Issue 6, 2020

High performance MIL-101(Cr)@6FDA-mPD and MOF-199@6FDA-mPD mixed-matrix membranes for CO2/CH4 separation

Abstract

Combination of the polyimide 6FDA-mPD (6FDA = 4,4′-hexafluoroisopropylidene diphthalic anhydride and mPD = m-phenylenediamine) and crystallites of the metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) MIL-101(Cr) or MOF-199 (HKUST-1, Cu-BTC) produces mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) with excellent dispersion and compatibility of the MOF particles within the polymer matrix. Permeation tests of a binary CO2/CH4 (50/50) gas mixture showed a remarkable increase of CO2 permeabilities for MIL-101(Cr)@6FDA-mPD and significantly higher selectivities for MOF-199@6FDA-mPD. The CO2 permeability increased from 10 (neat polymer) to 50 Barrer for the 24 wt% MIL-101(Cr)@6FDA-mPD membrane (with essentially constant selectivity) due to the high pore volume of MIL-101(Cr). The CO2/CH4 selectivity increased from 54 to 89 from the neat 6FDA-mPD polymer to the 24 wt% MOF-199@6FDA-mPD membrane, apparently due to the high CO2 adsorption capacity of MOF-199.

Graphical abstract: High performance MIL-101(Cr)@6FDA-mPD and MOF-199@6FDA-mPD mixed-matrix membranes for CO2/CH4 separation

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 aug 2019
Accepted
13 jan 2020
First published
14 jan 2020

Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 1822-1829

High performance MIL-101(Cr)@6FDA-mPD and MOF-199@6FDA-mPD mixed-matrix membranes for CO2/CH4 separation

A. Nuhnen, M. Klopotowski, H. B. Tanh Jeazet, S. Sorribas, B. Zornoza, C. Téllez, J. Coronas and C. Janiak, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 1822 DOI: 10.1039/C9DT03222C

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