Gas-Transport Properties through Various Cations Exchanged Sulfonated Poly(ether imide) Membranes

The surface of Poly(ether imide) (PEI) membranes has been sulfonated using CIS03H. The resulting membranes were characterized through the analysis of ESCA and contact angle measurements The sulfonated PEI membranes were exposed to gases of $O_2$, $N_2$, and $CO_2$ to measure the permeation rates and ideal separation factors. In addition, the diffusivities and solubilities of individual gases were measured. The diffusivity effect is more dominant than the solubility one on gas transports.