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Effect of TiO2 loading on the morphology and CO2/CH4 separation performance of PEBAX-based membranes
Received date: 02 May 2018
Accepted date: 16 Sep 2018
Published date: 15 Sep 2019
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Membranes have attracted much attention as economical methods for industrial chemical processes. The effects of the titanium dioxide nanoparticle load on the morphology and CO2/CH4 separation performance of poly (ether-block-amide) (PEBAX-1657) mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) were investigated from pressures of 3–12 bar and temperatures of 30°C–60°C. The PEBAX membranes were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermal gravimetric analysis, atomic force microscopy and tensile strength analysis. The incorporation of TiO2 nanoparticles into the polymeric MMMs improved the CO2/CH4 gas separation performance (both the permeability and selectivity) of the membranes. The CO2 permeability and ideal CO2/CH4 selectivity values of the nanocomposite membrane loaded with 8 wt-% TiO2 were 172.32 Barrer and 24.79, respectively whereas those of the neat membrane were 129.87 Barrer and 21.39, respectively.
Key words： mixed matrix membrane; TiO2 nanoparticles; PEBAX-1657; CO2/CH4 separation
Navid Azizi , Mojgan Isanejad , Toraj Mohammadi , Reza M. Behbahani . Effect of TiO2 loading on the morphology and CO2/CH4 separation performance of PEBAX-based membranes[J]. Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering, 2019 , 13(3) : 517 -530 . DOI: 10.1007/s11705-018-1781-0
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