SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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IF 9
Shaohui Xiong,Xingyi Ou,Qingquan Liu,Yiwen Li,Juntao Tang,Guipeng Yu,Chunyue Pan,Shibo Guo,Sitong Li,Menghan Yong
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM) have attracted considerable attention in the development of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) for CO 2 separation. A prominent challenge lies in engineering the spacing of the polymer matrix chains while eliminating non-selective interfacial defects. In this study, a CO 2 -philic triazine-based porous polymer, featuring robust hydrogen bond donating groups, was employed to fabricate a series of interfacial defect-free PIM-1 based MMMs (denoted as PIM-1/CSU-1). The interfacial adhesion and compatibility have been greatly improved due to the strengthened hydrogen bond interaction, which was systematically validated through variable-temperature infrared spectroscopy. Additionally, the formation of hydrogen bonds allowed for the regulation of the polymer matrix chain spacing, making the chain distance loose. Remarkably, the resulting membrane exhibited a CO 2 permeability of 13,429 Barrer and CO 2 /N 2 selectivity of 33.1—246.6% and 70.2% higher than pristine PIM-1, respectively, surpassing the latest Jansen/McKeown upper bound established in 2019, but also significantly exceed the performance of previously reported MMMs for CO 2 separation. The strategy of mitigating interfacial defects through the formation of hydrogen bonds between fillers and the polymer matrix emerges as a viable and effective method for fabricating gas separation membranes with exceptional separation capabilities.
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材料科学
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高分子化学
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膜技术
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物理化学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2024
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IF 13.3
Jiejie Bai,Yue Shi,Aixin Ma,Feifei Liu,Yanru Liu,Caixia Li,Jianping Lai,Lei Wang
The production of three separated, high-value chemicals (H 2 O 2 , urea and H 2 ) from CO 2 , N 2 , and H 2 O represents a significant challenge. It is a prospective and innovative way to simultaneously produce these chemicals in an anion exchange membrane (AEM) electrolyzer, which couples anodic 2e - water oxidation (2e - WOR) and cathodic CO 2 , N 2 and water reduction reaction (CNWRR), but has not yet been realized. Here, we found that bifunctional Cu x Ti 1-x O 2-y catalysts can be employed in the electrochemical production of H 2 O 2 , urea and H 2 from CO 2 , N 2 and water, and the optimized Cu 0.12 Ti 0.88 O 2-y catalyst exhibits an excellent productivity of 11.8 μmol cm −2 min −1 , 0.3 mg cm -2 h −1 and 0.82 mmol cm -2 h −1 for H 2 O 2 , urea and H 2 at 4.0 V (50 mA cm −2 ) in AEM electrolyzer, respectively. Theoretical calculations reveal that the superior performance of the 2e - WOR and CNWRR is attributed to the Cu doping effect, which not only promotes the coupling of *OH but also optimizes the adsorption energy barriers of COOH* and NNH*. It is worth noting that the AEM electrolyzer assembled by bifunctional Cu 0.12 Ti 0.88 O 2-y reaches a current density of 50 mA cm −2 with a cell voltage of 4.0 V and exhibits excellent stability of 50-hour continuous operation.
