Abstract
A cheap and biocompatible metal-organic framework MIL-88B(Fe) (MIL = Material Institut Lavoisier) was synthesized and incorporated into Matrimid® 5218 to fabricate mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) for gas separation. Separation performances of the MIL-88B(Fe)/Matrimid MMMs were tested for the single gas permeation of H2 and CH4 as well as the mixture gas separation of an equimolar binary H2-CH4 mixture. Due to the molecular sieving effect, the incorporation of MIL-88B(Fe) can enhance H2 permeability but hinder the transport of CH4 in MIL-88B(Fe)/Matrimid MMMs, thus resulting in enhanced separation selectivity of H2-CH4. At 298 K and ΔP = 3.0 bar, compared with those of a pure polymeric membrane, the H2 permeability and H2-CH4 mixture separation factor of MMMs with a MIL-88B(Fe) loading of 10% increased by 16% and 66%, respectively. In addition, the operation temperature has a significantly positive effect on the separation of a H2-CH4 mixture.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 7253-7259 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | RSC Advances |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |