N2优先渗透ZIF-8复合膜的制备及其CO2捕集

为了获得经济节能的烟道气CO₂回收方法,制备了一种新型的N₂优先渗透ZIF-8复合膜。以柔性聚砜(PSf)多孔膜为支撑层,采用Zn²⁺与壳聚糖的交联溶液对聚砜支撑层表面改性,使Zn²⁺固定在PSf膜表面;然后与2-甲基咪唑(Hmim)配位得到ZIF-8晶种层;最后通过界面聚合法二次生长制得ZIF-8复合膜。采用FTIR、XRD及SEM对ZIF-8复合膜的形貌结构进行表征,结果显示成功制备了致密的ZIF-8复合膜。在进料气为纯气条件下,探究了二次生长时间、Zn²⁺溶液的浓度、测试时间及测试压力对ZIF-8复合膜N₂/CO₂分离性能的影响,阐明其N₂优先渗透机理;并进一步考察了混合气分离性能。结果表明：在25℃和0.1 MPa下,最优ZIF-8复合膜的N₂渗透性为523 GPU,N₂/CO₂选择性为19;同条件下混合气的N₂渗透性和N₂/CO₂选择性分别为517 GPU和18。所制备的ZIF-8复合膜可以使N₂优先渗透,实现烟道气中高浓度N₂渗透,低浓度CO₂截留在膜的上游侧。原因主要是ZIF-8复合膜含有较多的CO₂强吸附位点,使CO₂被吸附在膜内不易从膜的下游侧脱附,渗透性小,而N₂优先渗透,这为N₂优先渗透膜的制备提供了一种新思路。     

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。     

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.     

界面聚合制备含丙烯氧基团的复合膜用于CO2分离

含有醚氧基团的膜与CO₂分子具有较强的极性作用,可以实现对CO₂/N₂物系的高效分离.其中,含丙烯氧(PO)基团的聚合物链段自由体积较大且不易结晶,是一类具有发展潜力的溶解选择性膜材料.以均苯三甲酰氯为油相单体,含PO基团的多胺为水相单体,通过界面聚合,成功制备了含PO基团的复合膜.分别采用聚醚胺D400、D230及T403为多胺水相单体,考察了膜内PO基团数量和交联度对复合膜分离性能的影响.结果表明,采用D400所制的复合膜由于具有最高的PO基团含量及较低的交联度,因此具有最高的CO₂渗透速率和CO₂/N₂分离因子.之后,考察了单体浓度、酸吸收剂种类以及水相溶液pH对复合膜分离性能的影响.通过优化这些制膜条件,制备出了CO₂/N₂分离性能较好的复合膜.     

聚乙烯胺/埃洛石纳米管混合基质膜的制备及其CO2/N2分离

制备高性能的气体分离膜,是实现CO₂高效回收的关键。为了提高CO₂分离膜的性能,将中空管状结构的埃洛石纳米管（HNTs）添加到聚乙烯胺（PVAm）中配制涂膜液,并将PVAm-HNTs涂膜液涂覆到聚砜（PSf）超滤膜上制备PVAm-HNTs/PSf混合基质膜。其中PSf超滤膜作为支撑层,PVAm-HNTs致密涂层作为功能层,功能层结构与形态对CO₂分离具有关键作用。采用XRD、SEM对HNTs的结构与形态进行表征,并借助FTIR和SEM对膜的形态与结构进行分析。在进料气为纯气条件下,系统地研究了HNTs添加量、进料压力、PVAm-HNTs涂层厚度对PVAm-HNTs/PSf膜的CO₂分离性能影响,并考察了混合基质膜的CO₂/N₂混合气分离性能。结果显示：在水溶液中显示正电性的PVAm与负电性的HNTs具有较好的界面相容性。HNTs添加量为1%（质量）、PVAm-HNTs湿涂层厚度为50 μm的混合基质膜,表现出最优的CO₂分离性能。在进料气压力为0.1 MPa、测试温度为25℃、CO₂/N₂（15/85,体积比）混合气进料的条件下,膜的CO₂渗透速率为178 GPU,CO₂/N₂选择性为83;该膜具有较好的稳定性,经过120 h运行后,渗透性和选择性仍能保持稳定。     

