Strain-controlled graphdiyne membrane for CO2/CH4 separation: Firstprinciple and molecular dynamic simulation

Tensile strain of porous membrane materials can broaden their capacity in gas separation. In this work, using van der Waals corrected density functional theory(DFT) and molecular dynamics(MD) simulations, the performance and mechanism of CO_2/CH_4 separation through strain-oriented graphdiyne(GDY) monolayer were studied by applying lateral strain. It is demonstrated that the CO_2 permeance peaks at 1.29 × 10~6 gas permeation units(GPU) accompanied with CO_2/CH_4 selectivity of 5.27 × 10~3 under ultimate strain, both of which are far beyond the Robeson's limit. Furthermore, the GDY membrane exhibited a decreasing gas diffusion energy barrier and increasing permeance with the increase of applied tensile strain. CO_2 molecule tends to reoriented itself vertically to permeate the membrane. Finally, the CO_2 permeability decreases with the increase of the temperature from300 K to 500 K due to conserving of rotational freedom, suggesting an abnormal permeance of CO_2 in relation to temperature. Our theoretical results suggest that the stretchable GDY monolayer holds great promise to be an excellent candidate for CO_2/CH_4 separation, owing to its extremely high selectivity and permeability of CO_2.     

High-performance SSZ-13 membranes prepared using ball-milled nanosized seeds for carbon dioxide and nitrogen separations from methane

SSZ-13 membranes with high separation performances were prepared using ball-milled nanosized seeds by once hydrothermal synthesis. Separation performances of SSZ-13 membranes in CO_2/CH_4 and N_2/CH_4 mixtures were enhanced after synthesis modification. Single-gas permeances of CO_2, N_2 and CH_4 and ideal selectivities were recorded through SSZ-13 membranes. The effects of temperature, pressure, feed flow rate and humidity on separation performance of the membranes were discussed. Three membranes prepared after synthesis modifications had an average CO_2 permeance of 1.16 × 10~(-6) mol·(m~2· s·Pa)~(-1)(equal to 3554 GPU) with an average CO_2/CH_4 selectivity of 213 in a 50 vol%/50 vol% CO_2/CH_4 mixture. It suggests that membrane synthesis has a good reproducible. The membrane also displayed a N_2 permeance of 1.07 × 10~(-7) mol·(m~2·s·Pa)~(-1)(equal to 320 GPU) with a N_2/CH_4 selectivity of 13 for a 50 vol%/50 vol% N_2/CH_4 mixture. SSZ-13 membrane displayed stable and good separation performance in the wet CO_2/CH_4 mixture for a long test period over 100 h at 348 K. The current SSZ-13 membranes show great potentials for the simultaneous removals of CO_2 and N_2 in natural gas purification as a facile process suitable for industrial application.     

基于沸石ZSM-5的CH4/N2/CO2二元体系吸附平衡

采用Rubotherm磁悬浮天平测量CH₄、N₂和CO₂在沸石ZSM-5上的单组分吸附平衡等温线,温度273～353 K,压力0～500 kPa。采用Sips模型、Toth模型和MSL模型对单组分吸附平衡实验数据进行拟合,拟合结果良好,非线性回归得到相应的模型参数。测量双组分CO₂/N₂、CO₂/CH₄和CH₄/N₂在沸石ZSM-5上的竞争吸附平衡等温线,实验温度为293 K,实验压力为0～500 kPa。采用基于Sips模型的理想吸附溶液理论和双组分MSL模型预测双组分气体在沸石ZSM-5上的竞争吸附平衡等温线,并与实验结果进行比较,预测结果良好。比较CO₂/N₂、CO₂/CH₄以及CH₄/N₂体系在沸石ZSM-5上的竞争吸附选择性系数,探究沸石ZSM-5吸附分离烟道气（CO₂/N₂体系）、垃圾填埋气（CO₂/CH₄体系）或煤层气（CH₄/N₂体系）的可行性,为将来进行工艺设计提供基础数据。     