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电化学
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催化
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材料科学
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可再生能源
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2026
·Vol. 14
·期 5
·124243
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IF 7.5
Yuanyuan Xu,Yunhua Lu,Pengwei Lv,Guoyong Xiao,Tonghua Wang,Lin Li
Interfacial defects between fillers and polymer matrix restrict the separation performance of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). Herein, low-order polyimide (PI)-based covalent organic frameworks (COFs) fabricated from 2,4,6-tris(4-aminophenyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TAPT) and pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) were firstly adopted as fillers to modify thermally rearranged (TR) membranes. Distinct from highly crystalline COFs, low-order PI-COFs contain more exposed terminal reactive groups. These functional groups can form covalent linkages with poly(amic acid) precursors, which effectively suppresses the generation of non-selective interfacial voids and improves the interfacial compatibility between filler and polymer matrix. The hierarchical pores of PI-COFs construct low-resistance gas transport pathways, and triazine/imide polar sites deliver strong affinity for CO 2 . After thermal rearrangement at 450 °C, TR/COFs-2.3 achieves drastically boosted permeabilities: 4632 Barrer (CO 2 ), 3867 Barrer (H 2 ), 795 Barrer (O 2 ) and 215 Barrer (N 2 ). Its CO 2 /N 2 selectivity slightly increases to 21.54, while O 2 /N 2 and H 2 /N 2 selectivities moderately decline to 3.70 and 17.99. This membrane exceeds the 2008 Robeson upper bound for H 2 /N 2 , and nearly reaches the limit for CO 2 /N 2 and O 2 /N 2 . It also displays improved long-term aging stability (66–74% permeability retention after 180 days, versus 52% for neat TR membrane) and stable performance in a 6-day continuous mixed-gas test. This work proposes a low-order COF interfacial modification strategy to alleviate interfacial defects, providing a practical route to prepare high-performance TR-based MMMs.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2026
·Vol. 14
·期 3
·122841
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IF 7.5
Mian Zhu,Chao Lyu,Xieding Sun,Xiaochuan Yang,Jingxian Liu
To develop high-efficiency carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) adsorbents featuring low-pollution and low-energy-consumption preparation, gel bead precursors were first fabricated via gelation of nanocellulose, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and 2-methylimidazole. A nitrogen-doped precursor derived from hydrothermal recrystallization of melamine and dextrin was uniformly incorporated into the gel matrix to construct a nitrogen-enriched system. Subsequently, ZIF-8 was grown in situ within the composite beads through immersion in a zinc ion solution, yielding a biomass-polymer@ZIF-8 support after drying, which was then carbonized under N 2 to produce nitrogen-doped porous carbons. Based on static CO 2 adsorption evaluations across 15 sample sets at 0 ℃ and 25 ℃, 800 °C was identified as the optimal carbonization temperature. The sample CZN-II-800, with 4.31% external nitrogen doping in the precursor, exhibited absolute CO 2 adsorption capacities of 3.39 mmol/g at 0 ℃ and 3.08 mmol/g at 298 K (1 bar), which was 66.5% higher than that of its nitrogen-free counterpart CZ-800. Additionally, it displayed a CO 2 /N 2 selectivity coefficient of 8.9 under dynamic competitive adsorption conditions at 1 bar and 298 K. This work therefore establishes a scalable hybrid route integrating biomass materials with ZIFs to design high-performance adsorbents for efficient CO 2 capture from flue gases.
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ACS Applied Polymer Materials
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2025
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IF 4.7
Mian Zhu,Chao Lyu,Bin Wang,Zhenhui Yu,Jingxian Liu
This study aimed to develop an effective CO2/N2 selective separation membrane for the capture of CO2 from air or flue gas. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) was chosen as the organic substrate for the preparation of mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs). To enhance the CO2 mass transfer rate, an ionic liquid (IL) with high CO2 solubility was introduced through direct material blending, while a leaf-like zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-L) was functionalized with silane coupling agents as the inorganic filler. Subsequently, the prepared PVDF-IL@ZIF MMMs were tested for the CO2 separation performance and mechanical properties. The results revealed that IL loading could significantly enhance the separation performance of MMMs for CO2/N2 separation, and the AZL-incorporated IL loading MMM (PPAZL) exhibited the optimal gas separation performance, with 24.5% CO2/N2 selectivity at 2 bar transmembrane pressure. Notably, AZL also demonstrated superior interfacial compatibility with PVDF compared to both ZIF-8 and pristine ZIF-L, which facilitated the maximization of IL loading in the MMM, achieving more than 10% higher IL capacity than ZIF-8-filled counterparts while stabilizing IL immobilization within the membrane matrix.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2026
·Vol. 14
·期 2
·121277
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IF 7.2
Caifeng Xia,Siyuan Liu,Qikang Yin,Sen Liu,Bo Liao,Shuxian Wei,Zhaojie Wang,Zhe Sun,Xiaoqing Lu
The performance of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) depends largely on the structure and composition of incorporated nanofillers. However, it remains challenging to achieve efficient separation performance with uniform filler dispersion and strong interfacial compatibility within the polymer matrix. In this study, an ionic liquid-modified hollow microsphere of tartaric acid anion-intercalated layered double hydroxide (IL@HMS TA-LDH) was designed and embedded into a PIM-1 matrix to fabricate IL@HMS TA-LDH/PIM-1 MMMs for efficient CO 2 separation. The hollow microstructure and anion-rich interlayers of LDH provide multiple facilitated transport pathways for CO 2 significantly enhancing both permeability and selectivity. Experimental and theoretical calculation results confirm that IL modification on HMS TA-LDH not only improved the interfacial compatibility between the polymer and the filler but also enhanced CO 2 affinity and the CO 2 /N 2 selectivity. The resulting MMMs surpassed the 2019 Robeson upper bound and showed good stability. The separation efficiency of the optimal 5.0 % IL@HMS TA-LDH/PIM-1 MMMs was the best (CO 2 permeability was 8550.73 ± 367.54 Barrer, CO 2 /N 2 selectivity was 40.75 ± 1.83), outperforming most of the other reported MMMs. This work offers a new strategy for designing high-performance CO 2 capture membranes by combining hollow-structured LDH with functionalized ionic liquids.
