The separation of CO2/CH4 is reported in detail by using zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) membrane which was prepared on 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane modified Al2O3 tube through microwave heating synthesis. Attributed to the preferential adsorption affinity of CO2 over CH4 and a narrow pore window of 0.34 nm, the ZIF-8 membrane shows high separation performances for the separation of CO2/CH4 mixtures. For the separation of equimolar CO2/CH4 mixture at 100°C and 2 bar feed (1 bar permeate) pressure, a CO2 permeance of 1.02 × 10−8 mol/m2· s· Pa and a CO2/CH4 selectivity of 6.8 are obtained, which is promising for CO2 separation.
Wang Qianqian,Cui Jiuyun,Liu Siwei,Gao Jia,Lang Jihui,Li Chunxiang,Yan Yongsheng
The worldwide oily wastewater is one of the most serious environmental problems. The current membrane separation technology has received an increasing attention toward oil/water emulsions separation. Here, a high-efficient superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic membrane with improved antifouling property was fabricated based on modified halloysite nanotubes anchored at polyvinylidene fluoride/graphene oxide membrane surface via polydopamine adhesive. The composite membrane exhibited an outstanding antifouling performance as well as high pure water flux (1500 L m −2 h −1 ) under gravity driven. Besides, the as-prepared composite membrane could separate both surfactant-free and surfactant-stabilized oil/water emulsions with separation efficiency up to 99.5%. Moreover, this facile preparation and eco-friendly composite membrane provides promising practical application toward environmental remediation.