<p>Advanced polymer membranes exhibit competitive performance in gas separation. However, rationally designing a polymer membrane with high gas separation performance and structural robustness simultaneously remains challenging. Herein, we present a microzone interfacial polymerization approach to reconstruct the polymer network through the rearrangement of attached functional groups, forming a heterogeneous structure with a crumpled morphology. Unlike common crumpled membranes with homogeneous structures, the heterogeneous structure with a discovered microphase separation endows the membrane with independent and cooperative dual-function regions. The peaks, with more amides as CO<sub>2</sub>-philic sites, are functionalized as fast CO<sub>2</sub> transport channels, whereas the stress release effect via the deformation process maintains a high free volume. Valleys, with more rigid phenyls, demonstrate both enhanced CO<sub>2</sub> diffusion and compaction resistance. The cooperative effects of dual-function regions significantly improve the structural robustness, and the optimized membrane exhibits an approximately 300% increase in CO<sub>2</sub> permeance and CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> selectivity compared with its homogeneous counterparts under 1.0 MPa, which is also one order of magnitude greater than that of state-of-the-art membranes. This approach offers a potential pathway for developing more durable polymer membranes suited for harsh environments, which could expand the range of gas separations feasible with membrane technology.</p>

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Gas separation with binary-cooperative heterogeneous membranes

  • Bo Wang,
  • Chen Zhang,
  • Junrui Zhang,
  • Ji-kun Yin,
  • Xiaomin Song,
  • Haochen Ye,
  • Qing-hua Li,
  • Jun-chao Lao,
  • Tie Wang

摘要

Advanced polymer membranes exhibit competitive performance in gas separation. However, rationally designing a polymer membrane with high gas separation performance and structural robustness simultaneously remains challenging. Herein, we present a microzone interfacial polymerization approach to reconstruct the polymer network through the rearrangement of attached functional groups, forming a heterogeneous structure with a crumpled morphology. Unlike common crumpled membranes with homogeneous structures, the heterogeneous structure with a discovered microphase separation endows the membrane with independent and cooperative dual-function regions. The peaks, with more amides as CO2-philic sites, are functionalized as fast CO2 transport channels, whereas the stress release effect via the deformation process maintains a high free volume. Valleys, with more rigid phenyls, demonstrate both enhanced CO2 diffusion and compaction resistance. The cooperative effects of dual-function regions significantly improve the structural robustness, and the optimized membrane exhibits an approximately 300% increase in CO2 permeance and CO2/N2 selectivity compared with its homogeneous counterparts under 1.0 MPa, which is also one order of magnitude greater than that of state-of-the-art membranes. This approach offers a potential pathway for developing more durable polymer membranes suited for harsh environments, which could expand the range of gas separations feasible with membrane technology.