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Luo X, Zhang M, Hu Y, Xu Y, Zhou H, Xu Z, Hao Y, Chen S, Chen S, Luo Y, Lin Y, Zhao J. Wrinkled metal-organic framework thin films with tunable Turing patterns for pliable integration. Science 2024; 385:647-651. [PMID: 39116246 DOI: 10.1126/science.adn8168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Flexible integration spurs diverse applications in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). However, current configurations suffer from the trade-off between MOF loadings and mechanical compliance. We report a wrinkled configuration of MOF thin films. We established an interfacial synthesis confined and controlled by a polymer topcoat and achieved multiple Turing motifs in the wrinkled thin films. These films have complete MOF surface coverage and exhibit strain tolerance up to 53.2%. The enhanced mechanical properties allow film transfer onto various substrates. We obtained membranes with large H2/CO2 selectivity (41.2) and high H2 permeance (8.46 × 103 gas permeation units), showcasing negligible defects after transfer. We also achieved soft humidity sensors on delicate electrodes by avoiding exposure to harsh MOF synthesis conditions. These results highlight the potential of wrinkled MOF thin films for plug-and-play integration.
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- Xinyu Luo
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang 324000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang 324000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang 324000, China
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- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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- Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201204, China
- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 117585, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310027, China
- Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou, Quzhou, Zhejiang 324000, China
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Margull N, Parsley D, Somiari I, Zhao L, Cao M, Koumoulis D, Liu PKT, Manousiouthakis VI, Tsotsis TT. Field-Scale Testing of a High-Efficiency Membrane Reactor (MR)-Adsorptive Reactor (AR) Process for H 2 Generation and Pre-Combustion CO 2 Capture. MEMBRANES 2024; 14:51. [PMID: 38392678 PMCID: PMC10890546 DOI: 10.3390/membranes14020051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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The study objective was to field-validate the technical feasibility of a membrane- and adsorption-enhanced water gas shift reaction process employing a carbon molecular sieve membrane (CMSM)-based membrane reactor (MR) followed by an adsorptive reactor (AR) for pre-combustion CO2 capture. The project was carried out in two different phases. In Phase I, the field-scale experimental MR-AR system was designed and constructed, the membranes, and adsorbents were prepared, and the unit was tested with simulated syngas to validate functionality. In Phase II, the unit was installed at the test site, field-tested using real syngas, and a technoeconomic analysis (TEA) of the technology was completed. All project milestones were met. Specifically, (i) high-performance CMSMs were prepared meeting the target H2 permeance (>1 m3/(m2.hbar) and H2/CO selectivity of >80 at temperatures of up to 300 °C and pressures of up to 25 bar with a <10% performance decline over the testing period; (ii) pelletized adsorbents were prepared for use in relevant conditions (250 °C < T < 450 °C, pressures up to 25 bar) with a working capacity of >2.5 wt.% and an attrition rate of <0.2; (iii) TEA showed that the MR-AR technology met the CO2 capture goals of 95% CO2 purity at a cost of electricity (COE) 30% less than baseline approaches.
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- Nicholas Margull
- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Media and Process Technology, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15328, USA
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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- Institute for Decarbonization and Energy Advancement, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40507, USA
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- Media and Process Technology, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA 15328, USA
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- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA
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Perez EV, Ferraris JP, Balkus KJ, Musselman IH. Effect of the annealing temperature of polybenzimidazole membranes in high pressure and high temperature H2/CO2 gas separations. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Kunalan S, Palanivelu K. Polymeric composite membranes in carbon dioxide capture process: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:38735-38767. [PMID: 35275372 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19519-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Carbon dioxide (CO2) emission to the atmosphere is the prime cause of certain environmental issues like global warming and climate change, in the present day scenario. Capturing CO2 from various stationary industrial emission sources is one of the initial steps to control the aforementioned problems. For this concern, a variety of resources, such as liquid absorbents, solid adsorbents, and membranes, have been utilized for CO2 capturing from various emission sources. Focused on membrane-based CO2 capture, polymeric membranes with composite structure (polymeric composite membrane) offer a better performance in CO2 capturing process than other membranes, due to the composite structure it offers higher gas flux and less material usage, thus facile to use high performed expensive material for membrane fabrication and achieved good efficacy in CO2 capture. This compressive review delivers the utilization of different polymeric composite membranes in CO2 capturing applications. Further, the types of polymeric materials used and the different physicochemical modifications of those membrane materials and their CO2 capturing ability are briefly discussed in the text. In conclusion, the current status and possible perspective ways to improve the CO2 capture process in industrial CO2 gas separation applications are described in this review.
