Optimizing Membrane Performance using Various Filler Materials in Membrane Fabrication for Enhancing Gas Separation Efficiency: A Review

Authors

  • Putri Nadhirah Roslin Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, Malaysia
  • Sazlinda Binti Kamaruzaman Department Natural Medicines and Product Research Laboratory, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, Malaysia
  • Ili Syazana Johari Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor 43400, Malaysia
  • Noorfatimah Yahaya Department of Toxicology, Advanced Medical and Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 13200, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48048/tis.2024.8399

Keywords:

Membrane technology, Gas separation, Metal-organic framework, Carbonaceous nanomaterials, Optimization

Abstract

The membrane technology has been receiving significant interest in both research and industrial applications, particularly in the separation of CO2/CH4. These methods, as published, aim to overcome the limitations of pure polymeric membranes and offer an alternative approach in separation techniques where membrane technology can overcome the constraints of conventional methods such as Solid Phase Extraction (SPE) and Liquid-Liquid Extraction (LLE). Fabricating membranes using fillers as adsorbents can enhance membrane separation performance due to their porous nature. Hence, the selection of suitable fillers is crucial to maximize membrane efficiency in separating analytes. This paper will review 3 types of fillers-metal-organic frameworks, carbonaceous nanomaterials and mesoporous molecular sieves-from various research papers published in recent years.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Additives introduced to polymeric membrane to increase the membrane performances in terms of selectivity and permeability.
  • Short review of materials used for fabrication of mixed matrix membrane.
  • Modification of selected additives used to study its effects on membrane performances.
  • Recent advancement of hybrid additives materials, combining MOF and carbonaceous materials.

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2024-10-20

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