Fabrication of carbon membranes for gas separation - a review

Carbon membrane materials are becoming more important in the new era of membrane technology for gas separation due to their higher selectivity, permeability and stability in corrosive and high temperature operations. Carbon membranes can be produced by pyrolysis of a suitable polymeric precursor und...

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Main Authors: Saufi, S. M., Ismail, A. F.
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Published: 2004
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description Carbon membrane materials are becoming more important in the new era of membrane technology for gas separation due to their higher selectivity, permeability and stability in corrosive and high temperature operations. Carbon membranes can be produced by pyrolysis of a suitable polymeric precursor under controlled conditions. This paper reviews the fabrication aspects of carbon membranes, which can be divided into six steps: precursor selection, polymeric membrane preparation, pretreatment of the precursor, pyrolysis process, post-treatment of pyrolyzed membranes and module construction. The manipulation of the pretreatment variables, pyrolysis process parameters and post-treatment conditions were shown to provide an opportunity to enhance the separation performance of carbon membranes in the future. By understanding the available methods, one can choose and optimize the best technique during the fabrication of carbon membranes. Furthermore, areas of future potential in carbon membrane research for gas separation were also briefly identified.
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spelling my.utm.eprints-7932017-05-28T02:33:03Z http://eprints.utm.my/793/ Fabrication of carbon membranes for gas separation - a review Saufi, S. M. Ismail, A. F. TP Chemical technology Carbon membrane materials are becoming more important in the new era of membrane technology for gas separation due to their higher selectivity, permeability and stability in corrosive and high temperature operations. Carbon membranes can be produced by pyrolysis of a suitable polymeric precursor under controlled conditions. This paper reviews the fabrication aspects of carbon membranes, which can be divided into six steps: precursor selection, polymeric membrane preparation, pretreatment of the precursor, pyrolysis process, post-treatment of pyrolyzed membranes and module construction. The manipulation of the pretreatment variables, pyrolysis process parameters and post-treatment conditions were shown to provide an opportunity to enhance the separation performance of carbon membranes in the future. By understanding the available methods, one can choose and optimize the best technique during the fabrication of carbon membranes. Furthermore, areas of future potential in carbon membrane research for gas separation were also briefly identified. 2004 Article PeerReviewed Saufi, S. M. and Ismail, A. F. (2004) Fabrication of carbon membranes for gas separation - a review. Carbon, 42 . pp. 241-259. //dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2003.10.022 10.1016/j.carbon.2003.10.022
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Saufi, S. M.
Ismail, A. F.
Fabrication of carbon membranes for gas separation - a review
title Fabrication of carbon membranes for gas separation - a review
title_full Fabrication of carbon membranes for gas separation - a review
title_fullStr Fabrication of carbon membranes for gas separation - a review
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication of carbon membranes for gas separation - a review
title_short Fabrication of carbon membranes for gas separation - a review
title_sort fabrication of carbon membranes for gas separation - a review
topic TP Chemical technology
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