Metal-induced microporous aminosilica creates a highly permeable gas-separation membrane
Ufafa Anggarini, Liang Yu, Hiroki Nagasawa, Masakoto Kanezashi, Toshinori Tsuru
Abstract
Hybrid microporous aminosilica membranes have been successfully synthesized<italic>via</italic>doping with Ag-, Cu- and Ni-into dense bis[3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl] amine (BTPA) membranes, which creates micropores<italic>via</italic>the crosslinking between donor pairs of electrons in the amine moiety and electron acceptors in the empty “d” orbital of a transition metal.
Topics & Concepts
Microporous materialAmine gas treatingMembraneMoietyMaterials scienceGas separationMetalPolymer chemistryTransition metalChemical engineeringInorganic chemistryChemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisMetallurgyComposite materialEngineeringBiochemistryMembrane Separation and Gas TransportMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsCovalent Organic Framework Applications