Highly permeable membrane materials for CO2 capture

Q Fu; A Halim; J Kim; JMP Scofield; PA Gurr; SE Kentish; GG Qiao

Journal article

Highly permeable membrane materials for CO2 capture

Q Fu, A Halim, J Kim, JMP Scofield, PA Gurr, SE Kentish, GG Qiao

Journal of Materials Chemistry A | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1039/c3ta13066e

Abstract

The release of large quantities of CO2 into the atmosphere has been linked to global warming and climate anomalies. Membrane processes offer a potentially viable energy-saving alternative for CO2 capture in comparison with conventional technologies such as amine absorption. However, gas separation membranes that are currently available have insufficiently high permeance (flux) for large scale applications such as the treatment of high volume flue gas with low concentration of CO2. Here we demonstrate a class of thin film composite (TFC) membranes, consisting of a high molecular weight amorphous poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(ether-block-amide) (HMA-PEO/Pebax® 2533) selective layer and a highly pe..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Joel Scofield Author

Paul Gurr Author

Sandra Kentish Author

Greg Qiao Author

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Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council under the Future Fellowship

Awarded by Australian Research Council Super Science Fellowship

Funding Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the funding provided by the Australian Government through the CRC program to support this research. The authors also acknowledge the Australian Research Council under the Future Fellowship (FT110100411, G. G. Q.). Q. Fu is the recipient of an Australian Research Council Super Science Fellowship (FS110200025) and the Australia-China Emerging Future Leaders in Low Emissions Coal Technology Fellowship. Q. Fu also wishes to acknowledge the University of Melbourne's 2013 Early Career Researcher Grant (Q. Fu).