POLYMERIC MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES INCORPORATED WITH GRAPHENE OXIDE FOR H2/CO2 SEPARATION

Authors

  • Rosiah Rohani Chemical Engineering Program & Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Hannaneh Milani Kalkhoran Chemical Engineering Program & Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Ying Tao Chung Chemical Engineering Program & Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University (Block E) Kuala Lumpur Campus Jalan Mandarina Damai 1, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v81.12895

Keywords:

POME, biohydrogen, MMMs, graphene oxide, gas separation

Abstract

Biohydrogen is a potential alternative for fossil fuels and it can be produced from POME fermentation. Membrane technology has been a prominent separation approach for H2 purification. However, membranes yield weakness in tradeoff between permeability and selectivity. The main objective of this project is to develop mixed matrix membrane with different polymeric bases of Polysulfone (PSF) and Polyimide (PI) with graphene oxide (GO) incorporation as inorganic filler for H2/CO2 separation. Gas permeability and selectivity results indicated that PI/GO membrane with 1 wt% of GO has the highest H2 and CO2 permeability at 501 GPU and 595 GPU at 1 bar, respectively, H2/CO2 selectivity of 1.01 at 5 bar and highest H2 purity of 83 %. FESEM analysis indicated changes in the pore size and top layer of membranes due to the presence of GO. Zeta potential analysis proved that PI/GO 1wt% membranes is highly negative-charged (-56 mV). Contact angle results showed a decrease in contact angle value with the addition of GO. It can be concluded that PI/GO 1 wt% membranes demonstrated better results in the aspects of permselectivity and physicochemical properties compared to PSF membranes.

Author Biography

  • Hannaneh Milani Kalkhoran, Chemical Engineering Program & Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
    Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment

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POLYMERIC MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES INCORPORATED WITH GRAPHENE OXIDE FOR H2/CO2 SEPARATION. (2019). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 81(3). https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v81.12895