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Materials Today Communications
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2022
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IF 3.662
Shaocan Dong,Weiqiu Huang,Xufei Li,Xinya Wang,Baoyou Yan,Zhen Zhang,Jing Zhong
In response to global climate change, most countries have set carbon reduction targets. Mixed matrix membranes (MMMs), which combine the characteristics of inorganic nanofillers and organic matrices, have received wide attentions because of their good permeability and selective performance for the separation of CO 2 from industrial waste gases. However, the poor dispersion, compatibility and interfacial defects often lead to poor gas separation performance. In this paper, according to the dissolution-diffusion and Lewis acid-base theories, inorganic filler of amino-functionalized Bentonite (APTES-Bentonite) with -NH 2 was firstly synthesized to improve the affinity of CO 2 . Then, the dual-functionalized MMMs of APTES-Bentonite/PVDF (A-B/P MMMs) was prepared and adopted for the separation of CO 2 /CH 4 and CO 2 /N 2 , showing the increase of 87.76% and 75.31% compared to the pristine PVDF membrane, respectively. These excellent performances were attributed to the synergistic effect of APTES-Bentonite with -NH 2 groups and PVDF with -F groups, which provide a dual-functional transport pathway for CO 2 molecules due to the interactions of host-guest. Overall, the customized A-B/P MMMs offer superior CO 2 separation performance, which provides some valuable references for large-scale CO 2 capture studies.
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COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2022
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IF 5.518
Wenjia Luo,Zhenhua Niu,Peng Mu,Jian Li
Membrane separation systems have received extensive attention in the field of gas separation due to its low cost, high-efficiency and eco-friendly advantages. However, it is till challenging to break through the trade-off effect for a highly efficient membrane separation process. Herein, a high-performance CO 2 -philic MXene/PEG mixed matrix membrane is prepared by a simple vacuum filtration process. Excellent CO 2 permeance and selectivity in separation of the CO 2 /N 2 and CO 2 /CH 4 is shown for the as-prepared MXene/PEG (600) mixed matrix membrane because of CO 2 -philic property of the PEG and the nanochannels of the MXene . In permeation experiment, exceptional CO 2 permeance of 1626.99 GPU and ideal selectivity of 32.18 for CO 2 /N 2 and 27.84 for CO 2 /CH 4 , is exhibited, respectively, for 25 wt% MXene/PEG (600) mixed matrix membrane. This study provides a new strategy for design and fabrication of the CO 2 -philic MXene-based membrane with highly efficient separation of the CO 2 from natural gas and flue gas.
