Highly Permeable Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes for Gas Separation
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 August 2021) | Viewed by 345
Special Issue Editors
Interests: natural gas; carbon capture; hydrogen production; advanced materials; high flux membranes; high pressure permeation; carbon modules; module scaleup
Interests: polymer and carbon molecular sieve membranes; gas transport; physical aging and plasticization behaviors; nature gas purification; carbon capture; olefin/paraffin separation
Special Issue Information
Dear carbon membrane colleagues,
Carbon Molecular Sieve (CMS) membranes are promising candidates as the future next generation membrane technology for gas separation applications due to their high separation performance and stability. The microporous and ultra-microporous amorphous high carbon materials offer tunable pore structure for separation along with excellent thermal resistance and chemical stability even under harsh environments. The CMS membrane consists of small graphene-like layers, packed imperfectly, resulting in a turbostratic structure with nano-size openings within/between them forming micro- and ultra-micropores. Micropores allow high permeation while ultra micropores are responsible for the sieving ability. CMS membranes with rigid structure provide a good compact and plasticization resistance, and thus are good candidates for CO2 removal from high-pressure natural gas sweetening.
In order to develop an energy-efficient and cost-effective CMS membrane process for CO2 removal from natural gas, process design and operating parameter optimization are crucial, as is the development of advanced membrane materials. We look forward to this Special Issue on CMS membranes, considering the future demand and prospective of natural gas production along with the commercialization of CMS membranes. Specifically, we are seeking papers on CMS membranes which require high flux and separation performance, robust endurability, and good mechanical strength. These CMS membranes should also be easily scalable with minimum and reasonable production costs.
Dr. Arun K. Itta
Dr. Zhongyun Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Natural gas
- Carbon capture
- High permeable
- Robust
- Scale up
- Sweeting
