@article{scholars13977, note = {cited By 2}, journal = {Processes}, year = {2020}, publisher = {MDPI AG}, number = {1}, title = {Polyetherimide-montmorillonite nano-hybrid composite membranes: CO2 permeance study via theoretical models}, volume = {8}, doi = {10.3390/pr8010118}, url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85079044926&doi=10.3390\%2fpr8010118&partnerID=40&md5=a6febc4d547c41f8b199cb04ea7f42d0}, abstract = {The incorporation of aminolauric acid modified montmorillonite (f-MMT) in polyetherimide (PEI) has been implemented to develop hollow fibre nano-hybrid composite membranes (NHCMs) with improved gas separation characteristics. The aforementioned characteristics are caused by enhanced f-MMT spatial dispersion and interfacial interactions with PEI matrix. In this study, existing gas permeation models such as, Nielsen, Cussler, Yang-Cussler, Lape-Cussler and Bharadwaj were adopted to estimate the dispersion state of f-MMT and to predict the CO2 permeance in developed NHCMs. It was found out that the average aspect ratio estimated was 53, with 3 numbers of stacks per unit tactoid, which showed that the intercalation f-MMT morphology is the dominating dispersion state of filler in PEI matrix. Moreover, it was observed that Bharadwaj model showed the least average absolute relative error (AARE) values till 3 wt. f-MMT loading in the range of {\^A}{$\pm$}10 for a pressure range of 2 to 10 bar. Hence, Bharadwaj was the best fit model for the experimental data compared to other models, as it considers the platelets orientation. {\^A}{\copyright} 2019 by the authors.}, author = {Jamil, A. and Ching, O. P. and Naqvi, M. and Aslam Khan, H. A. and Naqvi, S. R.}, issn = {22279717} }