Self-Assembled Sandwich-like Mixed Matrix Membrane of Defective Zr-MOF for Efficient Gas Separation

Membrane technology has been widely used in industrial CO<sub>2</sub> capturing, gas purification and gas separation, arousing attention due to its advantages of high efficiency, energy saving and environmental protection. In the context of reducing global carbon emissions and combating...

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Main Authors: Yuning Li, Xinya Wang, Weiqiu Huang, Xufei Li, Ping Xia, Xiaochi Xu, Fangrui Feng
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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author Yuning Li
Xinya Wang
Weiqiu Huang
Xufei Li
Ping Xia
Xiaochi Xu
Fangrui Feng
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description Membrane technology has been widely used in industrial CO<sub>2</sub> capturing, gas purification and gas separation, arousing attention due to its advantages of high efficiency, energy saving and environmental protection. In the context of reducing global carbon emissions and combating climate change, it is particularly important to capture and separate greenhouse gasses such as CO<sub>2</sub>. Zr-MOF can be used as a multi-dimensional modification on the polymer membrane to prepare self-assembled MOF-based mixed matrix membranes (MMMs), aiming at the problem of weak adhesion or bonding force between the separation layer and the porous carrier. When defective UiO-66 is applied to PVDF membrane as a functional layer, the CO<sub>2</sub> separation performance of the PVDF membrane is significantly improved. TUT-UiO-3-TTN@PVDF has a CO<sub>2</sub> permeation flux of 14,294 GPU and a selectivity of 27 for CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> and 18 for CO<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub>, respectively. The CO<sub>2</sub> permeability and selectivity of the membrane exhibited change after 40 h of continuous operation, significantly improving the gas separation performance and showing exceptional stability for large-scale applications.
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spelling doaj-art-6688fd2c1bce465686abda872058fbbf2025-08-20T02:44:43ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912025-02-0115427910.3390/nano15040279Self-Assembled Sandwich-like Mixed Matrix Membrane of Defective Zr-MOF for Efficient Gas SeparationYuning Li0Xinya Wang1Weiqiu Huang2Xufei Li3Ping Xia4Xiaochi Xu5Fangrui Feng6Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Oil-Gas & New-Energy and Transportation Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oil-Gas & New-Energy and Transportation Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oil-Gas & New-Energy and Transportation Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oil-Gas & New-Energy and Transportation Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaDepartment of Research and Development, Changzhou First Hydrocarbon Environmental Protection Sci-Tech Co., Ltd., Changzhou 213164, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oil-Gas & New-Energy and Transportation Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Oil-Gas & New-Energy and Transportation Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaMembrane technology has been widely used in industrial CO<sub>2</sub> capturing, gas purification and gas separation, arousing attention due to its advantages of high efficiency, energy saving and environmental protection. In the context of reducing global carbon emissions and combating climate change, it is particularly important to capture and separate greenhouse gasses such as CO<sub>2</sub>. Zr-MOF can be used as a multi-dimensional modification on the polymer membrane to prepare self-assembled MOF-based mixed matrix membranes (MMMs), aiming at the problem of weak adhesion or bonding force between the separation layer and the porous carrier. When defective UiO-66 is applied to PVDF membrane as a functional layer, the CO<sub>2</sub> separation performance of the PVDF membrane is significantly improved. TUT-UiO-3-TTN@PVDF has a CO<sub>2</sub> permeation flux of 14,294 GPU and a selectivity of 27 for CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> and 18 for CO<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub>, respectively. The CO<sub>2</sub> permeability and selectivity of the membrane exhibited change after 40 h of continuous operation, significantly improving the gas separation performance and showing exceptional stability for large-scale applications.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/4/279gas separationmixed matrix membraneZr-MOFsynergistic modification
spellingShingle Yuning Li
Xinya Wang
Weiqiu Huang
Xufei Li
Ping Xia
Xiaochi Xu
Fangrui Feng
Self-Assembled Sandwich-like Mixed Matrix Membrane of Defective Zr-MOF for Efficient Gas Separation
Nanomaterials
gas separation
mixed matrix membrane
Zr-MOF
synergistic modification
title Self-Assembled Sandwich-like Mixed Matrix Membrane of Defective Zr-MOF for Efficient Gas Separation
title_full Self-Assembled Sandwich-like Mixed Matrix Membrane of Defective Zr-MOF for Efficient Gas Separation
title_fullStr Self-Assembled Sandwich-like Mixed Matrix Membrane of Defective Zr-MOF for Efficient Gas Separation
title_full_unstemmed Self-Assembled Sandwich-like Mixed Matrix Membrane of Defective Zr-MOF for Efficient Gas Separation
title_short Self-Assembled Sandwich-like Mixed Matrix Membrane of Defective Zr-MOF for Efficient Gas Separation
title_sort self assembled sandwich like mixed matrix membrane of defective zr mof for efficient gas separation
topic gas separation
mixed matrix membrane
Zr-MOF
synergistic modification
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/15/4/279
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