Ion Beam Modification of Matrimid® Gas Separation Membrane—Evolution in Chemical Structure, Microstructure and Gas Permeation Properties

2002 ◽  
Vol 752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinglong Xu ◽  
Ling Hu ◽  
Maria Coleman

ABSTRACTMatrimid® is a widely used polyimide that has both attractive thermal and gas transport properties. In addition, it has been used as a precursor polymer for production of carbon molecular sieving membranes with commercially interesting gas separations. Ion beam irradiation over a wide range of doses was used to modify a series of Matrimid® membranes. A combined analysis of impact of ion irradiation on the chemical structure, microstructure and gas transport properties of Matrimid® will be presented. Specifically, the evolution in gas permeation properties following irradiation over a wide range of doses will be discussed. Ion irradiation resulted in combined increased permeability and permselectivity for several gas pairs of interest.

2002 ◽  
Vol 752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinglong Xu ◽  
Ling Hu ◽  
J. Ilconich

ABSTACTThis study focused on the impact of virgin polymer structure and microstructure on the transport properties of irradiated polyimide. Two fluorine containing polyimide isomers (6FDA-6FpDA and 6FDA-6FmDA) that differ solely in the location of the linkage between the diamine and dianhydride residues were used for this study. While these polymers differ in the location of a single bond, the virgin transport properties are dramatically different. The para connected isomer (6FDA-6FpDA) has much higher permeabilities and lower selectivities than the meta connect isomer (6FDA-6FmDA). The pure gas permeabilities in polyimide-ceramic composite membranes following H+ ion irradiation over a wide range of doses will be compared for these polyimide isomers. In addition, the evolution in chemical structure was monitored using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). These polymers exhibited different decay rate in chemical structure following ion irradiation. Interestingly, the evolution in gas transport properties of these polymers following H+ ion irradiation was also quite different. We will discuss how the microstructure would affect the gas permeation properties of ion beam modification of polymer.


2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangliang Song ◽  
Lina Wang ◽  
Dandan Liu ◽  
Jianan Yao ◽  
Yiming Cao

A series of polyimide (PI) membranes were prepared based on three triphenylamine-based diamines, namely 4,4′-diaminotriphenylamine, 4,4′-diamino-3′′,5′′-dimethyltriphenylamine, and 4,4′-diamino-3′′,5′′-ditrifluoromethyltriphenylamine, via thermal imidization procedure. The PI membranes displayed good thermal properties, with glass transition temperatures of 279–341°C and 5% weight loss temperatures above 515°C under a nitrogen atmosphere. The gas permeation properties of the membranes were investigated and interpreted from the viewpoint of the PI backbone structure. The gas permeation coefficients increased as the substituent pendant groups at the 3′′,5′′ positions of the triphenylamine varied from –H to –CH3 and –CF3, and the permselectivity of gas pairs (including hydrogen/nitrogen (N2), oxygen/N2, carbon dioxide (CO2)/N2, and CO2/methane) decreased in this order. The diffusion coefficients and solubility coefficients were calculated, and the results revealed the variation of the substituted triphenylamine units principally influenced the diffusion coefficients, indicating that the substituted triphenylamine affected the gas transport properties by “diffusivity-controlled” modification.


2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 821-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tengyang Zhu ◽  
Xing Yang ◽  
Xiaoqi He ◽  
Yayun Zheng ◽  
Jujie Luo

