ZIF-8 membranes for highly efficient SF6 recovery

Sulphur hexafluoride (SF 6 ) is a commonly utilized insulation gas in electrical equipment because to its superior insulating capabilities and arc extinguishing characteristics, which holds high recycling value and necessity from the economic and environmental perspective. However, traditional method of recovering SF 6 based on cryogenic distillation is energy consuming, alternative separation technic is urgently required. Herein, a variety of ZIF-8 membranes fabricated via fast current-driven synthesis are proposed for N 2 /SF 6 separation. For a typical insulation gas in gas insulated switchgear comprising 70 % N 2 and 30 % SF 6 , the ZIF-8 membrane presents a N 2 /SF 6 selectivity up to 809 and a high N 2 permeance of 557 GPU with outstanding pressure resistance, which indicates that the ZIF-8 membrane separation would be an excellent new route for highly efficient SF 6 recovery.