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- Shankar Kunalan
- Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India
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- Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India.
- Centre for Climate Change and Disaster Management, Anna University, Chennai, 600 025, India.
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Bitter JH, Asadi Tashvigh A. Recent Advances in Polybenzimidazole Membranes for Hydrogen Purification. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c00645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Johannes H. Bitter
- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Biobased Chemistry and Technology, Wageningen University & Research, Bornse Weilanden 9, 6708 WG Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Lv J, Zhou X, Yang J, Wang L, Lu J, He G, Dong Y. In-situ synthesis of KAUST-7 membranes from fluorinated molecular building block for H2/CO2 separation. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Qu K, Dai L, Xia Y, Wang Y, Zhang D, Wu Y, Yao Z, Huang K, Guo X, Xu Z. Self-crosslinked MXene hollow fiber membranes for H2/CO2 separation. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Perea-Cachero A, Etxeberría-Benavides M, David O, Deacon A, Johnson T, Malankowska M, Téllez C, Coronas J. Pre-combustion gas separation by ZIF-8-polybenzimidazole mixed matrix membranes in the form of hollow fibres-long-term experimental study. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [PMID: 34540255 DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Polybenzimidazole (PBI) is a promising and suitable membrane polymer for the separation of the H2/CO2 pre-combustion gas mixture due to its high performance in terms of chemical and thermal stability and intrinsic H2/CO2 selectivity. However, there is a lack of long-term separation studies with this polymer, particularly when it is conformed as hollow fibre membrane. This work reports the continuous measurement of the H2/CO2 separation properties of PBI hollow fibres, prepared as mixed matrix membranes with metal-organic framework (MOF) ZIF-8 as filler. To enhance the scope of the experimental approach, ZIF-8 was synthesized from the transformation of ZIF-L upon up-scaling the MOF synthesis into a 1 kg batch. The effects of membrane healing with poly(dimethylsiloxane), to avoid cracks and non-selective gaps, and operation conditions (use of sweep gas or not) were also examined at 200°C during approximately 51 days. In these conditions, for all the membrane samples studied, the H2 permeance was in the 22-47 GPU range corresponding to 22-32 H2/CO2 selectivity values. Finally, this work continues our previous report on this type of application (Etxeberria-Benavides et al. 2020 Sep. Purif. Technol. 237, 116347 (doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116347)) with important novelties dealing with the use of ZIF-8 for the mixed matrix membrane coming from a green methodology, the long-term gas separation testing for more than 50 days and the study on the membrane operation under more realistic conditions (e.g. without the use of sweep gas).
