Soft polymeric nanoparticle additives for next generation gas separation membranes

A Halim; Q Fu; Q Yong; PA Gurr; SE Kentish; GG Qiao

Journal article

Soft polymeric nanoparticle additives for next generation gas separation membranes

A Halim, Q Fu, Q Yong, PA Gurr, SE Kentish, GG Qiao

Journal of Materials Chemistry A | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1039/c3ta14170e

Abstract

This article highlights a new approach of fabricating a gas separation membrane through the addition of well-defined soft polymeric nanoparticles into the existing polymeric structure. Well-defined soft polymeric nanoparticles based on novel poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PEG-b-PDMS) grafted star polymers were synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and the 'core-first' approach in high conversions and high yields. Thin film composite (TFC) membranes with selective layers prepared from commercially available poly(amide-b-ether) (Pebax® 2533) blended with a series of these PEG and PEG-b-PDMS nanoparticles are prepared. Their..

View full abstract

University of Melbourne Researchers

Paul Gurr Author

Sandra Kentish Author

Greg Qiao Author

Related Projects (2)

Engineering Macromolecular Architectures for Targeted Applications

The purpose of the project is to use intelligent design to synthesise highly complex polymer architectures for targeted applications. The ad..

NANOENGINEERED POLYMERIC MATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

The development of advanced materials with nanoengineered properties promises to revolutionise future industries, including the energy and h..

Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the funding provided by the Australian Government through the CRC Program to support this research. The authors wish to acknowledge the University of Melbourne's 2013 Early Career Researcher Grant (Qiang Fu). The authors also acknowledge Dr Anton Blencowe (The University of South Australia) for providing ATRP initiator I. Qiang Fu is the recipient of an Australian Research Council Super Science Fellowship (FS 110200025). Greg Qiao is the recipient of an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (FT 110100411).