Ceramic Supported PDMS and PEGDA Composite Membranes for CO2 Separation

Composite membranes have attracted increasing attentions owing to their potential applications for CO2 separation. In this work, ceramic supported polydimethylsiloxane （PDMS） and poly （ethylene glycol） diacrylate （PEGDA） composite membranes were prepared. The microstructure and physicochemical properties of the compos- ite membranes were characterized. Preparation conditions were systematically optimized. The gas separation performance of the as-prepared membranes was studied by pure gas and binary gas permeation measurement of CO〉 N2 and H〉 Experiments showed that PDMS, as silicone rubber, exhibited larger permeance and lower separation factors. Conversely, PEGDA composite membrane presented smaller gas permeance but higher ideal selectivity for CO2/N2. Compared to the performance of those membranes using polymeric supports or freestanding membranes, the two kinds of ceramic supported composite membranes exhibited higher gas permeance and acceptable selectivity. Therefore, the ceramic supported composite membrane can be expected as a candidate for CO2 separation from light gases.     

Synthesis and optimization of high-performance amine-based polymer for CO2 separation

Membrane technology features inspiring excellence from numerous separation technologies for CO₂ capture from post-combustion gas. Polyvinylamine (PVAm)-based facilitated transport membranes show significantly high separation performance, which has been proven promising for industrial scale-up. However, commercialized PVAm with low molecular weight and excessive crystallinity is not available to prepare high-performance membranes. Herein, the synthesis process of PVAm was optimized by regulating polymerization and acidic hydrolytic conditions. The membranes based on PVAm with a molecular weight of 154 kDa and crystallinity of 11.37% display high CO₂ permeance of 726 GPU and CO₂/N₂ selectivity of 55 at a feed gas pressure of 0.50 MPa. Furthermore, we established a PVAm synthesis reactor with an annual PVAm solution (1%(mass)) capacity of over 7000 kg and realized the scaled-up manufacture of both PVAm and composite membranes.     

含有MCM-41分子筛的混合基质复合膜用于CO2分离

为了提高CO₂分离膜的性能,将接枝了氨基的MCM-41分子筛(MCM-NH₂)添加到聚乙烯基胺(PVAm)水溶液中配制涂膜液,并将PVAm-MCM-NH₂涂膜液涂覆到聚砜(PSf)超滤膜上制备PVAm-MCM-NH₂/PSf混合基质复合膜。复合膜分离层较薄,有利于CO₂渗透速率的提高。接枝的胺基提高了分子筛与聚合物的相容性和膜内胺基含量,有利于膜渗透选择性能的提高。使用CO₂/N₂混合气(15% CO₂ + 85% N₂,体积分数)考察了不同MCM-NH₂添加量的PVAm-MCM-NH₂/PSf膜的渗透选择性能。当涂膜液中m_MCM-NH2/m_PVAm为0.2、湿涂层厚度为50 μm,测试温度为22℃ 、进料气压力为0.11 MPa时,膜的CO₂渗透速率可达4.66×10^-7 mol·m^-2·s^-1·Pa^-1,CO₂/N₂分离因子可达150。较高的CO₂/N₂分离性能表明PVAm-MCM-NH₂/PSf膜在烟道气碳捕集领域具有良好的应用前景。此外,考察了湿涂层厚度、热处理、添加小分子胺等条件对膜渗透选择性能的影响。     

Transforming covalent organic framework into thin-film composite membranes for hydrocarbon recovery

We, for the first time, employed chemically stable covalent organic framework (COF) (TpPa-1) as a transport-active phase within the polymer (styrene-butadiene rubber; SBR) matrix to make TpPa-1@SBR thin-film composite (TFC) membranes. Three composite membranes, viz., TpPa-1(30)@SBR, TpPa-1(50)@SBR, and TpPa-1(70)@SBR have been prepared with varying COF content. These membranes were characterized for gas permeance and results were compared with the pristine SBR-based TFC membrane. The fully organic nature of chemically stable COF offered good compatibility with the host polymer matrix (SBR) and resulted into flexible TFC membranes even at 70% of COF loading; compared to the other porous material (MOFs or Inorganic fillers), it is appreciable.     