A series of new aromatic polyamides (PAs) and copolyamides (CPAs) containing fluorene group have been synthesized through polycondensation reaction. The chemical structure was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared and proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR). PAs and CPAs exhibited the higher thermal stability ( Td15 > 378°C in nitrogen), the higher glass transition temperature ( Tg > 345°C), and excellent solubility in polar solvent. Gas transport properties of the PA and CPA membranes were investigated using different single gases (hydrogen (H2), carbon dioxide (CO2), oxygen (O2), methane (CH4), and nitrogen (N2)). We discussed the effect of chemical structure and operating temperature on gas transport properties. The results show that PA-1 containing a hexafluoroisopropylidene moiety exhibited the highest gas permeability ( PH2 = 12.71 Barrer, PCO2 = 12.26 Barrer, and PO2 = 2.62 Barrer) and reasonably good selectivity ( α(H2/N2) = 27.63, α(CO2/N2) = 26.65, and α(O2/N2) = 5.70) at 25°C and 1 atm. For all the membranes, gas permeability gradually increased with the increase in operating temperature, while the selectivity gradually decreased. These gas permeation results were well correlated with fractional free volume, interchain d-spacing ( dsp), and intermolecular interaction.


2017 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 120-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. V. Kryuchkova ◽  
M. Yu. Yablokova ◽  
A. Yu. Alentiev ◽  
L. G. Gasanova ◽  
A. V. Kepman

Polymer ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 76-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Naderi ◽  
Wai Fen Yong ◽  
Youchang Xiao ◽  
Tai-Shung Chung ◽  
Martin Weber ◽  
...  

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Bernardo ◽  
Gabriele Clarizia

Composite membranes were prepared by co-casting, incorporating two nonionic surfactants in a poly(ether-block-amide), Pebax® 1657 up to 50 wt %. These polysorbate nonionic surfactants contain many ethylene oxide units and are very CO2-philic agents; thereby, they can be exploited as membrane additives for gas separation involving carbon oxide. Dynamic light scattering analysis proved a higher stability of additionated Pebax® 1657 solutions with respect to those containing only the copolymer. Scanning electron microscopy showed a regular membrane morphology without pores or defects for all investigated samples. If on the one hand the addition of the additive has depressed the mechanical properties, on the other, it has positively influenced the gas transport properties of Pebax® 1657 films. CO2 permeability increased up to two or three times after the incorporation of 50 wt % additive in copolymer matrix, while the selectivity was not significantly affected. The effect of temperature on permanent gas transport properties was studied in the range of 15–55 °C.


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1282
Author(s):  
Gleb O. Karpov ◽  
Ilya L. Borisov ◽  
Alexey V. Volkov ◽  
Eugene Sh. Finkelshtein ◽  
Maxim V. Bermeshev

Polynorbornenes represent a fruitful class of polymers for structure–property study. Recently, vinyl-addition polynorbornenes bearing side groups of different natures were observed to exhibit excellent gas permeation ability, along with attractive C4H10/CH4 and CO2/N2 separation selectivities. However, to date, the gas transport properties of fluorinated addition polynorbornenes have not been reported. Herein, we synthesized addition polynorbornene with fluoroorganic substituents and executed a study on the gas transport properties of the polymer for the first time. A norbornene-type monomer with a C6F5 group, 3-pentafluorophenyl-exo-tricyclononene-7, was successfully involved in addition polymerization, resulting in soluble, high-molecular-weight products obtained in good or high yields. By varying the monomer concentration and monomer/catalyst ratio, it was possible to reach Mw values of (2.93–4.35) × 105. The molecular structure was confirmed by NMR and FTIR analysis. The contact angle with distilled water revealed the hydrophobic nature of the synthesized polymer as expected due to the presence of fluoroorganic side groups. A study of the permeability of various gases (He, H2, O2, N2, CO2, and CH4) through the prepared polymer disclosed a synergetic effect, which was achieved by the presence of both bulky perfluorinated side groups and rigid saturated main chains. Addition poly(3-pentafluorophenyl-exo-tricyclononene-7) was more permeable than its metathesis analogue by a factor of 7–21, or the similar polymer with flexible main chains, poly(pentafluorostyrene), in relation to the gases tested. Therefore, this investigation opens the door to fluorinated addition polynorbornenes as new potential polymeric materials for membrane gas separation.


2006 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sannomiya ◽  
K. Fukui ◽  
S. Nagaoka ◽  
Y. Suzuki ◽  
M. Iwaki ◽  
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