%0 Conference Paper %A Jusoh, N. %A Yeong, Y.F. %A Lau, K.K. %A Shariff, A.M. %D 2016 %F scholars:7399 %I Elsevier Ltd %K Membranes; Polyimides; Process engineering, 6FDA-durene; Gas transport properties; Membrane performance; Mixed matrix membranes; Nano-fillers; Upper Bound; Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8; ZIF-8, Carbon dioxide %P 1259-1265 %R 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.499 %T Mixed Matrix Membranes Comprising of ZIF-8 Nanofillers for Enhanced Gas Transport Properties %U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/7399/ %V 148 %X In the current research, mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) comprising of 5, 10, 15 and 20 wt of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) were incorporated into 6FDA-durene polyimide phase. The effect of ZIF-8 loading on the membrane performance of CO2 and CH4 separation was investigated. The excellent compatibility and good distribution of ZIF-8 nanofiller in 6FDA-durene polyimide phase even at higher ZIF-8 loading up to 20 wt has resulted in the increment of CO2 permeability and CO2/CH4 selectivity compared to pure membrane. In this work, 6FDA-durene loaded with 10 wt ZIF-8 demonstrated impressive CO2 permeability of 1426.75 Barrer with CO2/CH4 selectivity of 28.70, which successfully surpassed the Robeson 2008 upper bound. © 2016 The Authors. %Z cited By 33; Conference of 4th International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials, ICPEAM 2016 ; Conference Date: 15 August 2016 Through 17 August 2016; Conference Code:131138