Membrane-Based Gas Separation Accelerated by Hollow Nanosphere Architectures.

Authors :: Zhang J
Schott JA
Li Y
Zhan W
Mahurin SM
Nelson K
Sun XG
Paranthaman MP
Dai S
Source :: Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) [Adv Mater] 2017 Jan; Vol. 29 (4). Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Nov 15.
Publication Year :: 2017
Abstract: The coupling of hollow carbon nanospheres with triblock copolymers is a promising strategy to fabricate mixed-matrix membranes. This is because the symmetric microporous shells combine with the hollow space to promote gas transport, and the unique soft-rigid molecular structure of triblock copolymers can accommodate a high loading of fillers without a significant loss of mechanical strength.<br /> (© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)