SPEEK/PSI半互穿网络共混膜的制备及其CO2分离研究

为了获得高性能的气体分离膜,实现烟道气中CO₂/N₂高效分离回收,以磺化聚醚醚酮（SPEEK）和聚琥珀酰亚胺（PSI）为原料,己二胺为交联剂,原位交联反应制备富含氨基的半互穿网络共混膜,在膜内构建CO₂传递通道和亲和位点,并采用红外光谱对共混膜的结构进行表征。研究水含量、PSI用量和进料气压力对膜气体分离性能的影响,在混合气条件下考察其气体分离性能和长时间运行稳定性。研究结果表明：SPEEK与PSI两相界面相容性较好,它们之间存在较强的相互作用,且呈半互穿网络微结构;PSI含量为60%（质量）时,纯气和混合气条件下CO₂渗透性分别为652和601 Barrer,对应的CO₂/N₂选择性为67.6和60.3,优于纯SPEEK膜,且超过2008年的Robeson上限;共混膜运行360 h后,CO₂渗透性和CO₂/N₂选择性仍然稳定。这主要是因为SPEEK与PSI形成富含氨基的半互穿网络微结构后,一方面提供了CO₂促进传递载体;另一方面,增强了共混膜的保水性能,形成大量CO₂传递水通道。     

Pebax/a-MoS2/MIP-202混合基质膜的制备及CO2分离性能

为了获得高性能的CO₂/N₂分离膜,把空气中氧刻蚀的二硫化钼（a-MoS₂）和金属有机框架材料MIP-202通过机械力化学反应制备的双功能填料作为分散相,聚醚嵌段酰胺（Pebax-1657）作为连续相,采用溶液浇铸法制备了Pebax/a-MoS₂/MIP-202混合基质膜。采用FT-IR表征了填料的化学结构,借助ATR-FTIR、SEM、TG和力学性能测试表征了混合基质膜的化学结构、微观形貌结构、热稳定性和物理力学性能。研究了水含量、双功能填料配比、含量、膜两侧压差和操作温度对膜气体分离性能的影响,并考察了模拟烟道气（CO₂/N₂体积比15/85）条件下混合基质膜的长时间运行稳定性。结果表明：在温度为25℃、膜两侧压差为0.1 MPa的操作条件下,a-MoS₂与MIP-202质量比为5∶5和双功能填料含量为6%（质量）时,膜的气体分离性能达到最优,CO₂渗透性和CO₂/N₂选择性分别为380 Barrer和124.7,超过了2019年McKeown等提出的上限值。连续测试360 h后,混合基质膜的性能没有明显降低,其平均CO₂渗透性和CO₂/N₂选择性分别为358 Barrer和120.1。这主要是由于a-MoS₂和MIP-202协同提高了膜的气体分离性能。     

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。     

Preparation of SPEEK/PSI semi-interpenetrating network blend membrane and its CO2 separation

To obtain high-performance gas separation membranes and realize high-efficiency separation and recovery of CO₂/N₂ in flue gas, the amino-rich semi-interpenetrating network blend membranes were prepared by in-situ crosslinking reaction, which provided CO₂ transport channels and affinity sites. Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) and polysuccinimide (PSI) were used as raw materials, and hexamethylenediamine was crosslinking agent. The structure of the blend membranes was characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The effects of water content, PSI dosage and feed gas pressure on the gas separation performance were studied, and its gas separation performance and the long-time stability were investigated under mixed gas conditions. The results showed that SPEEK and PSI have a good compatibility, and there is a strong interaction between them, which exhibited the semi-interpenetrating network microstructure in the membranes. When the PSI loading is 60%(mass), the CO₂ permeability of pure gas and mixed gas are 652 and 601 Barrer, respectively, and the corresponding CO₂/N₂ selectivity is 67.6 and 60.3, which is better than that in pristine SPEEK membrane, surpassing 2008 Robeson upper bound. The CO₂ permeability and CO₂/N₂ selectivity are still stable after 360 h durability test of SPEEK/PSI-60 blend membrane. This is mainly due to the formation of the amino-rich semi-interpenetrating network microstructure between SPEEK and PSI, which not only provides CO₂ facilitated transport carriers, but also enhances the water retention performance of the blend membranes and forms a large number of CO₂ transport water channels.     

