Effect of different organic amino cations on SAPO-34 for PES/SAPO-34 mixed matrix membranes toward CO2/CH4 separation

Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) embedded with functionalized SAPO-34 were successfully synthesized and characterized. Two different types of organic amino cation, namely ethylenediamine (EDA) and hexylamine (HA), were used to functionalize SAPO-34 particles prior to MMM synthesis. In this work, the ef...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, N.N.R., Mukhtar, H., Mohshim, D.F., Nasir, R., Man, Z.
Format: Article
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
Online Access:http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/22057/
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Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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Summary:Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) embedded with functionalized SAPO-34 were successfully synthesized and characterized. Two different types of organic amino cation, namely ethylenediamine (EDA) and hexylamine (HA), were used to functionalize SAPO-34 particles prior to MMM synthesis. In this work, the effects of different functionalizing agents on the membrane morphology, pore size, and CO2/CH4 gas separation properties were investigated. Surface modification of SAPO-34 was confirmed via X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS) where the presence of nitrogen atom was observed for the samples functionalized with amino cations. The dispersion of EDA-functionalized SAPO-34 particles was found to have better polymer/filler interface morphology as shown by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) analysis. The gas separation performance revealed that PES containing EDA-functionalized SAPO-34 exhibited better CO2/CH4 separation performance as compared to the MMMs containing HA-functionalized SAPO-34. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.