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Title Phosphonium ionic liquid-polyacrylate copolymer membranes for improved CO2 separations
ID_Doc 7953
Authors Galiano, F; Mancuso, R; Guazzelli, L; Mauri, M; Chiappe, C; Simonutti, R; Brunetti, A; Pomelli, CS; Barbieri, G; Gabriele, B; Figoli, A
Title Phosphonium ionic liquid-polyacrylate copolymer membranes for improved CO2 separations
Year 2021
Published
DOI 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119479
Abstract Developing new materials for the separation of gas mixtures is a key subject in setting up a circular economy. In this work, we report the synthesis and application of novel polymeric membranes, based on polymerized ionic liquids (PILs), to be used for CO2 separation from different gas pairs. Phosphonium-based PILs have been copolymerized within an original acrylate formulation that allowed the development of dense membranes able to overcome some of the main limitations related to ionic liquid membranes. Thereby, a collection of phosphonium ionic liquids has been investigated by evaluating the influence of the alkyl chain length and anion type on membrane structure and properties by employing a series of different chemo-physical characterization techniques. The membranes showed a marked preference toward CO2 permeation in the wet state, which simulates the conditions occurring with many CO2-containing gas streams, with two of the studied membranes exceeding the Robeson upper bound for the CO2/H2 gas pair.
Author Keywords Polymerizable ionic liquids; Phosphonium ionic liquids; Ionic liquid membranes; CO2 separation; Carbon dioxide
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:000677881600005
WoS Category Engineering, Chemical; Polymer Science
Research Area Engineering; Polymer Science
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