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Development of polysulfone/activated carbon nanofibers mixed matrix membrane for co2/ch4 separation

Yusof, Norhaniza and Jamian, Zulkifli and Che Othman, Faten Ermala and Tajuddin, Muhammad Hanis (2018) Development of polysulfone/activated carbon nanofibers mixed matrix membrane for co2/ch4 separation. Journal Of Applied Membrane Science & Technology, 22 (1). pp. 11-17. ISSN 2600-9226

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.11113/amst.v22n1.114

Abstract

This study was performed primarily to investigate the effect of activated carbon nanofiber (ACNF) on carbon dioxide and methane separation performance of mixed matrix membrane (MMM). In this study, polysulfone (PSf)/ACNF mixed matrix membranes was fabricated using dry/wet inversion technique. The effect of PSf concentration and ACNF loading on the performance of mixed matrix membrane in terms of permeability and selectivity of CO2/CH4 gas separation was observed. The fabricated flat sheet mixed matrix membranes were characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis. From the SEM observations, it shows that sponge like structures images were observed upon the addition of ACNFs in the PSf/ACNF membranes was slowly decreased due to increasing weight percentage of ACNF. FT-IR result indicating the presence of carboxyl group in MMM at wavelength 1750 cm-1. Meanwhile, the MMMs were further tested to pure permeation test using pure CO2 and CH4 gas, the CO2 permeance improved and the selectivity of CO2/CH4 increased after the addition of ACNFs.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:carbon nanofiber, carbon dioxide
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical and Energy Engineering
ID Code:82252
Deposited By: Siti Nor Hashidah Zakaria
Deposited On:30 Sep 2019 09:00
Last Modified:19 Nov 2019 04:45

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