二次生长法制备ZIF-8膜及其对CO2/N2的分离性能

采用二次生长法在α-Al₂O₃载体上制备超薄型ZIF-8膜,研究了多种轻分子气体以及混合气体CO₂/N₂的渗透分离性能。通过SEM和XRD表征了ZIF-8晶种层的晶种涂布状态,以及ZIF-8晶体膜的生长覆盖度和晶膜厚度。研究结果表明：采用低浓度的晶种悬浮液通过浸润式连续多次涂布法,有利于获得晶种层厚度均匀且覆盖度高的超薄均匀ZIF-8晶种层,经过二次生长后所得ZIF-8膜的覆盖度高、厚度均匀且较薄,仅约为8.8 μm;在所测试范围内的CO₂/N₂混合气体中,此ZIF-8膜对CO₂具有优先选择透过性,其对CO₂/N₂的渗透分离因子随温度的升高而降低,随渗透压力的增加而增加,在298 K、406 kPa和CO₂组分含量为50%时,该分离因子能达到6,显著超过Knudsen扩散的分离系数。     

Investigation of the hydrate formation process in fine sediments by a binary CO2/N2 gas mixture

To obtain the fundamental data of CO₂/N₂ gas mixture hydrate formation kinetics and CO₂ separation and sequestration mechanisms, the gas hydrate formation process by a binary CO₂/N₂ gas mixture (50:50) in fine sediments (150-250 μm) was investigated in a semibatch vessel at variable temperatures(273, 275, and 277 K)and pressures (5.8-7.8 MPa). During the gas hydrate reaction process, the changes in the gaseous phase composition were determined by gas chromatography. The results indicate that the gas hydrate formation process of the binary CO₂/N₂ gas mixture in fine sediments can be reduced to two stages. Firstly, the dissolved gas containing a large amount of CO₂ formed gas hydrates, and then gaseous N₂ participated in the gas hydrate formation. In the second stage, all the dissolved gas was consumed. Thus, both gaseous CO₂ and N₂ diffused into sediment. The first stage in different experiments lasted for 5-15 h, and >60% of the gas was consumed in this period. The gas consumption rate was greater in the first stage than in the second stage. After the completion of gas hydrate formation, the CO₂ content in the gas hydrate was more than that in the gas phase. This indicates that CO₂ formed hydrate easily than N₂ in the binary mixture. Higher operating pressures and lower temperatures increased the gas consumption rate of the binary gas mixture in gas hydrate formation.     

Hydrophobic modification of SAPO-34 membranes for improvement of stability under wet condition

SAPO-34 zeolite membranes show high efficiency for CO₂/CH₄ separation but suffer from the reduction of separation performance when exposed to humid atmosphere. In this work, n-dodecyltrimethoxysilane (DTMS) was used to modify the hollow fibers supported SAPO-34 membranes to increase the external surface hydrophobicity and thus sustain their performance under moisture environment. The modified membranes were fully characterized. Their separation performance was extensively investigated in both dry and wet gaseous systems and compared with the un-modified ones. The un-modified SAPO-34 membrane exhibited a high separation selectivity of 160 and CO₂ permeance of 1.18×10^-6 mol·m^-2·s^-1·Pa^-1 for separation of dry CO₂/CH₄ at 298 K. However, its separation selectivity declined to 0.9 and the CO₂ permeance was only about 1.7×10^-8 mol·m^-2·s^-1·Pa^-1 for wet CO₂/CH₄ at same temperature. High temperature (e.g. 353 K) could reduce the effect of moisture to improve SAPO-34 separation selectivity, but further increasing temperature (e.g. 373 K) led to decrease in CO₂/CH₄ separation selectivity. A significant decrease of selectivity was observed at higher pressure drop. The modified SAPO-34 membrane showed decreased CO₂ permeance but increased separation selectivity for dry CO₂/CH₄ gas mixture, and super performance for wet CO₂/CH₄ gas mixture due to the improved hydrophobicity of membrane surface. A separation selectivity of 65 and CO₂ permeance of 4.73×10^-8 mol·m^-2·s^-1·Pa^-1 for wet CO₂/CH₄ mixture can be observed at 353 K with a pressure drop of 0.4 MPa. Furthermore, the modified membrane exhibited stable separation performance during the 120-hour test for wet CO₂/CH₄ mixture at 353 K. The hydrophobic modification paves a way for SAPO-34 membranes in real applications.     

