Facilitated transport of CO2 through polyvinylamine/polyethlene glycol blend membranes

  • Chunhai Yi
  • , Zhi Wang
  • , Meng Li
  • , Jixiao Wang
  • , Shichang Wang

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Abstract

Poly(vinylamine)/poly(ethylene glycol) blend membranes were prepared. The effects of blend polymer composition on the membrane structure and CO2/CH4 separation performance were investigated. The results show that membrane crystallinity are at a minimum against poly(ethylene glycol)(PEG) content, while the permeation rates of CO2 and CH4 are the maximum. The blend membrane with 10 wt% PEG has the highest pure CO2 permeation rate of 5.8×10-6 cm3 (STP)/cm2.s.cm Hg and the highest selectivity of 63.1 at 25°C and 96 cm Hg of feed pressure. The effects of cross-linking and the coupling effects between CO2 and CH4 were also investigated. The selectivity increased remarkably when the membrane is cross-linked. For mixed gas of constant CH4 partial pressure and changing CO2 partial pressure, the CH4 permeation rate increased with an increase of CO2 partial pressure due to the coupling effects.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)90-96
Number of pages7
JournalDesalination
Volume193
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 May 2006

Keywords

  • Blend membrane
  • CH
  • CO
  • Fixed carrier
  • Gas permeation

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