Architecturing Nanospace via Thermal Rearrangement for Highly Efficient Gas Separations

作者:Thornton Aaron W*; Doherty Cara M; Falcaro Paolo; Buso Dario; Arnenitsch Heinz; Han Sang Hoon; Lee Young Moo; Hill Anita J
来源:Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2013, 117(46): 24654-24661.
DOI:10.1021/jp410025b

摘要

The ability to monitor free volume formation during space-making treatments is critical for the ultrafine tuning of nanospace for efficient gas separation. Here, investigating the polymer thermal rearrangement using synchrotron in situ small-angle X-ray scattering for the first time and combining this information with transport theory, we elucidate the evolution of nanospace features in polymer-based gas separation membranes. The proposed nanospace monitoring technique encompasses the structure property relationships, therefore offering a powerful tool for tuning the polymer properties for particular gas-related clean energy applications. These results demonstrate that the fine control of the nanospace dimension and magnitude leads to a drastic improvement in gas separation performance above any material to date.

  • 出版日期2013-11-21