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- Adelaida Perea-Cachero
- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50018, Spain.,Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50018, Spain
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- TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Energy and Environment Division, Membrane Technology and Process Intensification Group, Mikeletegi Pasealekua 2, Donostia-San Sebastián 20009, Spain
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- TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Energy and Environment Division, Membrane Technology and Process Intensification Group, Mikeletegi Pasealekua 2, Donostia-San Sebastián 20009, Spain
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- Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Process Chemistry and Catalysis Group, Chilton Site, Belasis Avenue, Billingham Cleveland TS23 1LB, UK
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- Johnson Matthey Technology Centre, Recycling Technologies Group, Blount's Court, Sonning Common, Reading RG4 9NH, UK
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50018, Spain.,Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50018, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50018, Spain.,Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50018, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50018, Spain.,Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza 50018, Spain
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Deng J, Huang Z, Sundell BJ, Harrigan DJ, Sharber SA, Zhang K, Guo R, Galizia M. State of the art and prospects of chemically and thermally aggressive membrane gas separations: Insights from polymer science. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Sánchez-Laínez J, Etxeberria-Benavides M, David O, Téllez C, Coronas J. Green Preparation of Thin Films of Polybenzimidazole on Flat and Hollow Fiber Supports: Application to Hydrogen Separation. CHEMSUSCHEM 2021; 14:952-960. [PMID: 33283985 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202002700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This work shows the preparation of thin films, with thickness from 70 nm to 1 μm, of meta-polybenzimidazole (m-PBI) on polyimide P84 supports. Ethanolic solutions of m-PBI were used to coat flat and hollow fiber supports of asymmetric P84 with m-PBI in a process where the coating and drying was performed at room temperature. A solution of NaOH in EtOH allowed the dissolution of the m-PBI powder, providing the perfect coating solution to build thin films of m-PBI without damaging the polymeric support. It also meant a green alternative, avoiding the use of toxic solvents, such as dimethylacetamide. The resulting membranes have been tested for the separation of H2 mixtures at high temperature at different setups to allow checking their reproducibility. With 100 nm thickness the membranes showed their best gas separation performance. For flat membranes at 180 °C and 3 bar feed pressure a H2 permeance of 48.5 GPU was obtained, with respective H2 /CO2 and H2 /N2 selectivities of 33.3 and 55.8. Besides, the hollow fibers under a feed pressure of 6 bar and tested at the same temperature showed near 90 GPU of H2 with a H2 /CO2 selectivity of 13.5 in the one-fiber module and over 39 GPU of H2 with a H2 /CO2 selectivity of 20.2 in the five-fiber module. Finally, the stability of the membranes was proved for 22 days at 180 °C.
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- Javier Sánchez-Laínez
- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018, Zaragoza, Spain
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- TECNALIA, Parque Tecnológico de San Sebastián, Mikeletegi Pasealekua 2, 20009, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- TECNALIA, Parque Tecnológico de San Sebastián, Mikeletegi Pasealekua 2, 20009, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Instituto de Nanociencia y Materiales de Aragón (INMA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018, Zaragoza, Spain
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Yang S, Wang Y, Lu P, Jin H, Pan F, Shi Z, Jiang XS, Chen C, Jiang Z, Li Y. Metal-Organic Frameworks Corset with a Thermosetting Polymer for Improved Molecular-Sieving Property of Mixed-Matrix Membranes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:55308-55315. [PMID: 33241690 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c17426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for gas separation membranes. However, the framework flexibility affects their molecular-sieving properties. Herein, we restrict the flexibility of zeolitic imidazolate framework-7 (ZIF-7) by controlling its phase transition in mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs), relying on the so-called "space-confinement effect" of a novel thermosetting polymer, poly 2,2'-(p-oxydiphenyl)-5,5'-bibenzimidazole (OPBI) polymer. Compared with the pure OPBI membrane, the optimized membranes containing 30 wt % ZIF-7 with a narrow-pore (np) phase (ZIF-7-II) exhibited a significant improvement in H2/CO2 separation, e.g., the H2/CO2 ideal selectivity increased ∼2.8 times, surpassing the state-of-the-art upper bound of polymeric membranes and exhibited excellent stability at increased pressure and temperature (8 bar, 180 °C).
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- Sheng Yang
- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory Base of Novel Functional Materials and Preparation Science, School of Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, P. R. China
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Hu L, Pal S, Nguyen H, Bui V, Lin H. Molecularly engineering polymeric membranes for
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separation at 100–300 °C. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20200220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Leiqing Hu
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo New York USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo New York USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo New York USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo New York USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo New York USA
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Ren S, Wang Z, Bilal M, Feng Y, Jiang Y, Jia S, Cui J. Co-immobilization multienzyme nanoreactor with co-factor regeneration for conversion of CO2. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 155:110-118. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.03.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 03/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Castro-Muñoz R, Agrawal KV, Coronas J. Ultrathin permselective membranes: the latent way for efficient gas separation. RSC Adv 2020; 10:12653-12670. [PMID: 35497580 PMCID: PMC9051376 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra02254c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Membrane gas separation has attracted the attention of chemical engineers for the selective separation of gases. Among the different types of membranes used, ultrathin membranes are recognized to break the trade-off between selectivity and permeance to provide ultimate separation. Such success has been associated with the ultrathin nature of the selective layer as well as their defect-free structure. These membrane features can be obtained from specific membrane preparation procedures used, in which the intrinsic properties of different nanostructured materials (e.g., polymers, zeolites, covalent-organic frameworks, metal-organic frameworks, and graphene and its derivatives) also play a crucial role. It is likely that such a concept of membranes will be explored in the coming years. Therefore, the goal of this review study is to give the latest insights into the use of ultrathin selective barriers, highlighting and describing the primary membrane preparation protocols applied, such as atomic layer deposition, in situ crystal formation, interfacial polymerization, Langmuir-Blodgett technique, facile filtration process, and gutter layer formation, to mention just a few. For this, the most recent approaches are addressed, with particular emphasis on the most relevant results in separating gas molecules. A brief overview of the fundamentals for the application of the techniques is given. Finally, by reviewing the ongoing development works, the concluding remarks and future trends are also provided.