SAPO-34 membranes for CO2/CH4 separations: Effect of Si/Al ratio

Silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO) membranes with Si/Al gel ratios from 0.05 to 0.3 were synthesized by in situ crystallization onto porous, tubular stainless steel support. Pure SAPO-34 membranes were obtained when the Si/Al ratio was 0.15 or higher. The adsorbate polarizability correlated with the adsorption capacity on SAPO-34, and the amounts of gases adsorbed were in the order: CO₂ > CH₄ > N₂ > H₂. The Si/Al ratio did not affect the pore volume significantly, but it changed the CO₂ and CH₄ adsorption equilibrium constants. The SAPO-34 membranes effectively separated CO₂ from CH₄ for feed pressures up to 7 MPa. At 295 K, for a pressure drop of 138 kPa and a 50/50 feed, the CO₂/CH₄ selectivity was 170 for a membrane with a Si/Al gel ratio of 0.15. At 7 MPa, the CO₂/CH₄ selectivity was 100 and the CO₂ permeance was 4 × 10⁻⁸ mol/(m² · s · Pa) at 295 K. This membrane was also separated CO₂/N₂ (selectivity = 21) and H₂/CH₄ (selectivity = 32) mixtures at 295 K and a pressure drop of 138 kPa. Competitive adsorption and difference in diffusivities are responsible for CO₂/CH₄ and CO₂/N₂ separations, whereas the H₂/CH₄ separation was due to diffusivity differences. For a membrane with Si/Al gel ratio of 0.1, a mixture of SAPO-34 and SAPO-5 formed, and the CO₂/CH₄ selectivity was lower.     

一维直孔道MOFs对CH4/N2和CO2/CH4的分离

非常规天然气未来可以作为常规天然气的有效补充,其中低浓度煤层气和生物质燃气分别需要脱除大量的N₂ 和CO₂以达到富集和纯化CH₄的目的。本研究针对CH₄/N₂这一对较难分离的气体组合,选取了具有一维菱形孔道的MOFs材料Cu(INA)₂作为吸附剂,将合成的样品做了XRD和TG表征,测试了纯气体CO₂、CH₄和N₂的吸附曲线,利用巨正则系综蒙特卡罗(GCMC)分子模拟和理想吸附溶液理论(IAST)计算了气体的吸附热和该材料对于CH₄/N₂和CO₂/CH₄的吸附选择性系数;3 MPa压力下制备的颗粒样品填装吸附分离装置,进行了混合气体CH₄/N₂ (50%/50%)和CO₂/CH₄ (50%/50%)的穿透试验,分离的结果显示,Cu(INA)₂不仅高选择性地吸附CH₄/N₂混合物中的CH₄(S_CH4/N2=10),而且对CH₄/N₂的分离效果优于CO₂/CH₄。     

Synthesis and permeation properties of ion-exchanged ETS-4 tubular membranes

Zeolite membranes, which were composed of ETS-4 with Na cations, were prepared on porous -alumina tubes by hydrothermal synthesis. The membranes, which were formed under optimized conditions, sharply rejected molecules with sizes larger than 0.4 nm. For mixtures of N₂–CO₂, N₂–O₂, N₂–Ar and N₂–CH₄ systems, N₂ permeated faster than the coexisting gas. The N₂/O₂ separation factor for an equimolar mixture was in the range of 2.3–3.5, and the N₂ permeance was in the range of (0.55–2.8)×10⁻⁸ mol m⁻² s⁻¹ Pa⁻¹ at permeation temperatures of 283–333 K. Moisture had some effect on the permeation properties for N₂–O₂ mixtures. The separation factor for the N₂/CH₄ system was larger than that of the N₂/O₂ system. When the membrane was ion exchanged with either Li⁺ or Sr²⁺, the separation factors for N₂/O₂ and N₂/CH₄ systems increased, while the permeances decreased.     

Intensification of low-grade methane enrichment in nitrogen mixture by CH4/CO2 displacement

To solve the problem of CO₂ uncompleted desorption in the process of CO₂ displacement enhancing the adsorption separation of CH₄/N₂, a small amount of product gas CH₄ was used as purge gas to improve the CO₂ desorption. CH₄/CO₂ mixture gas obtained from desorption step was recycled as the displacement gas to enhance the enrichment of low-grade methane in nitrogen mixture. In this work, the research conducted the experiments for CH₄/N₂ separation using CH₄/CO₂ displacement intensification adsorption and the laboratory-made coconut shell activated carbon as sorbent. The mathematical models were built in gPROMS and the accuracy of models was verified by comparison of simulations and CH₄/N₂/CO₂ breakthrough experiments. The performance of enrichment of low-grade methane with displacement intensification using different displacer was compared. The result showed that the process with CH₄/CO₂ displacement had higher purity product than CO₂ displacement. The CH₄/ CO₂ mixed gas replacement enhanced vacuum pressure swing adsorption cycle experiment was carried out, which can jointly enrich 14% CH₄/ N₂ and 53% CH₄/CO₂ to 98.8%, and at the same time obtain a recovery rate of 77.8%.     

