Amine functionalized radiation induced grafted polyolefin nanofibers for CO₂ adsorption

A new type of nanofibrous amine-containing adsorbent was prepared for CO₂ adsorption by electrospinning of syndiotactic polypropylene (s-PP) followed by radiation induced grafting of glycidyl methacrylate and subsequent amination with ethanolamine. The obtained adsorbents were tested for CO₂ adsorpt...

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Main Authors: Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw, Kheawhom, Soorathep, Abbasi, Ali, Faridi-Majidi, Reza, Abouzari-Lotf, Ebrahim, Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud, Takeshi, Matsuura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80572/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80572/1/Amine%20functionalized%20radiation%20induced%20grafted%20polyolefin%20nanofibers%20for%20CO%E2%82%82%20adsorption.pdf
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Summary:A new type of nanofibrous amine-containing adsorbent was prepared for CO₂ adsorption by electrospinning of syndiotactic polypropylene (s-PP) followed by radiation induced grafting of glycidyl methacrylate and subsequent amination with ethanolamine. The obtained adsorbents were tested for CO₂ adsorption with a mixture of CO₂/N₂having 5–15% CO₂ using a fixed bed adsorption column at atmospheric pressure. A maximum adsorption capacity of 2.87 mmol/g was achieved for the sample with degree of grafting of 300% and degree of amination of 94% at feed concentration of 15% at 30 °C. This was accompanied by good mechanical characteristics and a very high amine efficiency that reached 75% at room temperature, suggesting that the obtained fibrous adsorbent has high potential for CO₂ adsorption.