Amine-modified Mg-MOF-74/CPO-27-Mg membrane with enhanced H2/CO2 separation

  • Nanyi Wang
  • , Alexander Mundstock
  • , Yi Liu
  • , Aisheng Huang*
  • , Jürgen Caro
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Mg-MOF-74 has attracted intense attention due to its high CO2 uptake ability. In this work, a new strategy by using magnesium oxide as seeds was developed to synthesize a dense, defect-free Mg-MOF-74 membrane with hydrogen-selectivity. The mixed gas separation factor of H2/CO2 mixture could be improved by the post-modification of the Mg-MOF-74 membrane with ethylenediamine, since the modification with amine groups enhanced the strong adsorption of CO2 molecules, which reduces the permeance of CO2. The separation factors for both as-synthesized and amino-functionalized Mg-MOF-74 membranes reduce gradually with increasing temperature. After amination of the open Mg sites, the separation performance of the Mg-MOF-74 membrane was remarkably enhanced, and the H2/CO2 selectivity increased from 10.5 to 28 at room temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)27-36
Number of pages10
JournalChemical Engineering Science
Volume124
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Mar 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Amine-modification
  • Gas separation
  • Metal-organic framework
  • Mg-MOF-74 membrane

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