高稳定铪金属-有机骨架材料的合成及二氧化碳捕获性能

采用高温高浓度的溶剂热方法,合成了具有高结晶度的一种金属-有机骨架（metal-organic framework,MOF）材料UiO-66（Hf）,并发现该材料在沸水、酸碱等苛刻条件下具有非常好的化学稳定性。为了提高其对气体的吸附分离性能,进一步采用具有不同官能团的有机配体--氨基对苯二甲酸（H₂BDC-NH₂）、硝基对苯二甲酸（H₂BDC-NO₂）、溴对苯二甲酸（H₂BDC-Br）,设计合成了孔道表面具有不同化学性质的三种新型铪MOF材料,且这些材料与UiO-66（Hf）具有相同的拓扑结构。同时,气体吸附实验结果表明,极性基团的引入,尤其是氨基的引入,能极大提高材料对CO₂/N₂以及CO₂/CH₄体系的分离性能。这为以后应用于化工体系分离的新型多孔材料合成提供了理论指导。     

CH4/CO2混合气置换强化含氮低品质甲烷的浓缩

针对CO₂置换吸附分离CH₄/N₂过程中CO₂再生困难的问题,采用少量产品气CH₄真空吹扫以提高CO₂的解吸效果,并以解吸得到的CH₄/CO₂混合气为置换步骤的置换气,通过置换来强化含氮低品质甲烷的浓缩过程。以自制椰壳活性炭为吸附剂,对CH₄/CO₂混合气置换强化吸附回收含氮低品质甲烷工艺过程进行了实验与模拟研究。在gPROMS软件中建立并求解固定床吸附分离模型方程,预测了CH₄、N₂ 和CO₂在自制椰壳活性炭上的竞争吸附穿透曲线,通过预测结果和实验的对比,验证了数学模型方程的准确性。对比了不同置换气强化吸附分离低品质甲烷的效果,结果表明CH₄/CO₂混合气置换强化相对于CO₂置换强化可获得更高纯度产品。进行了CH₄/CO₂混合气置换强化真空变压吸附循环实验,可以将14%的CH₄/N₂和53%的CH₄/CO₂联合富集到98.8%,同时获得77.8%的回收率。     

锆基双金属氧化物催化剂硫中毒的研究

在工业二氧化碳加氢制甲醇过程中,硫化氢气体的引入将对该过程中使用的催化剂活性及稳定性带来负面的影响。基于此,采用微反应合成法成功制备了InZrO_x和ZnZrO_x锆基催化剂,并研究了在二氧化碳加氢反应中,硫化氢气体对锆基催化剂的结构性质及其催化性能的影响规律。结果表明,在T=573 K、p=3.0 MPa和GHSV=18 000 mL/(g_cat·h)条件下,仅通入二氧化碳/氢气反应气时,InZrO_x和ZnZrO_x催化剂的二氧化碳转化率和甲醇选择性分别为7.2%、9.3%和93%、92%。在二氧化碳/氢气原料气中通入体积分数为5×10^-3硫化氢气体时,InZrO_x和ZnZrO_x催化剂的二氧化碳转化率和甲醇选择性都降为0,这主要是因为硫化氢气体占据了氧空位,导致锆基双金属氧化物催化剂硫中毒失活。当停止通硫化氢气体时,InZrO_x和ZnZrO_x催化剂的二氧化碳转化率和甲醇选择...     

界面聚合法制备用于脱氮提纯CH4的N2优先渗透ZIF-90/聚酰胺混合基质膜

作为一种高效的分离方法,膜法分离非常规天然气具有较理想的应用前景。相较CH₄优先渗透膜,N₂优先渗透膜优势在于分离N₂/CH₄混合气后CH₄处于高压侧,利于后续处理。以均苯三甲酰氯为油相单体,间苯二胺为水相单体,采用界面聚合法在聚砜基膜上制备致密超薄聚酰胺分离层,并通过向其中引入孔径可允许N₂分子通过而不允许CH₄分子通过的纳米颗粒ZIF-90,在膜内形成固定的N₂传递通道,成功制备了用于脱氮提纯CH₄的N₂优先渗透混合基质膜。膜渗透选择性能测试结果显示当混合基质膜中纳米颗粒掺杂量为0.30 g·L^-1时,2 bar（1 bar=0.1 MPa）进料压力下,N₂渗透速率达1.16×10^-9 mol·m^-2·s^-1·Pa^-1,N₂/CH₄分离因子达16.6,分离因子比未掺杂ZIF-90的聚酰胺膜提高46.5%,具有一定的处理非常规天然气脱氮提纯甲烷的应用潜力。     

