CO2-CH4 permeation in high zeolite 4A loading mixed matrix membranes

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Mixed matrix matrix membranes (MMMs) with low particle loadings have been shown to improve the properties of pure polymers for many gas separations. Comparatively few reports have been made for high particle loading (>= 50 vol.%) MMMs. In this work, CO2-CH4 feeds were used to study the potential of 50 vol.% zeolite 4A-poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) MMMs for natural gas separations. A low CO2 partial pressure mixed feed probed MMM performance below the plasticization pressure of PVAc and a high CO2 partial pressure mixed feed probed MMM performance at industrially relevant conditions above the plasticization pressure. Under both mixed feed conditions at 35 degrees C, substantial improvements in overall separation performance were observed. At low CO2 partial pressures. CO2 permeability roughly doubled with a nearly 50% increase in selectivity versus pure PVAc under the same conditions. For the high CO2 partial pressure feed, CO2 permeability remained effectively unchanged with a 63% increase in selectivity versus pure PVAc. Surprisingly, the performance of these PVAc based MMMs approached the properties of current "upper bound" polymers. Overall, this work shows that significantly improved performance MMMs can be made with traditional techniques from a low cost, low performance polymer without costly adhesion promoters. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Issue Date
2011-02
Language
English
Article Type
Article
Citation

JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE, v.367, no.1-2, pp.197 - 203

ISSN
0376-7388
DOI
10.1016/j.memsci.2010.10.059
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http://hdl.handle.net/10203/262324
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