COF-1 Incorporated 6FDA-DAM/DABA Hollow Fiber Mixed Matrix Membranes for Enhanced Gas Separation via Spinning Parameter Optimization

Polyimide (PI) membranes face a trade-off between permeability and selectivity, limiting their gas separation applications. To address this, we synthesized 6FDA-DAM/DABA(DAM:DABA = 3:2) PI and two-dimensional COF-1 nanofillers, fabricating hollow fiber mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) via dry-jet wet-spinning. Under optimized conditions (25 cm air gap, 50 °C spinneret temperature, 30 °C NMP coagulation bath), the 10 wt % COF-1 incorporated membranes achieved optimal performance: tensile strength of 15.34 MPa; H2 and CO2 permeances of 79.3 GPU and 54.3 GPU, and ideal selectivities of 187.9 for H2/CH4 and 128.7 for CO2/CH4, respectively. The results demonstrate that the incorporation of COF-1 modifies solvent exchange during spinning, necessitating targeted optimization of spinning parameters to coordinate membrane structure and performance.