Effects of pressure and temperature on fixed-site carrier membrane for CO 2 separation from natural gas

Abstract

In this paper, the effect of testing temperature on the performance of fixed carrier membrane for CO₂ separation were studied. The blend composite membranes were developed respectively with a blend of PEI-PVA (polyetheleneimine-polyvinyl alcohol) as separation layer and PS (polysulfone) ultrafiltration membranes as the substrates. The permselectivity of the membranes was measured with CO₂/CH₄ mixed gas. The effect of testing temperature on membrane separation performance was investigated. The results showed that both the permeances of CO₂ and CH₄ decreased with the increase of temperature, and the permeances decreased more quickly under low pressure than those under high pressure. At the feed pressure of 0.11MPa, the CO₂/ CH₄ selectivity of PEI-PVA/PS blend composite membrane reduced along with temperature increment. Under the feed pressure of 0.21MPa, as well as 1.11MPa, the selectivity decreased with the increase of temperature.