Citation: Grace Ying En Tan, Pei Ching Oh, Kok Keong Lau, Siew Chun Low. Dispersion of Titanium(IV) Oxide Nanoparticles in Mixed Matrix Membrane Using Octaisobutyl Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane for Enhanced CO₂/CH₄ Separation Performance[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, ;2019, 37(7): 654-663. doi: 10.1007/s10118-019-2246-8 shu

Dispersion of Titanium(IV) Oxide Nanoparticles in Mixed Matrix Membrane Using Octaisobutyl Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane for Enhanced CO₂/CH₄ Separation Performance

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CO₂ Research Centre (CO₂RES), Institute of Contaminant Management, Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
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School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang, Malaysia

Corresponding author: Pei Ching Oh, peiching.oh@utp.edu.my
Received Date: 27 November 2018
Revised Date: 11 February 2019
Available Online: 8 April 2019

Titanium(IV) oxide (TiO₂) nanoparticles have been incorporated into mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) to improve gas separation performance. However, TiO₂ nanoparticles tend to agglomerate due to high surface energy and van der Waals forces. This leads to precipitation which causes the formation of non-homogeneous MMM morphology. In this study, the effect of octaisobutyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) addition on TiO₂/polysulfone MMM was investigated. The aims are to enhance gas separation performance whilst preventing agglomeration of TiO₂ nanoparticles. The results demonstrated that inclusion of POSS as dispersant increases MMMs’ CO₂/CH₄ selectivity and permeance, possibly due to less void formation and more evenly distributed pore structure. For example, synergistic addition of 5 wt% TiO₂ and 5 wt% POSS increased the CO₂/CH₄ selectivity up to 390% compared to MMM without POSS. This is supported by elemental mapping of titanium which revealed that POSS successfully dispersed TiO₂ nanoparticles and prevented aggregation. TiO₂-POSS/PSf MMMs also retained their favorable thermal stability.
- Applications,
- Membranes,
- Nanoparticles,
- Separation techniques,
- Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
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