界面聚合法制备用于脱氮提纯CH4的N2优先渗透ZIF-90/聚酰胺混合基质膜

作为一种高效的分离方法,膜法分离非常规天然气具有较理想的应用前景。相较CH₄优先渗透膜,N₂优先渗透膜优势在于分离N₂/CH₄混合气后CH₄处于高压侧,利于后续处理。以均苯三甲酰氯为油相单体,间苯二胺为水相单体,采用界面聚合法在聚砜基膜上制备致密超薄聚酰胺分离层,并通过向其中引入孔径可允许N₂分子通过而不允许CH₄分子通过的纳米颗粒ZIF-90,在膜内形成固定的N₂传递通道,成功制备了用于脱氮提纯CH₄的N₂优先渗透混合基质膜。膜渗透选择性能测试结果显示当混合基质膜中纳米颗粒掺杂量为0.30 g·L^-1时,2 bar（1 bar=0.1 MPa）进料压力下,N₂渗透速率达1.16×10^-9 mol·m^-2·s^-1·Pa^-1,N₂/CH₄分离因子达16.6,分离因子比未掺杂ZIF-90的聚酰胺膜提高46.5%,具有一定的处理非常规天然气脱氮提纯甲烷的应用潜力。     

多孔石墨烯气体分离膜分子渗透机理

通过分子动力学方法模拟了4种不同气体分子（He,H₂,N₂和CH₄）在多孔石墨烯气体分离膜中的穿透过程,揭示了气体分子穿透石墨烯纳米孔的渗透机理,指出分子的渗透不仅与其动力学参数有关,如分子直径和质量,还与分子在石墨烯表面的吸附有关。石墨烯表面的吸附层给气体分子的渗透提供了一个额外的路径,因此分子在石墨烯表面的吸附越强,分子的渗透通量越大。同时,不同大小的纳米孔下H₂分子的渗透通量都随着压力的增加而线性增加。     

ZIF-8/乙二醇-水浆液吸收-吸附CH4/H2和CH4/N2

为了有效地捕集焦炉气及煤层气中的甲烷,提出了一种新型捕集技术:吸收-吸附组合方法,该方法通过把ZIF-8分散到乙二醇水溶液中形成悬浮浆液,实现对甲烷组分的捕集。首先测定了甲烷、氮气和氢气在浆液中的吸收-吸附容量,得出吸着量大小的顺序为CH₄> N₂> H₂,然后对CH₄/H₂和CH₄/N₂的混合气进行吸着平衡研究,发现浆液均能有选择性地吸着甲烷。对浆液中回收的ZIF-8材料进行XRD表征,分析证明在整个吸着过程中ZIF-8结构没有发生变化并且ZIF-8/乙二醇-水浆液能重复利用。     

Aspen Plus模拟高浓度H2S/CO2酸性气的选择性分离

以煤制氢尾气中的高浓度酸性气体H₂S和CO₂为对象,以聚乙二醇二甲醚（NHD）为吸收剂,使用PC-SAFT状态方程拟合了酸性气体CO₂和H₂S在聚乙二醇二甲醚（NHD）溶剂中溶解参数,运用Aspen Plus流程模拟软件,构建两级吸收分离工艺,实现H₂S和CO₂的高效分离,H₂S浓度由30%提升至98.7%,CO₂含量由55%提升至99.4%。由此,可以通过高效分离酸性气H₂S和CO₂,并以提浓后再资源化利用的方式实现酸性气的污染控制。     

Investigation of slowing-down and speeding-up effects in binary mixture permeation across SAPO-34 and MFI membranes

Permeation experiments for Ar/CH₄ and CO₂/H₂ mixtures across a SAPO-34 membrane were performed with the objective of highlighting their distinct diffusion characteristics. For the Ar/CH₄ mixture, the effective transport coefficients of the individual components in the mixture were found to be practically the same as those obtained from unary permeation experiments, when compared at the same total loading at the upstream face of the membrane. There is no speeding-up of the tardier CH₄. Only at the high loadings is there evidence of a small, about 10%, slowing-down of the more mobile Ar.

A different picture emerges for permeation of CO₂/H₂ mixtures across SAPO-34 membrane. While the transport coefficient of CO₂ is practically identical to those obtained from unary experiments, there is a significant slowing-down of the more mobile H₂. At the highest loading, the transport coefficient of H₂ is about a third of the value of the pure component.

Permeation of CO₂/CH₄ mixtures across an MFI membrane showed that there is a significant slowing-down of the more mobile CH₄ with concomitant speeding-up of the tardier CO₂.

