Issue 14, 2016

Effect of the reactive amino and glycidyl ether terminated polyethylene oxide additives on the gas transport properties of Pebax® bulk and thin film composite membranes

Abstract

This paper considers Pebax® MH 1657 as a material for the CO2/N2 separating layer in thin film composite (TFC) membranes. The CO2 permeability of Pebax® can be improved via blending with various poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) based materials without loss of CO2/N2 selectivity. Analogous blends containing PEOs with reactive end groups have been investigated for the possibility of a network formation within the Pebax® matrix. The formation of network is possible through the reaction between two types of additives containing two reactive end groups. The thick film samples and TFC membranes were prepared from mixtures of Pebax® MH 1657, PEG DG526 and JEFFAMINE® with different molecular weights. The samples were characterized by single gas permeation measurements, DSC, and NMR. The samples with incorporated networks show improved and stable gas transport properties compared to the original polymer for both thick films and TFC membranes.

Graphical abstract: Effect of the reactive amino and glycidyl ether terminated polyethylene oxide additives on the gas transport properties of Pebax® bulk and thin film composite membranes

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
21 Oct 2015
Accepted
17 Jan 2016
First published
20 Jan 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 11763-11772

Author version available

Effect of the reactive amino and glycidyl ether terminated polyethylene oxide additives on the gas transport properties of Pebax® bulk and thin film composite membranes

J. Lillepärg, P. Georgopanos, T. Emmler and S. Shishatskiy, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 11763 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA22026B

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