Development of a p84/zcc composite carbon membrane for gas separation of h2/co2 and h2/ch4

Hydrogen (H2) has become one of the promising alternative clean energy resources. Membrane technology is a potential method for hydrogen separation or production. This study aims to develop a new carbon membrane for hydrogen separation or production. Moreover, the permeation behavior of H2, CO2, and...

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Main Authors: Widiastuti, N., Widyanto, A. R., Caralin, I. S., Gunawan, T., Wijiyanti, R., Wan Salleh, W. N., Ismail, A. F., Nomura, M., Suzuki, K.
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Published: American Chemical Society 2021
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spelling my.utm.946912022-03-31T15:13:43Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94691/ Development of a p84/zcc composite carbon membrane for gas separation of h2/co2 and h2/ch4 Widiastuti, N. Widyanto, A. R. Caralin, I. S. Gunawan, T. Wijiyanti, R. Wan Salleh, W. N. Ismail, A. F. Nomura, M. Suzuki, K. TP Chemical technology Hydrogen (H2) has become one of the promising alternative clean energy resources. Membrane technology is a potential method for hydrogen separation or production. This study aims to develop a new carbon membrane for hydrogen separation or production. Moreover, the permeation behavior of H2, CO2, and CH4 through a hollow fiber composite carbon membrane derived from P84 co-polyimide and with incorporation of zeolite composite carbon (ZCC) was also examined. ZCC was synthesized via the impregnation method of sucrose into zeolite-Y pores, followed by carbonization at 800 °C. Thus, this filler has a high surface area, high microporosity, ordered pore structure, and low hydrophilicity. The presence of zeolites in ZCC is predicted to increase certain gases' affinity for the membrane. Various heating rates (1-5 °C/min) were applied during pyrolysis to understand the effect of the heating rate on the pore structure and H2/CO2 and H2/CH4 gas separation performance. Moreover, gas permeation was evaluated at various temperatures (298-373 K) to study the thermodynamic aspect of the process. A characteristic graphite peak was detected at 2θ ∼44° in all carbon samples. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations revealed the void-free surface and the asymmetric structure of the carbon membranes. During the permeation test, it was found that gas permeation through the membrane was significantly affected by the temperature of the separation process. The highest permeability of H2, CO2, and CH4 was detected on the composite carbon membrane at a 3 °C/min heating rate with a permeation temperature of 373 K. The thermodynamic study shows that CO2 and H2 have lower activation energies compared to CH4. The transport mechanism of the membrane involved adsorption and activated surface diffusion. The permeation temperature has a large impact on the transport of small penetrants in the carbon matrix. American Chemical Society 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94691/1/AhmadFauziIsmail2021_DevelopmentofaP84ZCCComposite.pdf Widiastuti, N. and Widyanto, A. R. and Caralin, I. S. and Gunawan, T. and Wijiyanti, R. and Wan Salleh, W. N. and Ismail, A. F. and Nomura, M. and Suzuki, K. (2021) Development of a p84/zcc composite carbon membrane for gas separation of h2/co2 and h2/ch4. ACS Omega, 6 (24). ISSN 2470-1343 http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c00512 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c00512
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Widiastuti, N.
Widyanto, A. R.
Caralin, I. S.
Gunawan, T.
Wijiyanti, R.
Wan Salleh, W. N.
Ismail, A. F.
Nomura, M.
Suzuki, K.
Development of a p84/zcc composite carbon membrane for gas separation of h2/co2 and h2/ch4
description Hydrogen (H2) has become one of the promising alternative clean energy resources. Membrane technology is a potential method for hydrogen separation or production. This study aims to develop a new carbon membrane for hydrogen separation or production. Moreover, the permeation behavior of H2, CO2, and CH4 through a hollow fiber composite carbon membrane derived from P84 co-polyimide and with incorporation of zeolite composite carbon (ZCC) was also examined. ZCC was synthesized via the impregnation method of sucrose into zeolite-Y pores, followed by carbonization at 800 °C. Thus, this filler has a high surface area, high microporosity, ordered pore structure, and low hydrophilicity. The presence of zeolites in ZCC is predicted to increase certain gases' affinity for the membrane. Various heating rates (1-5 °C/min) were applied during pyrolysis to understand the effect of the heating rate on the pore structure and H2/CO2 and H2/CH4 gas separation performance. Moreover, gas permeation was evaluated at various temperatures (298-373 K) to study the thermodynamic aspect of the process. A characteristic graphite peak was detected at 2θ ∼44° in all carbon samples. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations revealed the void-free surface and the asymmetric structure of the carbon membranes. During the permeation test, it was found that gas permeation through the membrane was significantly affected by the temperature of the separation process. The highest permeability of H2, CO2, and CH4 was detected on the composite carbon membrane at a 3 °C/min heating rate with a permeation temperature of 373 K. The thermodynamic study shows that CO2 and H2 have lower activation energies compared to CH4. The transport mechanism of the membrane involved adsorption and activated surface diffusion. The permeation temperature has a large impact on the transport of small penetrants in the carbon matrix.
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author Widiastuti, N.
Widyanto, A. R.
Caralin, I. S.
Gunawan, T.
Wijiyanti, R.
Wan Salleh, W. N.
Ismail, A. F.
Nomura, M.
Suzuki, K.
author_facet Widiastuti, N.
Widyanto, A. R.
Caralin, I. S.
Gunawan, T.
Wijiyanti, R.
Wan Salleh, W. N.
Ismail, A. F.
Nomura, M.
Suzuki, K.
author_sort Widiastuti, N.
title Development of a p84/zcc composite carbon membrane for gas separation of h2/co2 and h2/ch4
title_short Development of a p84/zcc composite carbon membrane for gas separation of h2/co2 and h2/ch4
title_full Development of a p84/zcc composite carbon membrane for gas separation of h2/co2 and h2/ch4
title_fullStr Development of a p84/zcc composite carbon membrane for gas separation of h2/co2 and h2/ch4
title_full_unstemmed Development of a p84/zcc composite carbon membrane for gas separation of h2/co2 and h2/ch4
title_sort development of a p84/zcc composite carbon membrane for gas separation of h2/co2 and h2/ch4
publisher American Chemical Society
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94691/1/AhmadFauziIsmail2021_DevelopmentofaP84ZCCComposite.pdf
http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94691/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c00512
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