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Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Composite Membrane with Polyamidoamine Dendrimers for Efficient Separation of CO2/H2 and CO2/N2

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Although polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) membranes are commonly used for CO2 separation, there is still large development space in mechanical properties and high selectivity of the gas separation process. In this study, the gas separation performance and mechanical properties of the (PVA/Cu2+) substrate membranes were improved by introducing polyamidoamine (PAMAM). PAMAM had an important effect on the gas adsorption and separation performance of the membrane. In addition, the gas adsorption and separation properties of the PVA/Cu2+/PAMAM membrane (PPCm) were analyzed and studied when the inlet gas pressure and the species of mixed gases were variable. The results showed that the crystallinity and mechanical properties of the membrane with the PAMAM had been significantly improved. Young’s modulus of PPCm with 30% PAMAM was 132% higher than that of the PVA/Cu2+ composite membrane without PAMAM. In addition, efficient separation efficiency and high selectivity of the gas separation process were observed. The separation factors of the PPCm for CO2/H2 and CO2/N2 were about three times higher than that of the PVA/Cu2+ substrate membranes. These results suggested that the introduction of PAMAM was promising for CO2 separation and permeance.

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This work was supported by Beijing Natural Science Foundation (2202014), School Level Cultivation Fund of Beijing Technology and Business University for Distinguished and Excellent Young Scholars (BTBUYP2021), funding of Hubei key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemical Technology (Wuhan Institute of Technology).

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  1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Quality Evaluation Technology for Hygiene and Safety of Plastics, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, 100048, China

    Yaxin Zhao, Huafeng Tian, Yuge Ouyang & Aimin Xiang

  2. Hubei Key Laboratory of Novel Reactor and Green Chemistry Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, China

    Xiaogang Luo

  3. Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, CAS Key Laboratory of Green Process and Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Xingwei Shi

  4. School of E-Business and Logistics, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, 100048, China

    Songbai Ma

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Zhao, Y., Tian, H., Ouyang, Y. et al. Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) Composite Membrane with Polyamidoamine Dendrimers for Efficient Separation of CO2/H2 and CO2/N2. J Polym Environ 30, 4193–4200 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-022-02491-5

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