Synthesis and properties of sulfonated biphenyl poly(ether sulfone) and its mixed‐matrix membranes containing carbon nanotubes for gas separation |
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| Authors: | Nan Zhao Tao Liu Zhongzhu Liu Yu Su Hongyang Yu Jingjing Ma Yanhua Yang Zhenhua Jiang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Engineering Research Center of Special Engineering Plastics (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, People's Republic of China;2. 306 Institute, Third Academy of China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, Beijing, People's Republic of China;3. Changchun Faway‐Johnson Controls Automotive Systerms Company, Limited, Changchun, People's Republic of China;4. First Automobile Works Group Corporation Research and Development Center, Changchun, People's Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | We prepared mixed‐matrix membranes (MMMs) composed of carboxylated single‐walled carbon nanotubes (f‐SWCNTs) and a sulfonated biphenyl poly(ether sulfone) (S‐PPSU) polymer matrix. The thermal stability and properties of the pores of the S‐PPSU and f‐SWCNTs were characterized by thermogravimetric analysis and sorption isotherm curves, respectively; these showed that the surface and pore diameter decreased after the introduction of carboxyl groups to the single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), and the pore properties did not restore original values even when the f‐SWCNTs were preheated to 350 °C to remove carboxyl groups. The gas‐separation measurement showed that the MMMs comprised of the S‐PPSU and f‐SWCNTs possessed better gas‐separation properties than the ones composed of biphenyl poly(ether sulfone) and SWCNTs. The permeability for N2, O2, He, and CO2 and the selectivity for O2/N2 and O2/CO2 were enhanced simultaneously because of the good dispersion of f‐SWCNTs and the improved interaction between the two phases. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017 , 134, 44995. |
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| Keywords: | applications functionalization of polymers membranes porous materials |
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