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The adsorption and mass transport of CO 2 and CH 4 in CHA zeolite were studied experimentally. First, large and well-defined CHA crystals with varying Si/Al ratios and morphologies ideal for adsorption studies were prepared. Then, adsorption isotherms were measured, and adsorption parameters were estimated from the data. In the next step, permeation experiments for pure components and mixtures were conducted for a defect-free CHA membrane with a Si/Al ratio of 80 and a thickness of 600 nm over a wide temperature range. A maximum selectivity of 243 in combination with a CO 2 permeance of 70 × 10−7 mol/(m2 s Pa) was observed for a feed of an equimolar CO 2 /CH 4 mixture at 273 K and 5.5 bar. Finally, a simple model accounting for adsorption and diffusion through the surface barriers and the interior of the pores of the membrane was fitted to the permeation data. The fitted model indicated that the surface barrier was a surface diffusion process at the pore mouth with higher activation energy than the diffusion process within the pores. The model also showed that the highly selective mass transport in the membrane was mostly a result of a selective surface barrier and, to a lesser extent, a result of adsorption selectivity. [Display omitted] • CHA crystals with various Si/Al ratios were studied for gas adsorption. • The adsorption were performed in a wide temperature range of 150–350 K. • Single gas and CO 2 /CH 4 permeation were measured over an ultra-thin CHA membrane. • Adsorption parameters were used to model mass transport through the CHA membrane. • High CO 2 /CH 4 selectivity is mostly due to high surface permeability selectivity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present work, a biosynthesis route for the preparation of hierarchical pompon-like SAPO-34 was developed. Commercially available bacterial cellulose aerogel was used as template. SiO 2 loaded bacterial cellulose aerogel was used as silica source and a simple hydrothermal treatment was used for crystallization. XRD, FT-IR, SEM, TEM, N 2 adsorption-desorption and TG techniques were employed to characterize the obtained samples. The hierarchical pompon-like SAPO-34 showed a spherical morphology that was comprised of nanosheets with a thickness less than 30 nm. The specific surface area of the hierarchical pompon-like SAPO-34 was 498 m2/g that was higher than the trigonal SAPO-34 crystals of 465 m2/g. The ultrasonic treatment experiment indicated a high stability of the pompon-like structure. In addition, the hierarchical pompon-like SAPO-34 exhibited a CO 2 adsorption capacity of 2.26 mmol/g at 100 kPa and 298K and the corresponding CO 2 /CH 4 ideal separation factor was 5.7, which was higher than that of trigonal SAPO-34 crystals. The saturated adsorption capacity and b-value were estimated using single site Langmuir, Toth and Sips adsorption isotherm models and the observed results were constant. Compared with trigonal SAPO-34, hierarchical pompon-like SAPO-34 displayed a higher saturated adsorption capacity, but a lower b-value. [Display omitted] • A biosynthesis route was developed for the synthesis of hierarchical SAPO-34. • Economical bacterial cellulose aerogel was used as the template. • The hierarchical SAPO-34 crystals were comprised of ultrathin zeolite nanosheets. • A higher surface area and a higher CO 2 adsorption capacity were observed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]