Bicontinuous zeolitic imidazolate framework zif-8@go membrane with enhanced hydrogen selectivity

Aisheng Huang, Qian Liu, Nanyi Wang, Yaqiong Zhu, Jürgen Caro

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Abstract

Through layer-by-layer (LBL) deposition of a graphene oxide (GO) suspension on a semicontinuous ZIF-8 layer, we have developed a novel bicontinuous ZIF-8@GO membrane. Since only the gaps between the ZIF-8 crystals are sealed by the GO layer due to capillary forces and covalent bonds, the gas molecules can only permeate through the ZIF-8 micropore system (0.34 nm). Therefore, the ZIF-8@GO membranes show high hydrogen selectivity. At 250 °C and 1 bar, the mixture separation factors of H2/CO2, H2/N2, H2/CH4, and H2/C3H8 are 14.9, 90.5, 139.1, and 3816.6, with H2 permeances of about 1.3 × 10-7 mol·m-2·s-1·Pa-1, which is promising for hydrogen separation and purification by molecular sieving.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)14686-14689
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume136
Issue number42
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2014
Externally publishedYes

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