Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membranes for Carbon Capture
In this work, the behavior of new GO-based mixed matrix membranes was tested in view of their use as CO<sub>2</sub>-selective membrane in post combustion carbon capture applications. In particular, the new materials were obtained by mixing of Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533 copolymer...
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| author | Riccardo Casadei Marco Giacinti Baschetti Myung Jin Yoo Ho Bum Park Loris Giorgini |
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| description | In this work, the behavior of new GO-based mixed matrix membranes was tested in view of their use as CO<sub>2</sub>-selective membrane in post combustion carbon capture applications. In particular, the new materials were obtained by mixing of Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533 copolymer with different types of graphene oxide (GO). Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533 has indeed lower selectivity, but higher permeability than Pebax<sup>®</sup> 1657, which is more commonly used for membranes, and it could therefore benefit from the addition of GO, which is endowed with very high selectivity of CO<sub>2</sub> with respect to nitrogen. The mixed matrix membranes were obtained by adding different amounts of GO, from 0.02 to 1% by weight, to the commercial block copolymers. Porous graphene oxide (PGO) and GO functionalized with polyetheramine (PEAGO) were also considered in composites produced with similar procedure, with a loading of 0.02%wt. The obtained films were then characterized by using SEM, DSC, XPS analysis and permeability experiments. In particular, permeation tests with pure CO<sub>2</sub> and N<sub>2</sub> at 35°C and 1 bar of upstream pressure were conducted for the different materials to evaluate their separation performance. It has been discovered that adding these GO-based nanofillers to Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533 matrix does not improve the ideal selectivity of the material, but it allows to increase CO<sub>2</sub> permeability when a low filler content, not higher than 0.02 wt%, is considered. Among the different types of GO, then, porous GO seems the most promising as it shows CO<sub>2</sub> permeability in the order of 400 barrer (with an increase of about 10% with respect to the unloaded block copolymer), obtained without reducing the CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> selectivity of the materials, which remained in the order of 25. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-268bc06a15204684a3bb52079b0aec9c2023-11-20T10:16:52ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752020-08-0110818810.3390/membranes10080188Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membranes for Carbon CaptureRiccardo Casadei0Marco Giacinti Baschetti1Myung Jin Yoo2Ho Bum Park3Loris Giorgini4Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Material Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, Via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Material Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, Via Terracini 28, 40131 Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, KoreaDepartment of Energy Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 133-791, KoreaDepartment of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, ItalyIn this work, the behavior of new GO-based mixed matrix membranes was tested in view of their use as CO<sub>2</sub>-selective membrane in post combustion carbon capture applications. In particular, the new materials were obtained by mixing of Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533 copolymer with different types of graphene oxide (GO). Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533 has indeed lower selectivity, but higher permeability than Pebax<sup>®</sup> 1657, which is more commonly used for membranes, and it could therefore benefit from the addition of GO, which is endowed with very high selectivity of CO<sub>2</sub> with respect to nitrogen. The mixed matrix membranes were obtained by adding different amounts of GO, from 0.02 to 1% by weight, to the commercial block copolymers. Porous graphene oxide (PGO) and GO functionalized with polyetheramine (PEAGO) were also considered in composites produced with similar procedure, with a loading of 0.02%wt. The obtained films were then characterized by using SEM, DSC, XPS analysis and permeability experiments. In particular, permeation tests with pure CO<sub>2</sub> and N<sub>2</sub> at 35°C and 1 bar of upstream pressure were conducted for the different materials to evaluate their separation performance. It has been discovered that adding these GO-based nanofillers to Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533 matrix does not improve the ideal selectivity of the material, but it allows to increase CO<sub>2</sub> permeability when a low filler content, not higher than 0.02 wt%, is considered. Among the different types of GO, then, porous GO seems the most promising as it shows CO<sub>2</sub> permeability in the order of 400 barrer (with an increase of about 10% with respect to the unloaded block copolymer), obtained without reducing the CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> selectivity of the materials, which remained in the order of 25.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/10/8/188Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533graphene oxidenanocompositegas separation membranescarbon capture |
| spellingShingle | Riccardo Casadei Marco Giacinti Baschetti Myung Jin Yoo Ho Bum Park Loris Giorgini Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membranes for Carbon Capture Membranes Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533 graphene oxide nanocomposite gas separation membranes carbon capture |
| title | Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membranes for Carbon Capture |
| title_full | Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membranes for Carbon Capture |
| title_fullStr | Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membranes for Carbon Capture |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membranes for Carbon Capture |
| title_short | Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membranes for Carbon Capture |
| title_sort | pebax sup r sup 2533 graphene oxide nanocomposite membranes for carbon capture |
| topic | Pebax<sup>®</sup> 2533 graphene oxide nanocomposite gas separation membranes carbon capture |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/10/8/188 |
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