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Li S, Li Z, Dong Y, Wang Q, Wang C, Wang Z, Wu Q. Fabrication of chitin based hydrophilic hyper-crosslinked porous polymer for efficiently removing bisphenol A from water. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 262:129963. [PMID: 38336321 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.129963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Water pollution caused by bisphenol A (BPA) has become the world problem. Designing and preparing cost-effective and biodegradable sorbents for the effectively adsorptive removal of bisphenol A from wastewater is of immense significance. Herein, a natural polysaccharide (chitin) was used as raw materials to be grafted with styrene (GS), then crosslinked with α,α'-dichloro-p-xylene (DCX) to form the hyper-crosslinked polymer (labeled as CGS@DCX). The CGS@DCX showed high adsorptive affinity for bisphenol A, with adsorption capacity of 441 mg g-1. Various studies gave an insight into the adsorption process, demonstrating that the highly efficient adsorption of BPA by the CGS@DCX is mainly based on the π-π stacking, hydrogen-bond interaction, polar interaction and pore adsorption. Moreover, the CGS@DCX had high chemical stability, good reusability (9 cycles) and fast adsorption kinetics (10 min) for adsorption of BPA. This work provides a promising strategy for the design and synthesis of novel yet eco-friendly sorbents to solve environmental problems.
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- Shuofeng Li
- College of Food Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China; College of Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
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- College of Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
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- College of Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
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- College of Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
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- College of Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China.
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China; College of Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China
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- College of Food Science and Technology, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China; College of Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071001, China.
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Carta M, Antonangelo AR, Jansen JC, Longo M. The Difference in Performance and Compatibility between Crystalline and Amorphous Fillers in Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas Separation (MMMs). Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:2951. [PMID: 37447596 DOI: 10.3390/polym15132951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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An increasing number of high-performing gas separation membranes is reported almost on a daily basis, yet only a few of them have reached commercialisation while the rest are still considered pure research outcomes. This is often attributable to a rapid change in the performance of these separation systems over a relatively short time. A common approach to address this issue is the development of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). These hybrid systems typically utilise either crystalline or amorphous additives, so-called fillers, which are incorporated into polymeric membranes at different loadings, with the aim to improve and stabilise the final gas separation performance. After a general introduction to the most relevant models to describe the transport properties in MMMs, this review intends to investigate and discuss the main advantages and disadvantages derived from the inclusion of fillers of different morphologies. Particular emphasis will be given to the study of the compatibility at the interface between the filler and the matrix created by the two different classes of additives, the inorganic and crystalline fillers vs. their organic and amorphous counterparts. It will conclude with a brief summary of the main findings.
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- Mariolino Carta
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Grove Building, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University, Grove Building, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK
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- Institute on Membrane Technology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ITM), Via P. Bucci 17/C, 87036 Rende, Italy
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- Institute on Membrane Technology, National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ITM), Via P. Bucci 17/C, 87036 Rende, Italy
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Mohsenpour S, Guo Z, Almansour F, Holmes SM, Budd PM, Gorgojo P. Porous silica nanosheets in PIM-1 membranes for CO2 separation. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Budd PM, Foster AB. Seeking synergy in membranes: blends and mixtures with polymers of intrinsic microporosity. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2022.100792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Abdulhamid MA, Szekely G. Organic solvent nanofiltration membranes based on polymers of intrinsic microporosity. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2022.100804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Khan Swati I, Sohaib Q, Khan H, Younas M, Hosseini Monjezi A, Li J, Rezakazemi M. Non-dispersive solvent absorption of post-combustion CO2 in membrane contactors using ionic liquids. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.118566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Davis R, Urbanowski RA, Gaharwar AK. 2D layered nanomaterials for therapeutics delivery. CURRENT OPINION IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2021; 20. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cobme.2021.100319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Luque-Alled JM, Tamaddondar M, Foster AB, Budd PM, Gorgojo P. PIM-1/Holey Graphene Oxide Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas Separation: Unveiling the Role of Holes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:55517-55533. [PMID: 34756006 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c15640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PIM-1/holey graphene oxide (GO) mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) have been prepared and their gas separation performance for CO2/CH4 mixtures assessed. Nanopores have been created in the basal plane of gas-impermeable GO by chemical etching reactions, and the resulting holey flakes have been further chemically functionalized, either with octadecylamine (ODA) or with PIM-1 moieties, to aid their dispersion in PIM-1. It is found that nanopores barely promote gas transport through the graphene-like nanofiller for fresh membranes (tested right after preparation); however, the prepared hybrid PIM-1/holey GO membranes exhibit higher CO2 permeability and CO2/CH4 selectivity than the pure polymer membrane 150 days after preparation and 13 and 15% higher CO2 permeability for filler contents of 0.1% of octadecylamine-functionalized holey GO and 1% of (PIM-1)-functionalized holey GO, respectively. The most significant improvement is observed for the mitigation of physical aging, as MMMs using 10% of (PIM-1)-functionalized holey GO nanofillers are capable of maintaining up to 70% of their initial CO2 permeability after 150 days, whereas only 53% is kept for pure PIM-1 after the same period. The gas permeability of the nanofiller has been rationalized with the aid of the Maxwell-Wagner-Sillars equation.
