Carbon dioxide/methane separation performance by mixed matrix membrane from polysulfone/ halloysite nanotubes

Gas separation by using membrane-based technology is one of the rising technologies used in the industry. It has many advantages such as low in cost and energy consumption. However, this technology is limited because of the "trade-off" exists between permeability and selectivity of the mem...

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Main Authors: Noor Maizura, Ismail, Nur Afaliza, Yusaini, Jannah, Jafa, S. M., Anisuzzaman, Chiam, Chel Ken, Nurmin, Bolong, A. R., Razali, Ahmad Fauzi, Ismail
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author Noor Maizura, Ismail
Nur Afaliza, Yusaini
Jannah, Jafa
S. M., Anisuzzaman
Chiam, Chel Ken
Nurmin, Bolong
A. R., Razali
Ahmad Fauzi, Ismail
author_facet Noor Maizura, Ismail
Nur Afaliza, Yusaini
Jannah, Jafa
S. M., Anisuzzaman
Chiam, Chel Ken
Nurmin, Bolong
A. R., Razali
Ahmad Fauzi, Ismail
author_sort Noor Maizura, Ismail
building UMP Institutional Repository
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description Gas separation by using membrane-based technology is one of the rising technologies used in the industry. It has many advantages such as low in cost and energy consumption. However, this technology is limited because of the "trade-off" exists between permeability and selectivity of the membrane. Thus, in this study, an inorganic filler, halloysite nanotube is modified with 3-aminopropyl(triethoxysilane) and then incorporated into the polysulfone polymer and the performance of the mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) is investigated. MMMs were analyzed by using SEM, FTIR, tensile and gas permeation tests which studied the morphological differences, mechanical strength, and membrane permeability and selectivity towards CO2 and CH4 respectively. The performance of the MMMs was compared with neat membrane and MMMs with unmodified HNTs. SEM results show an increase of 111% on the thickness of the dense skin layer of MMMs with APTES-modified HNTs compared to the neat membrane and the MMMs with unmodified HNTs. Elongation at break for MMMs with 3-APTES-modified HNTs also increased to 24.22%. The gas separation performance of the MMMs with 3-APTES modified HNTs shows an overall increase of 25.37% in the membrane selectivity compared to MMMs with unmodified HNTs while when coating is done, the selectivity of the MMMs with 3-APTES modified HNTs shows an increase from 0.845 to 10.158 for a pressure of 2 bar showing that coating helps in increasing the selectivity of the membrane.
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spelling ump-308122021-06-30T14:24:01Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30812/ Carbon dioxide/methane separation performance by mixed matrix membrane from polysulfone/ halloysite nanotubes Noor Maizura, Ismail Nur Afaliza, Yusaini Jannah, Jafa S. M., Anisuzzaman Chiam, Chel Ken Nurmin, Bolong A. R., Razali Ahmad Fauzi, Ismail TP Chemical technology TS Manufactures Gas separation by using membrane-based technology is one of the rising technologies used in the industry. It has many advantages such as low in cost and energy consumption. However, this technology is limited because of the "trade-off" exists between permeability and selectivity of the membrane. Thus, in this study, an inorganic filler, halloysite nanotube is modified with 3-aminopropyl(triethoxysilane) and then incorporated into the polysulfone polymer and the performance of the mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) is investigated. MMMs were analyzed by using SEM, FTIR, tensile and gas permeation tests which studied the morphological differences, mechanical strength, and membrane permeability and selectivity towards CO2 and CH4 respectively. The performance of the MMMs was compared with neat membrane and MMMs with unmodified HNTs. SEM results show an increase of 111% on the thickness of the dense skin layer of MMMs with APTES-modified HNTs compared to the neat membrane and the MMMs with unmodified HNTs. Elongation at break for MMMs with 3-APTES-modified HNTs also increased to 24.22%. The gas separation performance of the MMMs with 3-APTES modified HNTs shows an overall increase of 25.37% in the membrane selectivity compared to MMMs with unmodified HNTs while when coating is done, the selectivity of the MMMs with 3-APTES modified HNTs shows an increase from 0.845 to 10.158 for a pressure of 2 bar showing that coating helps in increasing the selectivity of the membrane. Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2020-04-24 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/30812/1/Carbon%20dioxide-methane%20separation%20performance%20by%20mixed%20matrix%20membrane.pdf Noor Maizura, Ismail and Nur Afaliza, Yusaini and Jannah, Jafa and S. M., Anisuzzaman and Chiam, Chel Ken and Nurmin, Bolong and A. R., Razali and Ahmad Fauzi, Ismail (2020) Carbon dioxide/methane separation performance by mixed matrix membrane from polysulfone/ halloysite nanotubes. Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences and Engineering), 82 (3). pp. 91-100. ISSN 0127-9696 (print); 2180-3722 (online). (Published) https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v82.14309 https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v82.14309
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TS Manufactures
Noor Maizura, Ismail
Nur Afaliza, Yusaini
Jannah, Jafa
S. M., Anisuzzaman
Chiam, Chel Ken
Nurmin, Bolong
A. R., Razali
Ahmad Fauzi, Ismail
Carbon dioxide/methane separation performance by mixed matrix membrane from polysulfone/ halloysite nanotubes
title Carbon dioxide/methane separation performance by mixed matrix membrane from polysulfone/ halloysite nanotubes
title_full Carbon dioxide/methane separation performance by mixed matrix membrane from polysulfone/ halloysite nanotubes
title_fullStr Carbon dioxide/methane separation performance by mixed matrix membrane from polysulfone/ halloysite nanotubes
title_full_unstemmed Carbon dioxide/methane separation performance by mixed matrix membrane from polysulfone/ halloysite nanotubes
title_short Carbon dioxide/methane separation performance by mixed matrix membrane from polysulfone/ halloysite nanotubes
title_sort carbon dioxide/methane separation performance by mixed matrix membrane from polysulfone/ halloysite nanotubes
topic TP Chemical technology
TS Manufactures
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