Synthesis and enhanced CO2/CH4 selectivity of hyperbranched copolyimide membranes

Autor: Shuo Yan, Tao Yang, Biao Yuan, Hongchang Pang, Zan Chen, Cuijia Duan
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: High Performance Polymers. 33:675-684
ISSN: 1361-6412
0954-0083
DOI: 10.1177/0954008320987290
Popis: A series of hyperbranched copolyimides (co-HBPIs), as the completely symmetrical tetraamine monomer successfully incorporated into the linear polyimide 6FDA-ODA, were synthesized under the chemical imidization after the gel formation was avoided, as to more effectively separate CO2/CH4. CO2/CH4 selectivity (74%) was observed to be improved significantly under 7‰ tetraamine contents at 2 bar and 35°C; thus, the acceptable CO2 permeability was maintained compared with the pure membrane, exceeding the 1991 upper bound. Moreover, the as-prepared membrane with 6FDA-ODA-7‰ was reported to exhibit higher CO2/CH4 selectivity (109.14) at 10 bar and 35°C. Accordingly, the hyperbranched copolyimides will be promising candidates as membrane materials for the further separation of CO2/CH4 gas pair.
Databáze: OpenAIRE