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The potential of additively manufactured membranes for selective separation and capture of CO2

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Additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) is an evolving technology that shows great potential as a sustainable method for fabricating gas separation membranes for carbon capture applications. Compared to other gas separation techniques or membranes fabricated by conventional formative methods, the use of 3D-printed membranes is more advantageous because of their simplicity, higher energy efficiency, practicality, flexible and tailorable designs, and high separation efficiency. Although polymeric, cementitious, and gel-based materials have been exploited for the development and fabrication of robust and highly efficient CO2-capturing membranes, these materials require further innovation to become fit and suitable as feedstock for 3D printers. In this work, we review several and potential membrane materials used for capturing CO2 and discuss their corresponding separation mechanisms and fabrication via 3D printing. We also summarize the challenges and limitations in using 3D-printed membranes and provide perspectives towards high-performance membrane fabrication and future industrial applications.

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The authors (DBG) would like to thank the Department of Science and Technology- Engineering Research and Development for Technology (DOST-ERDT) for the financial support. Work (or Part of this work) was conducted by ORNL’s Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences by RCA, which is a US Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility.

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  1. Department of Mining, Metallurgical, and Materials Engineering, University of the Philippines Diliman, 1101, Quezon City, Philippines

    Dianne B. Gutierrez & Richard D. Espiritu

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    Dianne B. Gutierrez, Eugene B. Caldona & Rigoberto C. Advincula

  3. Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA

    Rigoberto C. Advincula

  4. Center for Nanophase Materials and Sciences, Oak Ridge National University, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA

    Rigoberto C. Advincula

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Gutierrez, D.B., Caldona, E.B., Espiritu, R.D. et al. The potential of additively manufactured membranes for selective separation and capture of CO2. MRS Communications 11, 391–401 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-021-00062-8

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