Abstract
Nanoscience and nanotechnology has become a versatile and promising subject for producing new materials with enhanced properties and potential applications. In this regard, nanoparticles (NPs) have received growing attention in every sector of science and technology. The size, shape, structure, and chemical properties of engineered NPs open a vast range of technical applications and novel approaches in basic research science. Among the variety of NPs, silica NP is of a particular interest due to its ease of synthesis, functionalization, and precise controlling of size and distribution of particles. Superior features of polymeric membranes especially flexibility and processability have made them one of the best candidates for commercial applications. Meanwhile, despite of the outstanding characteristics of these membranes, their application is still limited due to the trade-off trend between gas permeability and selectivity.
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Abbreviations
- AEM:
-
Anion-exchange membrane
- AgNPs:
-
Silver nanoparticles
- AFM:
-
Atomic force microscopy
- CO2 :
-
Carbon dioxide
- CTAB:
-
Cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide
- CEM:
-
Cation-exchange membrane
- CMC:
-
Carboxy methyl cellulose
- DMA:
-
Dynamic mechanical analysis
- DSC:
-
Differential scanning calorimetry
- EG:
-
Ethylene glycol
- EDX:
-
Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
- Fe3O4 :
-
Iron oxide
- FS:
-
Fumed silica
- FTIR:
-
Fourier transform infrared
- FFV:
-
Fractional free volume
- FE:
-
Field emission
- FO:
-
Forward osmosis
- H2 :
-
Hydrogen
- HfO2 :
-
Hafnium dioxide
- IPDI:
-
Isophorone diisocyanate
- IP:
-
Interfacial polymerization
- ILMS:
-
Ionic liquid-modified silica
- MMMs:
-
Mixed matrix membranes
- MPTES:
-
Mercapto propyl triethoxy silane
- NPs:
-
Nanoparticles
- NR:
-
Natural rubber
- N2 :
-
Nitrogen
- NMR:
-
Nuclear magnetic resonance
- O2 :
-
Oxygen
- OPBI:
-
Poly (oxyphenylene benzimidazole)
- PEBA:
-
Poly (ether block amide)
- PVDF-HFP:
-
Poly (vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene)
- PBI:
-
Polybenzimidazole
- PEEK:
-
Polyether ether ketone
- PES:
-
Polyethersulfone
- PMMA:
-
Poly (methyl methacrylate)
- PDMC:
-
Poly (2-methacryloyloxy ethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride)
- PDMOS:
-
Polydimethoxysiloxane
- PEBAX:
-
Poly (amide-6-b-ethylene oxide)
- PI:
-
Phase inversion
- PP:
-
Polypropylene
- PE:
-
Polyethylene
- PEG:
-
Poly (ethylene glycol)
- PPG:
-
Poly (propylene glycol)
- PEMFC:
-
Proton-exchange membrane fuel cell
- PVA:
-
Poly (vinyl alcohol)
- PEC:
-
Polyelectrolyte complex
- PDMS:
-
Polydimethylsiloxane
- PWA:
-
Phosphotungstic acid
- PHEMA:
-
Poly (2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate)
- PEI:
-
Poly (ethylenimine)
- PPO:
-
Poly (phenylene oxide)
- RO:
-
Reverse osmosis
- SiO2 :
-
Silicon dioxide
- SBR:
-
Styrene-butadiene rubber
- SBA:
-
Santa Barbara Amorphous
- SEM:
-
Scanning electron microscopy
- SAXS:
-
Small-angle X-ray scattering
- SA-SNP:
-
Sulfonated silica nanoparticles
- SDS:
-
Sodium dodecyl sulfate
- TiO2 :
-
Titanium dioxide
- TiSiO4 :
-
Titanium (IV) orthosilicate
- Tg:
-
Glass transition temperature
- TEM:
-
Transmission electron microscopy
- TGA:
-
Thermogravimetric analysis
- TEOS:
-
Tetraethyl orthosilicate
- UV:
-
Ultraviolet
- UF:
-
Ultrafiltration
- VRFBS:
-
Vanadium redox flow batteries
- WAXD:
-
Wide-angle X-ray diffraction
- XRD:
-
X-ray diffraction
- ZnO:
-
Zinc oxide
- ZrO2 :
-
Zirconium dioxide
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Sathish Kumar, P., Pal, S.K., Chinnasamy, M., Rajasekar, R. (2017). Organic/Silica Nanocomposite Membranes. In: Inamuddin, D., Mohammad, A., Asiri, A. (eds) Organic-Inorganic Composite Polymer Electrolyte Membranes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52739-0_3
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