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POLYMER ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE
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2018
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Tengyang Zhu,Xing Yang,Yayun Zheng,Xiaoqi He,Feifei Chen,Jujie Luo
A series of poly(amide- co -poly(propylene glycol)) (PA-PPG) random copolymers with different content of PPG were designed by polycondensation reaction. These random copolymers were blended up to 60% with commercially available Pebax 2533. The blend membranes were characterized by Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM). Gas permeation properties of these blend membranes were investigated using five single-gases (CO 2 , H 2 , O 2 , CH 4 , and N 2 ) at different temperature of 25–55°C and 1.0 atm. The impacts of content of PA-PPG with different PPG content and operating temperature on CO 2 separation properties of Pebax/PA-PPG blend membranes were studied. The results showed that CO 2 permeability gradually increased with the increasing operating temperature, whereas CO 2 permeability gradually decreased with the increase in content of PA-PPG. CO 2 /N 2 selectivity gradually increased with the increase in content of PA-PPG. In particular, Pebax/PA-PPG (50)–60% displayed excellent CO 2 and O 2 separation properties ( P CO2 = 79.7 Barrer and P O2 = 13.6 Barrer, CO 2 /N 2 = 34.7 and O 2 /N 2 = 5.9) at 25°C and 1.0 atm. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 59:E14–E23, 2019. © 2018 Society of Plastics Engineers
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FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA
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2017
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Qiaoyan Shang,Shuqian Xia,GuanWei Cui,Bo Tang,Peisheng Ma
Interfacial tension (IFT) is crucial for characterizing the phase and interphase behavior in the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) process. CO 2 and N 2 are commonly used as injection gases in the EOR process. In this work, an experimental apparatus using the pendent drop method was adopted to measure IFTs for the EOR process with different injection gases, temperatures (40.0–120.0 °C) and pressures (0.22–17.32 MPa). The relative Gibbs adsorption isotherm ( Γ ij ) of a species i on species j were calculated by the experimental IFTs. Theoretically, new correlations were proposed to predict paraffin IFTs for pure CO 2 and mixture gas (CO 2 + N 2 ) injection. A total of 561 and 268 experimental IFTs were used to derive the correlations for pure CO 2 and mixture gas injection, respectively. The square of correlation coefficient ( R 2 ), root mean square error ( RMSE ) and average absolute relative deviations ( AARD ) for pure CO 2 were 0.9884, 0.58 and 5.45%, respectively. For the mixture gas injection, the R 2 , RMSE and AARD of the correlation were 0.9851, 0.57 and 4.47%, respectively.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2021
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IF 13.273
Shuyu Wang,Shuang Cai,Xuefeng Liu,Yongmin Zhang,Yinjun Fang
How to recycle surfactant and retrieve hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) in the remediation of HOCs-polluted soil by means of surfactant-enhanced soil washing (SESW) is still a significant challenge. Here, a proof-of-concept strategy for solubilizing a model HOC of phenanthrene (Phe) in artificial Phe-polluted sand and co-pricipitating surfactant-Phe from the SESW effluent by reversible tuning Krafft temperature (K T ) of surfactant via CO 2 /N 2 -bubbling was reported for the first time. In the presence of N,N,N’,N’ -tetramethyl-1,2-ethylenediamine (TEMDA), the K T of sodium alkyl sulphonates (C n AS, n = 12, 14 and 16) was reduced after CO 2 -bubbling because of the formation of TEMDA carbonates; in contrast, the TEMDA carbonates could be deprotonated after the removal of CO 2 by N 2 -bubbling, which enabled the K T to increase, allowing subsequent precipitation of C n AS. By alternating CO 2 - and N 2 -bubbling, the K T of C n AS-TEMDA could be reversibly switched over 10 cycles without causing obvious adverse distortions. The potential usage of this novel K T -tuning strategy was demonstrated in a conceptual C 12 AS-TEMDA-enhanced Phe-polluted sand washing. About 99.9% of Phe was solubilized by C 12 AS at room temperature, about 92% of C 12 AS and 99% of Phe could be co-precipitated, allowing both the total organic carbon and chemical oxygen demand of the residue wastewater were remarkably reduced to less than 25 mg L −1 after a simple and conventional treatment with active carbon and ion-exchange resin. The precipitated C 12 AS could be separated from Phe by a simple Soxhlet extraction.
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环境科学
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化学工程
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污染治理
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2026
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IF 13.2
Huiyuan Cheng,Jingwei Hu,Shaoke Bu,Yushuang Shi,Guangping Lei
The escalating atmospheric concentration of CO 2 has intensified the demand for efficient carbon capture technologies. Here, an innovative composite adsorbent, Cu-Salophen@Cu-BTC, was successfully synthesized via an in-situ encapsulation strategy to enhance the selective adsorption of CO 2 from CO 2 /N 2 mixture. The incorporation of Cu-Salophen into the Cu-BTC framework was confirmed through XRD, ICP-OES, and FT-IR analyses. The composite exhibited a notable improvement in CO 2 uptake capacity, reaching 8.14 mmol g −1 (273 K) and 4.63 mmol g −1 (298 K) at 100 kPa, representing increases of 11.81% and 12.11%, respectively, compared to pristine Cu-BTC. Moreover, the CO 2 /N 2 separation performance was enhanced by 23.44% (273 K) and 36.06% (298 K). GCMC simulations revealed that the superior performance arises from the synergistic effects of additional adsorption affinities of CO 2 and real-time pore size regulation enabled by the mobile Cu-Salophen molecules. The composite also demonstrated excellent recyclability and improved water stability, underscoring its potential for industrial post-combustion CO 2 capture.
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