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Synthesis, Characterizations and Gas Separation Property of PBEM-PMMA-POEM Terpolymer Membranes

PBEM-PMMA-POEM 터폴리머 분리막의 합성, 분석 및 기체 분리 성능

  • Park, Byeong Ju (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Na Un (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Park, Jung Tae (Department of Chemical Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Jong Hak (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University)
  • 박병주 (연세대학교 화공생명공학과) ;
  • 김나운 (연세대학교 화공생명공학과) ;
  • 박정태 (건국대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 김종학 (연세대학교 화공생명공학과)
  • Received : 2018.04.24
  • Accepted : 2018.04.29
  • Published : 2018.04.30
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Abstract

Terpolymers, which are chemical compounds composed of three different chemical compounds, have rarely been utilized for gas separation membranes. In this study, we demonstrate a simple process to fabricate a composite membrane for $CO_2/N_2$ separation based on a terpolymer synthesized from poly(2-[3-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxyphenyl] ethylmethacrylate)(PBEM), poly(oxyethylene methacrylate)(POEM), and methyl methacrylate (MMA) via free radical polymerization. A solution of the as-synthesized PBEM-PMMA-POEM was coated onto a microporous polysulfone (PSf) support to form a composite membrane. The successful polymerization and the characteristics and morphology of the membrane were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). The gas permeance and $CO_2/N_2$ selectivity of the PBEM-PMMA-POEM terpolymer membrane were measured at $25^{\circ}C$. A maximum $CO_2/N_2$ selectivity of 30.2 was obtained at a $CO_2$ permeance of 57.4 GPU ($1GPU=10^{-6}cm^3$(STP)/($s\;cm^2\;cmHg$)).

세 가지의 다른 화학 성분으로 구성된 터폴리머는 기체분리막에 거의 활용되지 못하였다. 본 연구에서는 poly(2-[3-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxyphenyl] ethylmethacrylate)(PBEM), poly(oxyethylene methacrylate)(POEM), methyl methacrylate (MMA)로 구성된 터폴리머를 자유라디칼 중합법으로 합성하였고, 이를 기반으로 하여 이산화탄소/질소 분리를 위한 복합막 제조 공정을 개발하였다. 합성된 PBEM-PMMA-POEM 용액을 다공성 폴리설폰 지지체위에 코팅하여 복합막을 제조하였다. 성공적인 중합, 특성 및 구조분석을 위하여 푸리에 변환 적외선 분광학, X-ray 회절분석법, 열중량 분석 및 전계방사 주사전자 현미경을 사용하였다. PBEM-PMMA-POEM 터폴리머 분리막의 기체 투과도 및 이산화탄소/질소 선택도를 $25^{\circ}C$에서 측정하였다. 최고의 이산화탄소/질소 선택도는 30.2에 도달하였으며, 이산화탄소 투과도는 57.4 GPU ($1GPU=10^{-6}cm^3$(STP)/($s\;cm^2\;cmHg$))이었다.

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