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Effect of Cu-MOFs incorporation on gas separation of Pebax thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane

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Abstract

MOF-based membranes, which have appropriate MOF dispersion and suitable interaction, have shown high CO2 permeability and significant CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 selectivity. In this study, a layer of Pebax was coated on polysulfone (PSF), which this layer incorporated by various content of Cu-MOFs to improve the performance (permeability and CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 selectivity) of all membranes. Characterization techniques such as SEM, TGA, BET, and gas adsorption verified that Cu-BTC was successfully dispersed into the Pebax matrix. Pure CO2 and CH4 gases permeation experiments were performed to investigate the impact of Cu-MOFs on the gas permeability of prepared MOF-based membranes. The “Pebax” embedded by 15 wt% CuBTC and 15 wt% of NH2-CuBTC over PSF support exhibited higher gas separation performance compared to the pristine one. They demonstrated a CO2 permeability of 228.6 and 258.3 Barrer, respectively, while the blank membrane had a CO2 permeability of 110.6 Barrer. Embedding the NH2-Cu-BTC intensified the interaction between incorporated MOF particles and the polymer phase that led to increase the CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 selectivity. In addition, the performance of prepared membranes was evaluated at various feed pressures with the range of 2–10 bar. The CO2/CH4 and CO2/N2 separation was enhanced as the feed pressure surged.

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  • 06 January 2021

    Unfortunately Table 1 was not corrected during the e.proof reading. The correct data for membrane composition in Table 1 is as follow:

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    Mahdi Fakoori, Amin Azdarpour & Bizhan Honarvar

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Fakoori, M., Azdarpour, A., Abedini, R. et al. Effect of Cu-MOFs incorporation on gas separation of Pebax thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 38, 121–128 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-020-0636-9

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