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Fabrication of Polymeric Blend Membranes Using PBEM-POEM Comb Copolymer and Poly(ethylene glycol) for CO2 Capture

PBEM-POEM 공중합체와 Poly(ethylene glycol)의 폴리머 블렌드를 이용한 이산화탄소 분리막 제조

  • Moon, Seung Jae (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Min, Hyo Jun (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Na Un (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University) ;
  • Kim, Jong Hak (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University)
  • 문승재 (연세대학교 화공생명공학과) ;
  • 민효준 (연세대학교 화공생명공학과) ;
  • 김나운 (연세대학교 화공생명공학과) ;
  • 김종학 (연세대학교 화공생명공학과)
  • Received : 2019.08.22
  • Accepted : 2019.08.28
  • Published : 2019.08.31
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Abstract

In this paper, we develop a polymeric blend membrane based on $CO_2$-philic poly(2-[3-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-hydroxyphenyl] ethyl methacrylate)-poly(oxyethylene methacrylate) (PBEM-POEM) comb copolymer, which was synthesized by facile free radical polymerization. The PBEM-POEM (PBE) comb copolymer was blended with a commercial oligomer, low-molecular-weight poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG, $M_w=200gmol^{-1}$) with various ratios to prepare $CO_2/N_2$ separation membranes. From the result of $CO_2/N_2$ separation test of the PBE/PEG blend membranes with the various PEG contents, we could conclude that with increasing PEG content, the $CO_2/N_2$ selectivity significantly increased while the CO2 permeability decreased showing trade-off relationship. However, when comparing the performance of the PBE/PEG (9 : 1) with the PBE/PEG (7 : 3) membrane, the $CO_2$ permeance decreased by only 8.3%, while the $N_2$ permeance decreased by 69.1%. Therefore, the $CO_2/N_2$ selectivity dramatically increased from 33.8 to 100.3. This could be because the POEM chains, which account for 80% of the PBE copolymer, favorably interact with PEG and lead to a more compact chain structure, which was confirmed by FT-IR, XRD and SEM analysis. The PBE/PEG (7 : 3) blend membrane had the most optimal gas separation performance, showing a $CO_2$ permeance of 170.5 GPU and $CO_2/N_2$ selectivity of 100.3.

본 논문에서는 이산화탄소 친화적인 PBEM-POEM (PBE) 공중합체를 기반으로 고분자 블렌드 분리막을 제조하는 방법을 제시한다. PBE 공중합체는 자유 라디칼 중합 반응을 통해 손쉽게 합성이 가능하며, 이를 상용 고분자인 PEG와 다양한 비율로 혼합하여 이산화탄소/질소 분리막을 제조하였다. 이산화탄소/질소 분리 성능을 테스트한 결과, PEG의 함량이 높을수록 이산화탄소 투과도는 감소하는 반면 이산화탄소/질소 선택도는 크게 증가하는 상충(trade-off) 관계가 나타났다. 그러나 PBE/PEG (9 : 1)과 PBE/PEG (7 : 3)을 비교하면 이산화탄소 투과도는 단지 8.3% 감소한 반면에 질소 투과도는 69.1%나 감소하였다. 따라서 이산화탄소/질소 선택도가 33.8에서 100.3으로 크게 증가하였다. 이것은 PBE 공중합체의 80%를 차지하는 POEM 사슬이 PEG와 상호작용하여 더욱 조밀한 구조가 되었기 때문이며, 이를 FT-IR, XRD, SEM 분석으로 확인하였다. PBE/PEG (7 : 3) 블렌드 막이 가장 최적의 기체 분리 성능을 가졌고, 이산화탄소투과도는 170.5 GPU, 이산화탄소/질소 선택도는 100.3이었다.

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