Pebax/a-MoS2/MIP-202混合基质膜的制备及CO2分离性能

为了获得高性能的CO₂/N₂分离膜,把空气中氧刻蚀的二硫化钼（a-MoS₂）和金属有机框架材料MIP-202通过机械力化学反应制备的双功能填料作为分散相,聚醚嵌段酰胺（Pebax-1657）作为连续相,采用溶液浇铸法制备了Pebax/a-MoS₂/MIP-202混合基质膜。采用FT-IR表征了填料的化学结构,借助ATR-FTIR、SEM、TG和力学性能测试表征了混合基质膜的化学结构、微观形貌结构、热稳定性和物理力学性能。研究了水含量、双功能填料配比、含量、膜两侧压差和操作温度对膜气体分离性能的影响,并考察了模拟烟道气（CO₂/N₂体积比15/85）条件下混合基质膜的长时间运行稳定性。结果表明：在温度为25℃、膜两侧压差为0.1 MPa的操作条件下,a-MoS₂与MIP-202质量比为5∶5和双功能填料含量为6%（质量）时,膜的气体分离性能达到最优,CO₂渗透性和CO₂/N₂选择性分别为380 Barrer和124.7,超过了2019年McKeown等提出的上限值。连续测试360 h后,混合基质膜的性能没有明显降低,其平均CO₂渗透性和CO₂/N₂选择性分别为358 Barrer和120.1。这主要是由于a-MoS₂和MIP-202协同提高了膜的气体分离性能。     

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.     

Screening and design of COF-based mixed-matrix membrane for CH4/N2 separation

Membrane separation is a high-efficiency, energy-saving, and environment-friendly separation technology. Covalent organic framework (COF)-based mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) have broad application prospects in gas separation and are expected to provide new solutions for coal-bed methane purification. Herein, a high-throughput screening method is used to calculate and evaluate COF-based MMMs for CH₄/N₂ separation. General design rules are proposed from thermodynamic and kinetic points of view using the computation-ready, experimental COFs. From our database containing 471,671 generated COFs, 5 COF membrane materials were screened with excellent membrane selectivities, which were then used as the filler of MMMs for separation performance evaluation. Among them, BAR-NAP-Benzene_CF₃ combined with polydimethylsiloxane and styrene-b-butadiene-b-styrene show high CH₄ permeability of 4.43×10^-13 mol·m·s^-1·Pa^-1·m^-2 and high CH₄/N₂ selectivity of 9.54, respectively. The obtained results may provide reasonable information for the design of COF-based membranes for the efficient separation of CH₄/N₂.     

功能化Zr-MOF强化混合基质膜CO2分离

混合基质膜（MMMs）在气体分离领域具有良好的应用前景,金属有机框架（MOFs）由于具有高孔隙率和有机连接基团,常被用作填料制备MMMs。但由于MOFs与聚合物的界面相容性问题,MMMs的气体分离性能提升受到限制。本文合成了功能化的Zr-MOF（UiO-66-AC）,并利用其与聚醚共聚酰胺（Pebax）共同制备了混合基质膜。填料中引入的羰基和羧基等基团提供了MOFs与聚合物基质之间较强的界面相互作用。与纯Pebax膜相比,UiO-66-AC/Pebax MMMs的气体渗透性能得到了显著提高。当填料质量分数为6%时,膜的CO₂渗透系数为102.4 Barrer,CO₂/N₂和CO₂/CH₄选择性分别为90.6和26.0,CO₂/N₂分离性能突破了Robeson上限(2008),表明该混合基质膜在CO₂的分离应用上具有潜力。