The incorporation of the Vignes interpolation formula for the exchange coefficient Ð₁₂ in the Maxwell–Stefan equations does not adequately reflect the slowing-down and speeding-up phenomena for either SAPO-34 or MFI membranes.     

机械化学法合成小尺寸MOF填料助力高性能CO2分离

利用金属-有机骨架UTSA-280具有特定刚性尺寸的一维孔道可以筛分CO₂、CH₄、N₂的特性,采用机械化学研磨法减小其颗粒尺寸,将UTSA-280掺入聚砜（PSf）中制备MOF基混合基质膜,用于天然气提纯和烟道气CO₂捕获。结果表明,在PSf中掺入UTSA-280不仅可以增加聚合物的CO₂渗透通量而且提高了气体分离选择性。当UTSA-280掺杂量为30%（质量）时,混合基质膜对CO₂/CH₄、CO₂/N₂的分离因子分别为56.39和53.17,CO₂的渗透通量为18.61 Barrer,相对于PSf纯膜,选择性分别提高了47.3%和63.5%,CO₂渗透通量提高了128.9%,打破了“trade-off”效应。该工作通过引进具有分子筛分效应的MOF填料,能够增加气体通量的同时提高混合基质膜对含CO₂气体的分离性能,对天然气的提纯以及烟道气的CO₂的捕获有重要意义。     

碳分子筛变压吸附提纯沼气的性能

选择碳分子筛,以CH₄和CO₂为原料气,对变压吸附法提纯沼气中生物甲烷的分离性能进行了研究。采用高精度智能重量分析仪IGA-100测定了25℃下CH₄、CO₂和N₂纯组分气体在碳分子筛上的吸附平衡等温线,计算了3种气体在碳分子筛内的扩散速率CO₂>N₂>CH₄。使用单塔变压吸附装置测量了动态吸附穿透曲线,考察了吸附压力、气体流量和少量氮气等因素对吸附分离的影响,并对吸附机理做了初步探讨。实验结果表明,在吸附压力为0.4MPa、气体流量为200mL/min时,在碳分子筛上CO₂穿透吸附量为35.9mL/g,CH₄穿透吸附量为5.4mL/g,CO₂/CH₄分离系数高达12.6,可直接从吸附塔顶富集纯净的CH₄,而且碳分子筛可以通过抽真空完全再生,是一种理想的吸附材料;在有少量氮气存在的实验条件下,由于碳分子筛对CH₄和N₂具有动力学分离效应,仍能在塔顶富集高浓度的CH₄。     

铪金属-有机骨架材料的孔尺寸调控及其吸附性能

利用三种不同长度的有机配体--反丁烯二酸（H₂FUM）、对苯二甲酸（H₂BDC）和联苯二甲酸（H₂BPDC）,合成了一系列具有不同孔尺寸的新型铪（Hf）金属-有机骨架（MOF）材料（Hf-FUM、Hf-BDC和Hf-BPDC）,并考察了CO₂、N₂和CH₄三种气体在这些材料中吸附分离行为。研究结果表明,这三种材料具有和UiO-66（Zr）相同的拓扑结构,且具有很好的热稳定性。Hf-FUM和Hf-BDC的结构在水中能够保持稳定,而Hf-BPDC在水中会发生降解。同时,具有最小孔尺寸的Hf-FUM材料对CO₂/N₂以及CO₂/CH₄体系具有最好的分离性能。这为以后设计用于CO₂分离的新型纳微结构材料提供了参考依据。     

一步法制备含氨基化合物的非对称CO2分离膜

采用一步相分离法,制备以聚醚砜（PES）为主体材料,二乙醇胺（DEA）为添加剂和氨基载体的膜,用于CO₂分离。考察了PES浓度、DEA浓度、膜厚度对CO₂/N₂分离性能的影响,同时考察了膜性能的长时间稳定性。当涂膜液中DEA/PES的质量比为12/26、刮刀与无纺布的距离为300 μm、进料气压力为0.11 MPa（表压）时,膜的CO₂渗透速率可达274 GPU,CO₂/N₂分离因子可达50。测试温度低于40℃时,DEA/PES膜的CO₂渗透速率和CO₂/N₂分离因子保持稳定。另外,对CO₂/N₂分离性能较好的DEA/PES膜（质量比为12/27）进行CO₂/CH₄分离性能测试,在1 MPa（表压）下性能优于商品膜。上述结果表明,本文研制的DEA/PES膜制备步骤简单,易于规模化制备,性能较优,在CO₂分离领域具有良好的应用前景。