Improved Hydrogen Separation Using Hybrid Membrane Composed of Nanodiamonds and P84 Copolyimide
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. P84/ND Composite Preparation
2.3. Membrane Formation
2.4. Characterization of P84 and P84/ND
2.5. Gas Permeation Measurement
3. Results
3.1. Membrane Structure
3.2. Physical Properties
3.3. Transport Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gas | d, nm | (ε/k), K |
---|---|---|
H2 | 0.210 | 62.2 |
CO2 | 0.302 | 213.4 |
CH4 | 0.318 | 154.7 |
Membrane | Contact Angle of Water, ° | Density, g/cm3 | Fractional Free Volume | Tg, °C |
---|---|---|---|---|
P84 | 72.0 ± 0.5 | 1.323 ± 0.005 | 0.082 ± 0.01 | 344 ± 3 |
P84/ND | 70.0 ± 0.4 | 1.343 ± 0.003 | 0.073 ± 0.01 | 346 ± 3 |
Membrane | Permeability, Barrer | Ideal Selectivity | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2 | CO2 | CH4 | H2/CO2 | H2/CH4 | CO2/CH4 | |
P84 | 8.0 | 2.25 | 0.040 | 3.6 | 200 | 56 |
P84/ND | 6.7 | 1.61 | 0.022 | 4.1 | 310 | 75 |
Membrane | Diffusion Coefficient, D × 10−12 m/s | Solubility Coefficients, S × 10−3 mol/(m3 Pa) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2 | CO2 | CH4 | H2 | CO2 | CH4 | |
P84 | 44.7 | 0.18 | 0.034 | 0.31 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
P84/ND | 7.3 | 0.10 | 0.018 | 0.06 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
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Pulyalina, A.; Polotskaya, G.; Rostovtseva, V.; Pientka, Z.; Toikka, A. Improved Hydrogen Separation Using Hybrid Membrane Composed of Nanodiamonds and P84 Copolyimide. Polymers 2018, 10, 828. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10080828
Pulyalina A, Polotskaya G, Rostovtseva V, Pientka Z, Toikka A. Improved Hydrogen Separation Using Hybrid Membrane Composed of Nanodiamonds and P84 Copolyimide. Polymers. 2018; 10(8):828. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10080828
Chicago/Turabian StylePulyalina, Alexandra, Galina Polotskaya, Valeriia Rostovtseva, Zbynek Pientka, and Alexander Toikka. 2018. "Improved Hydrogen Separation Using Hybrid Membrane Composed of Nanodiamonds and P84 Copolyimide" Polymers 10, no. 8: 828. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym10080828