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Experimental investigation of polysulfone modified cellulose acetate membrane for CO2/H2 gas separation

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Processed gas streams from the water gas shift reactor (WGSR) are enriched with CO2 and H2. Purification of H2 from CO2 for different applications is required because of its environmental and economic benefits. Among different separation technologies, membrane technology gets much attention due to its various advantages. In this work, cellulose acetate/polysulfone blended membranes were fabricated via solution casting method for CO2/H2 separation. The separation performance of pure CA membrane was enhanced by addition of PSF. The fabricated membranes were analyzed through various characterization techniques, such as FTIR, SEM, DSC, and XRD. Gas permeation results show that permeability of CO2 increased with increasing concentration of PSF. Notable permeability (P=80.51 Barrer) of CO2 and selectivity of CO2/H2=1.83 of CA/PSF 2 wt% were achieved at 25 °C and 2.5 bar compared to pure CA membrane. To the best of our knowledge, this blend has been studied for the first time for gas separation, prepared through the solution casting method.

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Abbreviations

PVA:

polyvinyl alcohol

([EMIM][DCA]):

1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide

PBI:

polybenzimidazole

PANI:

polyaniline

cPIM-1:

carboxylate polymer of intrinsic micro porosity

S-PEEK:

sulfonated poly ether- ether ketone

PEBAX 1657:

poly(ether-b-amide6)

GTA:

glycerol triacetate

CA:

cellulose acetate

PSF:

polysulfone

MOF:

metalorganic framework

CNTs:

carbon nanotubes

ZIF:

zeolitic imidazolate framework

CL:

p-morpholinomethylcalixa arena

PES:

polyether sulfone

PVP:

polyvinylpyrrolidone

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We are pleased to acknowledge fastest flourishing, Membranes for applied research (MEMAR) lab, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan for providing lab facilities and HEC (Pakistan) grant No: 10032/Federal/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2017.

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    Inamullah Douna, Sarah Farrukh, Zarrar Salahuddin, Tayyaba Noor & Erum Pervaiz

  2. Pak-Austria Fachhochschule, Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Haripur-KPK, Pakistan

    Arshad Hussain

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan

    Mohammad Younas

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    Xian Feng Fan

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Douna, I., Farrukh, S., Hussain, A. et al. Experimental investigation of polysulfone modified cellulose acetate membrane for CO2/H2 gas separation. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 39, 189–197 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-021-0900-7

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