Crosslinked microporous membrane with CO2-solution compensation for long-term decarbonization

High free-volume microporous membranes constructed by intrinsically microporous polymers (PIMs) are up-and-coming in efficient carbon capture, but their practical applications are limited by plasticization and physical aging issues. This work we proposed a CO 2 -solution-compensated cross-linking strategy to construct microporous membranes with both crosslinking network and enhanced CO 2 solubility via the Hoffmann alkylation reaction between the bromomethylated PIM matrix and Ethylenediamine (EDA) only at 80 °C. The enhanced CO 2 solubility could compensate the reduced CO 2 diffusion by the crosslinking network. Accordingly, the crosslinked microporous membranes with CO 2 -solubility compensation achieved a superior decarbonization from natrual gas (CO 2 permeability of 898.9 Barrer, CO 2 /CH 4 separation factors of 204.1) surpassing the 2019 Robeson upper and excellent anti-plasticization (plasticizing pressure up to 0.8 MPa) and anti-aging (CO 2 permeability loss < 10 % after 30 days) performance. The CO 2 -solubility-compensation crosslinking strategy will promote the development of high-performance microporous membrane for efficient decarbonization.