%P 1259-1265
%T Mixed Matrix Membranes Comprising of ZIF-8 Nanofillers for Enhanced Gas Transport Properties
%A N. Jusoh
%A Y.F. Yeong
%A K.K. Lau
%A A.M. Shariff
%I Elsevier Ltd
%V 148
%O 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
%J Procedia Engineering
%L scholars7399
%D 2016
%R 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.499
%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.
%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