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- Roberto Castro-Muñoz
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Toluca Avenida Eduardo Monroy Cárdenas 2000 San Antonio Buenavista 50110 Toluca de Lerdo Mexico
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- Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering (ISIC), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Sion Switzerland
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA), Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC 50018 Zaragoza Spain
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Sánchez-Laínez J, Ballester-Catalán M, Javierre-Ortín E, Téllez C, Coronas J. Pebax® 1041 supported membranes with carbon nanotubes prepared via phase inversion for CO 2/N 2 separation. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:2905-2913. [PMID: 32068209 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt04424h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This work shows the preparation of Pebax® 1041 films from solutions in DMAc and water-DMAc emulsions as alternatives to those prepared by extrusion that can be found in the literature. These membranes were tested in post-combustion CO2 capture, in the separation of a 15/85 (v/v) CO2/N2 mixture. Self-supported membranes of Pebax® 1041 were prepared by solvent evaporation and phase inversion. The characterization of these films defined the intrinsic properties of this polymer in terms of chemical structure, crystallinity, thermal stability and gas separation performance (a CO2 permeability of 30 Barrer with a CO2/N2 selectivity of 21 at 35 °C and 3 bar feed pressure). Supported Pebax® 1041 membranes were also developed to decrease the Pebax® thickness (in the 1.5-10 μm range), resulting in a higher permeance. These membranes were prepared by a phase inversion process consisting of the precipitation of a Pebax® 1041/DMAc solution in water and dispersing it to form a stable emulsion that was drop-cast on PSF asymmetric supports. Once dried, the polymer formed a dense continuous layer. The phase inversion methodology is "greener" than solvent evaporation since dimethylacetamide is not released as toxic vapour during membrane preparation. The amount drop-cast led to a different selective layer thickness, which was enhanced by the dispersion of MWCNTs in the polymer emulsion. The properties of the Pebax® selective layer were studied by thermogravimetry and by measuring the contact angle of the membrane surface, and the optimal CO2/N2 selectivity (22.6) was obtained with a CO2 permeance of 3.0 GPU.
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- Javier Sánchez-Laínez
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA) and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA) and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA) and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA) and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA) and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA), Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain.
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Xu Y, Goh K, Wang R, Bae TH. A review on polymer-based membranes for gas-liquid membrane contacting processes: Current challenges and future direction. Sep Purif Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.115791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Pardakhti M, Jafari T, Tobin Z, Dutta B, Moharreri E, Shemshaki NS, Suib S, Srivastava R. Trends in Solid Adsorbent Materials Development for CO 2 Capture. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:34533-34559. [PMID: 31437393 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b08487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A recent report from the United Nations has warned about the excessive CO2 emissions and the necessity of making efforts to keep the increase in global temperature below 2 °C. Current CO2 capture technologies are inadequate for reaching that goal, and effective mitigation strategies must be pursued. In this work, we summarize trends in materials development for CO2 adsorption with focus on recent studies. We put adsorbent materials into four main groups: (I) carbon-based materials, (II) silica/alumina/zeolites, (III) porous crystalline solids, and (IV) metal oxides. Trends in computational investigations along with experimental findings are covered to find promising candidates in light of practical challenges imposed by process economics.
