Summary of recent research on gas separation with (r)GO-assisted membranesa.
Membrane materials | Synthesis methods | Membrane thickness | Gas selectivity | Gas permeability, barrer | Ref. |
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Pure GO | Spin coating | 20 nm | H2/CO2: ca. 240 | H2: 3.4 × 10−7 mol (m2 s−1 Pa) | 138 |
GO/K2B4O7/PES | Vacuum filtration | — | CO2/CH4: 75 | CO2: 650 GPU | 139 |
GO/PEBA | Casting | — | CO2/N2: 80 | CO2: 110 barrer | 140 |
ZIF-8/GO | Contra-diffusion | 100 nm | H2/C3H8: 405 | H2: 5.46 × 10−8 mol (m2 s−1 Pa) | 141 |
H2/N2: 11.1 | |||||
UiO-66-NH2/GO | Vacuum filtration | 1.9 μm | H2/N2: 9.75 | H2: 3.9 × 10−8 mol (m2 s−1 Pa) | 142 |
H2/CO2: 6.35 | |||||
(PDMS)/GO | Casting and thermal treatment | ca. 100 μm | CO2/N2: 24 | CO2: 27.7 barrer | 143 |
Pebax/ZIF-8/GO | Casting and thermal treatment | 55–65 μm | CO2/N2: 47.6 | CO2: 249 barrer | 144 |
Pebax/r-GO | Solution-casting | 45–60 μm | CO2/N2: 104 | CO2: 119 barrer | 94 |
Pure GO | Spray coating | 1 μm | H2/CO2: 20.9 | H2: 2.7 × 10−8 mol (m2 s−1 Pa) | 141 |
PEI/GO | LBL assembly | 1 μm | H2/CO2: 30 | H2: 1000 barrer | 93 |
1 GPU = 1 × 10−6 (STP) cm3/(cm2 s cmHg); 1 barrer = 10−10 cm3 (STP) cm/(cm2 s cmHg); STP: standard temperature and pressure.