The gas transport properties of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs), prepared by dispersing nanoparticles of MOFs MIL-101(Cr) or MIL-177(Ti) into highly permeable Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity PIM-EA-TB or PIM-TMNTrip, were investigated. The homogeneity of the dispersion was confirmed by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) mapping analysis. Single gas time-lag measurements provided the permeability and ideal selectivity of different gas pairs, both after treatment of the MMMs with methanol and after natural aging over an extended period (up to 2000 days). This data demonstrated that the gas size-sieving pores of MIL-101(Cr) and MIL-177(Ti) and their good dispersion into the PIM matrix results in MMMs with enhanced gas separation performance, as compared to films composed solely of the polymer. The comparison of actual permeability with the Maxwell model for PIM-EA-TB with both MOFs confirmed the good dispersion and the absence of anomalies, whereas the inconsistency of permeability with prediction data for PIMTMN-Trip suggests that the MOFs improved the polymer properties, stiffening or occupying the polymer free volume. In particular, the incorporation of MIL-101(Cr) into PIM-EA-TB significantly enhances the H2 permeability from -6000 to 13,000 Barrer, with a concurrent increase of the H2/N2 selectivity from 14 to 21. MIL-177 (Ti) also enhances the H2/N2 selectivity to 20 due to a slight reduction of the N2 permeability. The addition of MIL-101(Cr) and MIL-177(Ti) into the ultra-permeable PIM-TMN-Trip showed more modest increases in H2 permeability and H2/N2 selectivity from 4.6 to - 10. Hence the data for some of the MMMs surpass the 2008, and even approach the 2015/2019 Robeson's upper bounds, particularly for gas pairs including H2.

Single and mixed gas permeability studies on mixed matrix membranes composed of MIL-101(Cr) or MIL-177(Ti) and highly permeable polymers of intrinsic microporosity

Esposito E.
Primo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
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Fuoco A.;Monteleone M.;Jansen J. C.
Ultimo
Supervision
2024

Abstract

The gas transport properties of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs), prepared by dispersing nanoparticles of MOFs MIL-101(Cr) or MIL-177(Ti) into highly permeable Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity PIM-EA-TB or PIM-TMNTrip, were investigated. The homogeneity of the dispersion was confirmed by means of Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) mapping analysis. Single gas time-lag measurements provided the permeability and ideal selectivity of different gas pairs, both after treatment of the MMMs with methanol and after natural aging over an extended period (up to 2000 days). This data demonstrated that the gas size-sieving pores of MIL-101(Cr) and MIL-177(Ti) and their good dispersion into the PIM matrix results in MMMs with enhanced gas separation performance, as compared to films composed solely of the polymer. The comparison of actual permeability with the Maxwell model for PIM-EA-TB with both MOFs confirmed the good dispersion and the absence of anomalies, whereas the inconsistency of permeability with prediction data for PIMTMN-Trip suggests that the MOFs improved the polymer properties, stiffening or occupying the polymer free volume. In particular, the incorporation of MIL-101(Cr) into PIM-EA-TB significantly enhances the H2 permeability from -6000 to 13,000 Barrer, with a concurrent increase of the H2/N2 selectivity from 14 to 21. MIL-177 (Ti) also enhances the H2/N2 selectivity to 20 due to a slight reduction of the N2 permeability. The addition of MIL-101(Cr) and MIL-177(Ti) into the ultra-permeable PIM-TMN-Trip showed more modest increases in H2 permeability and H2/N2 selectivity from 4.6 to - 10. Hence the data for some of the MMMs surpass the 2008, and even approach the 2015/2019 Robeson's upper bounds, particularly for gas pairs including H2.
2024
Istituto per la Tecnologia delle Membrane - ITM
Mixed matrix membranes
PIMs
MOFs
MIL-101(Cr)
MIL-177(Ti)
Gas separation
Maxwell model
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