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- Jose Miguel Luque-Alled
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
- Nanoscience and Materials Institute of Aragón (INMA) CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Mariano Esquillor s/n, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Pedro Cerbuna 12, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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Ameen AW, Ji J, Tamaddondar M, Moshenpour S, Foster AB, Fan X, Budd PM, Mattia D, Gorgojo P. 2D boron nitride nanosheets in PIM-1 membranes for CO2/CH4 separation. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Luque-Alled JM, Ameen AW, Alberto M, Tamaddondar M, Foster AB, Budd PM, Vijayaraghavan A, Gorgojo P. Gas separation performance of MMMs containing (PIM-1)-functionalized GO derivatives. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ameen AW, Budd PM, Gorgojo P. Superglassy Polymers to Treat Natural Gas by Hybrid Membrane/Amine Processes: Can Fillers Help? MEMBRANES 2020; 10:E413. [PMID: 33322061 PMCID: PMC7763000 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10120413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Superglassy polymers have emerged as potential membrane materials for several gas separation applications, including acid gas removal from natural gas. Despite the superior performance shown at laboratory scale, their use at industrial scale is hampered by their large drop in gas permeability over time due to physical aging. Several strategies are proposed in the literature to prevent loss of performance, the incorporation of fillers being a successful approach. In this work, we provide a comprehensive economic study on the application of superglassy membranes in a hybrid membrane/amine process for natural gas sweetening. The hybrid process is compared with the more traditional stand-alone amine-absorption technique for a range of membrane gas separation properties (CO2 permeance and CO2/CH4 selectivity), and recommendations for long-term membrane performance are made. These recommendations can drive future research on producing mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) of superglassy polymers with anti-aging properties (i.e., target permeance and selectivity is maintained over time), as thin film nanocomposite membranes (TFNs). For the selected natural gas composition of 28% of acid gas content (8% CO2 and 20% H2S), we have found that a CO2 permeance of 200 GPU and a CO2/CH4 selectivity of 16 is an optimal target.
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- Ahmed W. Ameen
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;
- Research & Development Center, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;
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Ahmad MZ, Castro-Muñoz R, Budd PM. Boosting gas separation performance and suppressing the physical aging of polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1) by nanomaterial blending. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:23333-23370. [PMID: 33210671 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr07042d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In recent decades, polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs), especially the firstly introduced PIM-1, have been actively explored for various membrane-based separation purposes and widely recognized as the next generation membrane materials of choice for gas separation due to their ultra-permeable characteristics. Unfortunately, the polymers suffer substantially the negative impacts of physical aging, a phenomenon that is primarily noticeable in high free volume polymers. The phenomenon occurs at the molecular level, which leads to changes in the physical properties, and consequently the separation performance and membrane durability. This review discusses the strategies that have been employed to manage the physical aging issue, with a focus on the approach of blending with nanomaterials to give mixed matrix membranes. A detailed discussion is provided on the types of materials used, their inherent properties, the effects on gas separation performance, and their benefits in the suppression of the aging problem.
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- Mohd Zamidi Ahmad
- Organic Materials Innovation Center (OMIC), Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, UK.
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Tamaddondar M, Foster AB, Carta M, Gorgojo P, McKeown NB, Budd PM. Mitigation of Physical Aging with Mixed Matrix Membranes Based on Cross-Linked PIM-1 Fillers and PIM-1. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:46756-46766. [PMID: 32905699 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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A low cross-link density (LCD) network-PIM-1, which offers high compatibility with the polymer of intrinsic microporosity PIM-1, is synthesized by a modified PIM-1 polycondensation that combines both a tetrafluoro- and an octafluoro-monomer. To maximize the advantages of utilizing such cross-linked PIM-1 fillers in PIM-1-based mixed matrix membranes (MMMs), a grafting route is used to decorate the LCD-network-PIM-1 (dispersed phase) with PIM-1 chains, to further enhance compatibility with the PIM-1 matrix. Mixed-gas CO2/CH4 (1:1, v/v) separation results over 160 days of membrane aging confirm the success of a relatively short (24 h) grafting reaction in improving the initial CO2 separation performance, as well as hindering the aging of PIM-1/grafted-LCD-network-PIM-1 MMMs. For MMMs based on a 24 h grafting route, all the gas separation data surpass the 2008 Robeson upper bound by a significant margin, and the 160-day aged membranes show only 29% reduction from the initial CO2 permeability, which is substantially less than the equivalent losses of nearly 70% and 48% for PIM-1 and traditionally fabricated MMMs counterparts, respectively. These results demonstrate the potential of network-PIM components for obtaining much more stable gas separation performance over extended periods of time.
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- Marzieh Tamaddondar
- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Swansea University, Grove Building, Singleton Park, SA2 8PP Swansea, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
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- EastChem, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, EH9 3FJ Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, M13 9PL Manchester, United Kingdom
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Foster AB, Tamaddondar M, Luque-Alled JM, Harrison WJ, Li Z, Gorgojo P, Budd PM. Understanding the Topology of the Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity PIM-1: Cyclics, Tadpoles, and Network Structures and Their Impact on Membrane Performance. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Andrew B. Foster
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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