Polyvinylamine Membranes Containing Graphene-Based Nanofillers for Carbon Capture Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Purification
2.2. Membrane Preparation
2.3. Chemical-Physical Characterization
2.3.1. FTIR-ATR
2.3.2. TGA
2.3.3. DSC
2.3.4. SEM
2.4. Mass Transport Properties
2.4.1. Water Sorption
2.4.2. Gas Permeation
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Chemical-Physical Characterization
3.1.1. FTIR-ATR Characterization
3.1.2. Thermal Characterization
3.1.3. SEM Results
3.1.4. Water Sorption Results
3.2. Permeation Results
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | First Degradation Step | Second Degradation Step | Tg (°C) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Onset T (°C) | Weight Loss (%) | Onset T (°C) | Weight Loss (%) | ||
Lupamin 9095 | 190 | ~14 | 305 | ~32 | 123 |
PVAm-LG | 190 | ~21 | 315 | ~48 | 113 |
PVAm-LG + 3% GO | 195 | ~25 | 320 | ~48 | 116 |
PVAm-HG | 210 | ~24 | 315 | ~60 | 103 |
PVAm-HG + 3% GO | 220 | ~21 | 315 | ~65 | 125 |
PVAm-HG + 3% G | 210 | ~30 | 310 | ~51 | 126 |
Membranes | RH % | CO2 Permeability (Barrer) | CO2/N2 Selectivity |
---|---|---|---|
PVAm-Hg | 56 | 4.2 | n.d. |
PVAm-LG | 63 | 16.5 | n.d. |
75 | 24.4 | n.d. | |
85 | 61.2 | n.d. | |
93 | 73.8 | n.d. | |
PVAm-LG + 3% GO | 53 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
62 | 4.4 | 3.1 | |
73 | 6.9 | 6.5 | |
83 | 31.0 | 36.1 | |
93 | 71.0 | 59.0 | |
PVAm-HG + 3% GO | 75 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
87 | 12.0 | 17.4 | |
93 | 25.1 | 80.6 | |
PVAm-HG + 3% G | 77 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
85 | 7.1 | 7.04 | |
92 | 23.1 | 45.2 |
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Casadei, R.; Venturi, D.; Giacinti Baschetti, M.; Giorgini, L.; Maccaferri, E.; Ligi, S. Polyvinylamine Membranes Containing Graphene-Based Nanofillers for Carbon Capture Applications. Membranes 2019, 9, 119. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes9090119
Casadei R, Venturi D, Giacinti Baschetti M, Giorgini L, Maccaferri E, Ligi S. Polyvinylamine Membranes Containing Graphene-Based Nanofillers for Carbon Capture Applications. Membranes. 2019; 9(9):119. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes9090119
Chicago/Turabian StyleCasadei, Riccardo, Davide Venturi, Marco Giacinti Baschetti, Loris Giorgini, Emanuele Maccaferri, and Simone Ligi. 2019. "Polyvinylamine Membranes Containing Graphene-Based Nanofillers for Carbon Capture Applications" Membranes 9, no. 9: 119. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes9090119