TY - EJOUR
AU - Sheikh, Mahdi
AU - Asghari, Morteza
AU - Afsari, Morteza
PY - 2024
DA - February
TI - Effect of nano Zinc Oxide on gas permeation through mixed matrix poly (Amide-6-b-Ethylene Oxide)-based membranes
T2 - International Journal of Nano Dimension (Int. J. Nano Dimens.)
VL - 8
L1 - https://oiccpress.com/international-journal-of-nano-dimension/article/effect-of-nano-zinc-oxide-on-gas-permeation-through-mixed-matrix-poly-amide-6-b-ethylene-oxide-based-membranes/
DO - 10.22034/ijnd.2017.24374
N2 - Poly (amide-6-b-ethylene oxide)/Zinc Oxide (PEBA/ZnO) mixed matrix membranes were fabricated using ethanol/water as solvent by solvent casting method. The concentration of ZnO in membrane was set to 0.1 wt.% and the synthesized membranes were characterized by AFM and FTIR. Effects of ZnO nanoparticle on CO2, CH4 and N2 permeabilities, and CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 selectivities of the membranes were investigated at the ambient temperature and pressure range of 4–12 bar. The results revealed that the CO2 permeability of the nano-composite membrane increased 158 % with pressure, from 54.08 barrer (at 4 bar) to 139.59 barrer (at 12 bar). Furthermore, CO2 permeability for the nano-composite membrane was higher than neat polymeric membrane. The PEBA/ZnO nano-composite membranes thus provide a promising potential for CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 separation.
IS - 1
PB - OICC Press
KW - PEBA, Nano Composite, ZnO, Gas separation, CO2 permeation, Mixed Matrix Membrane 
EN -