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Effect of silica nanoparticles on carbon dioxide separation performances of PVA/PEG cross-linked membranes

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Novel PVA/PEG cross-linked membranes were prepared with (0–20 wt. %) of silica nanoparticles. The presence of both the polymers and additive was confirmed by FTIR analysis. The thermal properties of the membranes were analyzed by TGA and DSC analysis. The morphological and mechanical properties of the membranes were studied by SEM analysis and tensile testing, respectively. The gas permeation performances of the membranes were examined using state-of-the-art gas permeability cell. It was found that permeability of all the gases increased with the increase of silica loading, whereas ideal selectivity of carbon dioxide with respect to nitrogen and methane increased up to 10 wt. % loading and then became nearly constant on further loading. 20 wt. % silica loaded membrane was found to be the best performance membrane. The gas permeability of CO2 was also compared with different gas permeation models and was found to be in close agreement with Maxwell Model. The effect of temperature and pressure of feed gas pressure was also studied on permeation performances and optimum performances were achieved around 65 °C. The gas permeation performances were observed to decrease slightly with the increase in feed gas pressure up to 20 bar which confirms the absence of plasticization phenomenon up to 20 bar. Finally, gas permeation performances were compared with 2008 Robeson trade-off lines and it was found that at 20 wt. % loading, gas permeation performances surpassed the trade-off line for CO2/N2, and for CO2/CH4, the gas permeation performances approached the trade-off line.

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Abbreviations

DOC:

Degree of cross-linking

DMS:

Disordered mesoporous silica

EVA:

Ethylene vinyl acetate

FPI:

Fluorinated polyimide

MOF:

Metal organic framework

NP:

Nanoparticles

PVA:

Polyvinyl alcohol

PEG:

Polyethylene glycol

PEBAX:

Polyamide-6-b-ethyleneoxide

PU:

Polyurethane

PVC:

Polyvinyl chloride

PDMS:

Polydimethylsiloxane

PEI:

Polyether imide

SPEEK:

Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone

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The authors are highly obliged to all the staff of Department of Polymer Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab Lahore, for their cooperation. We are also thankful to Walsin Steel Changshu, China for providing help with regards to morphological analysis. The authors are also thankful to the Institute of Industrial Control Systems, Rawalpindi, Pakistan for carrying out the thermal analysis of the membranes.

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  1. Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, P.O. Box 54590, Lahore, Pakistan

    Muhammad Rizwan Dilshad & Bilal Haider

  2. Department of Polymer Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, P.O. Box 54590, Lahore, Pakistan

    Muhammad Rizwan Dilshad, Atif Islam & Rafi Ullah Khan

  3. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Institute of Separation Science and Technology, Friedrich Alexander University (FAU), Erlangen Nürnberg, Germany

    Bilal Haider

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

    Muhammad Sajid

  5. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering and Technology, Bahawalpur Road, Multan, Pakistan

    Aamir Ijaz

  6. Department of Chemistry, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Waheed Gul Khan

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Dilshad, M.R., Islam, A., Haider, B. et al. Effect of silica nanoparticles on carbon dioxide separation performances of PVA/PEG cross-linked membranes. Chem. Pap. 75, 3131–3153 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-020-01486-7

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