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. 2021 Oct 1;11(51):32419–32424. doi: 10.1039/d1ra06363d

Gas diffusivity and solubility of copolymer membranes.

Membrane Feed ratio D a S b
O2 CO2 N2 O2 CO2 N2
SPP : BDPA
Poly(SPP-co-BDPA) 1 : 4 41 35 38 39 170 20
1 : 2 38 33 37 26 120 11
1 : 1 26 28 24 26 114 10
2 : 1 25 27 23 26 110 10
4 : 1 23 24 19 24 100 9.5
DSpoly(SPP-co-BDPA) 1 : 4 45 37 39 40 176 20
1 : 2 42 35 38 36 157 17
1 : 1 40 33 33 30 145 15
2 : 1 37 30 25 27 140 14
4 : 1 27 27 20 26 130 10
SPP : SDPA
Poly(SPP-co-SDPA) 1 : 4 100 80 70 21 105 14
1 : 2 70 60 50 17 72 9.6
1 : 1 50 50 32 15 66 8.8
2 : 1 48 47 30 14 64 7.3
4 : 1 44 40 28 13 62 6.4
DSpoly(SPP-co-SDPA) 1 : 4 80 60 65 20 83 10
1 : 2 40 33 30 15 70 5.7
1 : 1 35 30 20 11 54 5.0
2 : 1 30 28 17 10 53 4.7
4 : 1 20 23 10 7.5 43 3.8
a

Diffusion coefficient (10−7 cm2 s−1).

b

Solubility coefficient [10−3 cm3 (STP) cm−3 cmHg−1].