Novel mixed matrix membranes based on polyethersulfone and MIL-96 (Al) for CO2 gas separation

Lestari, Witri Wahyu; Khafidhin, Moh Ali; Wijiyanti, Rika; Widiastuti, Nurul; Handayani, Desi Suci; Arrozi, Ubed Sonai Fahruddin; Kadja, Grandprix T. M.

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Novel mixed matrix membranes based on polyethersulfone and MIL-96 (Al) for CO₂ gas separation

Witri Wahyu Lestari ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-1005-5374¹,
Moh Ali Khafidhin¹,
Rika Wijiyanti²,
Nurul Widiastuti³,
Desi Suci Handayani¹,
Ubed Sonai Fahruddin Arrozi⁴ &
Grandprix T. M. Kadja^5,6,7

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Novel mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) based on polyethersulfone (PES) and [Al₁₂O(OH)₁₈ (H₂O)₃(btc)₆] (btc: benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid), also known as Material of Institute Lavoisier (MIL)-96 (Al), fillers were successfully prepared using a conventional printing method with the wet phase inversion technique. Membranes for gas separation were successfully prepared using PES 35% w/w in N,N′-dimethylacetamide (DMAc).Variations in percent addition of fillers included 5%, 10%, 20%, and 30% w/w to observe gas separation performance. The produced PES/MIL-96 (Al) MMMs did not show any chemical interactions based on fourier transform infrared analysis. The fabricated membrane has a finger-like structure, as demonstrated by scanning electron microscopy images. Gas separation performance in MMMs was observed in N₂, O₂, and CO₂ gases. Membrane permeability showed an increase as the number of fillers was increased. The optimum selectivity of the membranes for the separation of CO₂/N₂ and CO₂/O₂ gases was achieved with the addition of 20% fillers with increases of 155% and 86%, respectively, compared to pure PES membranes. Agglomeration was observed with the addition of 30% particle filler to the membranes, which resulted in decreased membrane selectivity.

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Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Jl. Ir Sutami No. 36A, Kentingan-Jebres Surakarta, Central Java, 57126, Indonesia
Witri Wahyu Lestari, Moh Ali Khafidhin & Desi Suci Handayani
Medical Intelligence, Sekolah Tinggi Intelijen Negara (State College of Intelligence), Sumur Batu, Babakan Madang, Bogor, 16810, Indonesia
Rika Wijiyanti
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh November, Surabaya, 60111, Indonesia
Nurul Widiastuti
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, State University of Malang, Jl. Semarang 5, Malang, East Java, 65145, Indonesia
Ubed Sonai Fahruddin Arrozi
Division of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
Grandprix T. M. Kadja
Research Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
Grandprix T. M. Kadja
Center for Catalysis and Reaction Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
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Lestari, W.W., Khafidhin, M.A., Wijiyanti, R. et al. Novel mixed matrix membranes based on polyethersulfone and MIL-96 (Al) for CO₂ gas separation. Chem. Pap. 75, 3337–3351 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11696-021-01562-6

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Matrix membranes
MIL-96 (al)
Polyethersulfone
DMAc
CO₂ separation