Cyclodextrin-based supramolecular polymeric nanoparticles for next generation gas separation membranes

S Tan; Q Fu; JMP Scofield; J Kim; PA Gurr; K Ladewig; A Blencowe; GG Qiao

Journal article

Cyclodextrin-based supramolecular polymeric nanoparticles for next generation gas separation membranes

S Tan, Q Fu, JMP Scofield, J Kim, PA Gurr, K Ladewig, A Blencowe, GG Qiao

Journal of Materials Chemistry A | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1039/c5ta03281d

Abstract

Cyclodextrin-based supramolecular assemblies derived from poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) functionalized polyrotaxanes (PRXs) were self-assembled into core-shell morphologies and used as soft nanoparticle (SNP) additives in the selective layer of thin film composite (TFC) membranes for the first time. Various weight percentages (wt%) of the PRX SNP additives were combined with Pebax® 2533 to form the selective layer, and the gas transport properties of the TFC membranes were studied in detail. Increasing the amount of PRX SNP additives led to a significant increase in CO2 permeance of the membranes, with only a slight decrease in the CO2/N2 selectivity, which was attributed to the dynamic natu..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge the funding provided by the Australian Government through the CRC program. The authors also acknowledge the Australian Research Council under the Future Fellowship (FT110100411, G.G.Q.) and the Super Science Fellowship (FS110200025) Schemes.