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Gas transport behavior of mixed-matrix membranes composed of silica nanoparticles in a polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1)

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2009.09.047
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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Chemical Process and Environmental Technology
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SubjectMicroporous organic polymer; Polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1); Fumed silica nanoparticle; Nanocomposite; Mixed-matrix; Gas permeability
Abstract
Recently, high-free volume, glassy ladder-type polymers, referred to as polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM), have been developed and their reported gas transport performance exceeded the Robeson upper bound trade-off for O2/N2 and CO2/CH4. The present work reports the gas transport behavior of PIM-1/silica nanocomposite membranes. The changes in free volume, as well as the presence and volume of the void cavities, were investigated by analyzing the density, thermal stability, and nano-structural morphology. The enhancement in gas permeability (e.g., He, H2, O2, N2, and CO2) with increasing filler content shows that the trend is related to the true silica volume and void volume fraction.
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  • Journal of membrane science 346, no. January 2 (2010): 280–287.
LanguageEnglish
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NRC numberNRCC 51765
NPARC number14281018
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