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Ionic liquid loaded polyether sulfone microspheres for CO2 separation

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Carbon dioxide permeation studies were conducted on polyether-sulfone (PES) microspheres fabricated using phase-inversion technique by loading various amine-functionalized imidazolium cation ILs with a common anion bis-trifluoromethylsulfonylamide ([TF2N]−) on PES-polymer matrix. The cations include: Aminopropyl-butyl-imidazolium [APBIM], Diethyl-aminoethyl-imidazolium [DEAEBIM], Diaminopropyl-butyl-imidazolium [DMAPBIM]. Breakthrough adsorption of CO2 and CH4 was studied with a feed composition of 20% CO2, 20% CH4 and 60% N2 by weight (4.835 mmol/L of CO2, 13.296 mmol/L of CH4 and 22.794 mmol/L of N2), at flow rates of 22 and 36 mL/min (superficial gas velocities are 0.29 cm/s and 0.47 cm/s). Among the ILs studied, [APBIM] showed maximum CO2 permeation. Results indicate that pore size and porosity are crucial for better CO2 absorption and need of further modification to microspheres morphology.

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DSL thanks EU-FP7 for awarding Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship, EU Programme (FP7-PEOPLE-IIF- 2008), No.237855, ILMC. The authors acknowledge the support from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur India.

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  1. D. Shanthana Lakshmi & A. Figoli

    Present address: College of Pharmacy, Al-Kitab University, Altun Kupri, Iraq

  2. Y. S. Sistla

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    D. Shanthana Lakshmi & A. Figoli

  2. Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, India

    Y. S. Sistla & A. Khanna

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Lakshmi, D.S., Sistla, Y.S., Khanna, A. et al. Ionic liquid loaded polyether sulfone microspheres for CO2 separation. Adsorption 26, 737–747 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10450-020-00241-4

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