• 文献标题:   Synergistic effect of combining carbon nanotubes and graphene oxide in mixed matrix membranes for efficient CO2 separation
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LI XQ, MA L, ZHANG HY, WANG SF, JIANG ZY, GUO RL, WU H, CAO XZ, YANG J, WANG BY
  • 作者关键词:   matrimid r, carbon nanotube, graphene oxide, mixed matrix membrane, co2 separation
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
  • ISSN:   0376-7388 EI 1873-3123
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tianjin Univ
  • 被引频次:   99
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.memsci.2015.01.014
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) were fabricated by incorporating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene oxide (GO) into a Matrimid (R) matrix to improve CO2 separation performance. The combination of CNTs and GO exerted a favorable synergistic effect on the permselectivity of membranes. The extraordinary smooth walls of CNTs acted as a highway to render high permeability, whereas the graphene oxide nanosheets acted as a selective barrier to render high selectivity through the hydroxyl and carboxyl groups On GO surface in MMMs. The MMMs doped with both CNTs and GO had better gas separation performance than those doped with only CNTs or GO. Efficient CO2 transport pathways were constructed by homogeneous dispersion of CNTs and GO within MMMs, leading to both enhanced permeability and selectivity. The membrane combining 5 wt% of CNTs and 5 wt% of GO (Matrimid (R)-CNTs/GO-5/5) displayed the optimum performance with a CO2 permeability of 38.07 Baud, a CO2/CH4 selectivity of 84.60 and a CO2/N-2 selectivity of 81.00. Compared to pure Matrimid (R) membrane, the CO2 permeability, CO2/CH4 selectivity and CO2/N-2 selectivity of the Matrimid (R)-CNTs/GO-5/5 membrane were increased by 331%, 149%, 147%, respectively. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.