TY  - JOUR
VL  - 15
JF  - International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering
A1  - Murugiah, P.S.
A1  - Oh, P.C.
A1  - Lau, K.K.
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85048329506&doi=10.15282%2fijame.15.1.2018.14.0393&partnerID=40&md5=886e0d0e10105778ccd0eb09d84e3bb4
Y1  - 2018///
ID  - scholars10463
KW  - Carbon dioxide; Carbon nanofibers; Filled polymers; Gas permeability; Glass transition; Separation; Thermodynamic stability
KW  -  6-dimethyl-1
KW  - 4-pheneylene oxide); CO2 separation; Dry phase inversion; Gas separations; Membrane fabrication; Mixed matrix membranes; Poly (2; Polymer chains
KW  -  Gas permeable membranes
N2  - Mixed Matrix Membrane (MMM) is one of the most promising candidate among the available gas separation application for CO2/CH4 separation in natural gas industries. However, the fabrication of a defect-free MMM remains a challenge. For this work, a novel MMM was developed by incorporating carbon nanofibers (CNF) at different weight loadings into poly (2, 6-dimethyl-1, 4-pheneylene oxide) (PPOdm) polymer matrix via dry-phase inversion technique. CNF was purified with hydrogen peroxide prior to membrane fabrication. Approximately 178  increment in the CO2 permeability were attained at 3 wt of CNF loading whereas the CO2/CH4 selectivity were increased by 53  compared to pristine PPOdm polymeric membrane. The smooth wall of CNF coupled with its larger pore diameter acted as a pathway and renders high gas permeability values. PPOdm - 3 wt CNF MMM exhibits improved morphology with no significant filler agglomeration on the polymer matrix. The TGA and DSC analysis showed that at 3 wt of CNF loading, the thermal stability of the polymer chains was enhanced in which higher decomposition (Td = 425 °C) and glass transition (Tg =210 °C) temperatures were reported. © Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia.
IS  - 1
EP  - 5096
PB  - Universiti Malaysia Pahang
SN  - 22298649
TI  - The performance of PPOdm-CNF Mixed Matrix Membrane for CO2/CH4 separation
SP  - 5086
N1  - cited By 2
AV  - none
ER  -