Separation of nitrogen and oxygen gases by polymeric membrane embedded with magnetic nano-particle

S. S. Madaeni*, E. Enayati, V. Vatanpour

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Abstract

Asymmetric polyethersulfone (PES) micro-porous flat sheet membranes were prepared by the phase inversion method (PIM) and used as the support. PES-PDMS composite membranes were fabricated with coating polydimethylsiloxane on the surface of PES membrane. The FluidMAG-PAD was coated on PES and PES-PDMS membrane to prepare super-paramagnetic membranes for separation of oxygen from nitrogen. Permeance and O2/N2 selectivity were evaluated in the absence or presence of external magnetic field. In the absence of external magnetic field, the super-paramagnetic polymer provides larger surface area leading to extended sites for oxygen adsorption. In the presence of magnetic field, the super-paramagnetic particles obtained magnetic property leading to a pronounced interaction with oxygen resulting in elevated selectivity and permeability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2556-2563
Number of pages8
JournalPolymers for Advanced Technologies
Volume22
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gas separation
  • Magnetic membrane
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen
  • PDMS
  • Polyethersulfone

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