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Gas separation performance of thin film nanocomposite membranes incorporated with polymethyl methacrylate grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Recently, membrane technology has gained much momentum in the field of carbon capture and storage due to its practicality and energy efficiency. In this work, thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes embedded with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were succe...

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Main Authors: Wong, K. C., Goh, Pei Sean, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.02.007
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spelling my.utm.554602017-02-15T04:56:38Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55460/ Gas separation performance of thin film nanocomposite membranes incorporated with polymethyl methacrylate grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes Wong, K. C. Goh, Pei Sean Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi TP Chemical technology Recently, membrane technology has gained much momentum in the field of carbon capture and storage due to its practicality and energy efficiency. In this work, thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes embedded with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were successfully fabricated. The effects of nanofillers modification on the resultant membranes morphology and gas separation performance have been highlighted. TFN incorporated with milled PMMA grafted MWNTs showed 29% increment in CO2 permeance at 70.5 GPU with 47% and 9% enhancement in CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 selectivity, respectively compared to the thin film composite counterpart. While the improvement was mainly attributed to the presence of highly diffusive channels upon the addition of MWNTs, PMMA grafting also played an important role in ensuring well nanofillers dispersion and good compatibility with the polyamide thin film. Uncovering the construct of membrane fabrication could pave facile yet versatile way for the development of effective membranes for greenhouse gas removal Elsevier 2015-08 Article PeerReviewed Wong, K. C. and Goh, Pei Sean and Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi (2015) Gas separation performance of thin film nanocomposite membranes incorporated with polymethyl methacrylate grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 102 . pp. 339-345. ISSN 0964-8305 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.02.007 DOI:10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.02.007
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topic TP Chemical technology
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Wong, K. C.
Goh, Pei Sean
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
Gas separation performance of thin film nanocomposite membranes incorporated with polymethyl methacrylate grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes
description Recently, membrane technology has gained much momentum in the field of carbon capture and storage due to its practicality and energy efficiency. In this work, thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes embedded with polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) were successfully fabricated. The effects of nanofillers modification on the resultant membranes morphology and gas separation performance have been highlighted. TFN incorporated with milled PMMA grafted MWNTs showed 29% increment in CO2 permeance at 70.5 GPU with 47% and 9% enhancement in CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 selectivity, respectively compared to the thin film composite counterpart. While the improvement was mainly attributed to the presence of highly diffusive channels upon the addition of MWNTs, PMMA grafting also played an important role in ensuring well nanofillers dispersion and good compatibility with the polyamide thin film. Uncovering the construct of membrane fabrication could pave facile yet versatile way for the development of effective membranes for greenhouse gas removal
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author Wong, K. C.
Goh, Pei Sean
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
author_facet Wong, K. C.
Goh, Pei Sean
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
author_sort Wong, K. C.
title Gas separation performance of thin film nanocomposite membranes incorporated with polymethyl methacrylate grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes
title_short Gas separation performance of thin film nanocomposite membranes incorporated with polymethyl methacrylate grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes
title_full Gas separation performance of thin film nanocomposite membranes incorporated with polymethyl methacrylate grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes
title_fullStr Gas separation performance of thin film nanocomposite membranes incorporated with polymethyl methacrylate grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes
title_full_unstemmed Gas separation performance of thin film nanocomposite membranes incorporated with polymethyl methacrylate grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes
title_sort gas separation performance of thin film nanocomposite membranes incorporated with polymethyl methacrylate grafted multi-walled carbon nanotubes
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2015
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55460/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.02.007
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