A Novel Poly(4-methyl-2-pentyne)/TiO2 Hybrid Nanocomposite Membrane for Natural Gas Conditioning: Butane/Methane Separation

Yave, W.; Shishatskiy, S.; Abetz, V.; Matson, S.; Litvinova, E.; Khotimskiy, V.; Peinemann, K.-V.

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A Novel Poly(4-methyl-2-pentyne)/TiO2 Hybrid Nanocomposite Membrane for Natural Gas Conditioning: Butane/Methane Separation

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Poly(4-methyl-2-pentyne) (PMP)/TiO2 hybrid nanocomposite membranes have been investigated for natural gas conditioning. Tailor-made PMP with 35% cis-content was identified as an attractive material to prepare nanocomposite membranes; it presented good stability towards organic vapors and optimal properties for butane/methane separation. The PMP/TiO2 hybrid nanocomposite membranes presented an improvement of butane permeability and butane/methane selectivity. The addition of TiO2 nanoparticles to the PMP enhanced the selectivity more effectively than fumed-silica, and it is attractively higher than those currently reported in the open literature.

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URL: https://publications.hereon.de/id/26106/
Authors:Yave, W., Shishatskiy, S., Abetz, V., Matson, S., Litvinova, E., Khotimskiy, V., Peinemann, K.-V.
Year:2007
In: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics
Volume:208
Issue:22
Pages:2412 - 2418
Publisher:Wiley
Type:Journalpaper
ISSN: 1022-1352
Cite as: Yave, W.; Shishatskiy, S.; Abetz, V.; Matson, S.; Litvinova, E.; Khotimskiy, V.; Peinemann, K.-V.: A Novel Poly(4-methyl-2-pentyne)/TiO2 Hybrid Nanocomposite Membrane for Natural Gas Conditioning: Butane/Methane Separation. In: Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. Vol. 208 (2007) 22, 2412 - 2418. (DOI: 10.1002/macp.200700399)