, 28(9): 2301-2311.

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