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- Maryam Pardakhti
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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- Institute of Material Science , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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- Institute of Material Science , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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- Institute of Material Science , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
- Department of Chemistry , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering , University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut 06269 , United States
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Fauzan NAB, Mannan HA, Nasir R, Mohshim DFB, Mukhtar H. Various Techniques for Preparation of Thin‐Film Composite Mixed‐Matrix Membranes for CO
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Separation. Chem Eng Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201800520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Nur Aqilah Bt Fauzan
- Universiti Teknologi PETRONASChemical Engineering Department 32610 Seri Iskandar Perak Malaysia
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- Universiti Teknologi PETRONASChemical Engineering Department 32610 Seri Iskandar Perak Malaysia
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- University of JeddahDepartment of Chemical Engineering 23890 Jeddah Saudi Arabia
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- Universiti Teknologi PETRONASPetroleum Engineering Department 32610 Seri Iskandar Perak Malaysia
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- Universiti Teknologi PETRONASChemical Engineering Department 32610 Seri Iskandar Perak Malaysia
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Mubashir M, Yeong YF, Chew TL, Lau KK. Optimization of spinning parameters on the fabrication of NH2-MIL-53(Al)/cellulose acetate (CA) hollow fiber mixed matrix membrane for CO2 separation. Sep Purif Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.12.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Naderi A, Asadi Tashvigh A, Chung TS. H2/CO2 separation enhancement via chemical modification of polybenzimidazole nanostructure. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sánchez-Laínez J, Gracia-Guillén I, Zornoza B, Téllez C, Coronas J. Thin supported MOF based mixed matrix membranes of Pebax® 1657 for biogas upgrade. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj04769c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Thin mixed matrix membranes with a 2–3 μm thick Pebax® 1657 layer on a porous asymmetric polyimide P84® and dense polytrimethylsilylpropyne for biogas upgrade.
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- Javier Sánchez-Laínez
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department
- Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA) and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA)
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50018 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department
- Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA) and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA)
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50018 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department
- Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA) and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA)
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50018 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department
- Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA) and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA)
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50018 Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department
- Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA) and Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA)
- Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC
- 50018 Zaragoza
- Spain
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Sánchez-Laínez J, Zornoza B, Carta M, Malpass-Evans R, McKeown NB, Téllez C, Coronas J. Hydrogen Separation at High Temperature with Dense and Asymmetric Membranes Based on PIM-EA(H2)-TB/PBI Blends. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b04209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Javier Sánchez-Laínez
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- EastChem, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- EastChem, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- EastChem, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón (INA), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018 Zaragoza, Spain
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Ahmadi M, Janakiram S, Dai Z, Ansaloni L, Deng L. Performance of Mixed Matrix Membranes Containing Porous Two-Dimensional (2D) and Three-Dimensional (3D) Fillers for CO₂ Separation: A Review. MEMBRANES 2018; 8:membranes8030050. [PMID: 30060592 PMCID: PMC6161244 DOI: 10.3390/membranes8030050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2018] [Revised: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Application of conventional polymeric membranes in CO2 separation processes are limited by the existing trade-off between permeability and selectivity represented by the renowned upper bound. Addition of porous nanofillers in polymeric membranes is a promising approach to transcend the upper bound, owing to their superior separation capabilities. Porous nanofillers entice increased attention over nonporous counterparts due to their inherent CO2 uptake capacities and secondary transport pathways when added to polymer matrices. Infinite possibilities of tuning the porous architecture of these nanofillers also facilitate simultaneous enhancement of permeability, selectivity and stability features of the membrane conveniently heading in the direction towards industrial realization. This review focuses on presenting a complete synopsis of inherent capacities of several porous nanofillers, like metal organic frameworks (MOFs), Zeolites, and porous organic frameworks (POFs) and the effects on their addition to polymeric membranes. Gas permeation performances of select hybrids with these three-dimensional (3D) fillers and porous nanosheets have been summarized and discussed with respect to each type. Consequently, the benefits and shortcomings of each class of materials have been outlined and future research directions concerning the hybrids with 3D fillers have been suggested.
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- Mahdi Ahmadi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway.
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