{Pot Res 204) 21599 Dn Toon st096s.014.0899-9 ‘ORIGINAL PAPER Functionalized graphene oxide/polyimide nanocomposites as highly CO)-selective membranes Hadis Keolvand » Alireza Sharif Mehdi Razzaghi Kashi ‘Mohammad Karimi + Mahdi Koolivand Salooki = Mohammad Al Semsarzadch Revel: 17 ue 2014 Accepted 20 Ocwbse 2014 Publ etn 1 Springer Sclece Buns Meda Denison 2014 Abstract The dosign of highly COs salective membranes by ncorporating low arrounts (0.25-0.75 wt%) of functionalized graphene oxide (F-GO)nanosheets (polyethylene glycol func tionalized and aminated GOs) into an Uktem® 1000 polyetherimide (PE is presented, Structural and morpholog~ ical analysis of the mombranes by infrared spectroscopy, X- ‘ay difraction, differential scanning calormmety and scanning election microscopy revealed strong interfacial interactions bewvcen the F-GO nanosheets and PEL, The COxCHy separ ration performance ofthe membranes was discussed in tems of filler polymer interfacial nteractonsand fe volume char- actersties. The origins of fee volume are proposed to be different for GOIPE and F-GO/PEL membranes: ee volume 'S mainly located at the GO-PEI interfice of the GO/PEL membranes while distributed within interphase rexions fomed around the F-GO nanoshoots in the F-GOPPEI once ‘These diffewent free volume localizations resulted indistinct, 8 separation properties of the membranes: The membranes containing aminated-GO showed outstanding CO2/CHg Sle tivities up to 142, due to the activation of multi- pomscletivity mechanism in the PEI membrane by adltion ‘Bketonie supplementary material The cline vas of his ale dar 107 10965414.0599-9 coin supplement ‘ich ie aunhbew athorzad wre Reolvand= A Sharf(=)- NLR, Kani MA Sensaradsh epamon of Palmer Engnsrng, Fac f Choice ging, Taba Modes Unis, PO. Bon: ISS Tea, ow ‘ena sturtamedesacie M.Ksins Departnen' of Texte Engng, Anika University of Tehnoloy. Hae Aerie. 3914, evan tan MLK. Siok Deparnent of Chemie Eaginering, Tehran Universi, Ten tan 2 oorer2015 oftacaminated minoshoos, The promising potential of F- GOs in CO removal is highlighted by comparing the CONCH, ‘separation performance ofthe F-GO/PEL memeanes with that ‘of other nanocomposites of PEL. Keywords Nanocompesite membrans Graphene oxide Gas eleetvity - Mult-permselectvity Introduetion In recent yeas, carbon dioxide (COs) asorption and separa- tion have gained great attention becasss of progressive increasing CO» emissions associated with Fosil uel combus= tion, biomass enenty faites, or natural gas processing (1) Conventional COp separation processes employed worldwide a eryogent distilation, pressure (and vacuum) swing ad- ‘sorption and chemical adsortion of CO. by amine solutions such as monoethanolamine (MEA) (2), Compared wih these rrocessts the use of polymeric membranes for COs separae tion purposcs is receiving inceasing attention due to small footprint, mechanical simplicity, low cost ad erviconmental pollution and generally ease of operation [3, d]. The most significant challenge inthe gas separation field is design and fabvicaton of materials with outsianling gas separation sclec- tivity [5 6], Pemsclesivity of membranes fer CO, separation is usually dived into difusivity-selectivity (separation of ponetrants according to their relative size), solubi ‘Selectivity (separation of penetants according Wo their reative condensabilty) and reactivity-selectvity (separation of pene- ‘vans Uxough reversible teastions besween COs and reactive cariersin the membrane) [7]. However, most of the commer- ally availble polymer membranes separate penetranis ae cording only oneor the above mechanisms and therefore do ‘ot meet the fll requirements of COs cape (8, 6}, Recently Li etal. [7] exploited the conecpt of multispenmseletivity 0 D springer