Thanabalan Murugesan

Polyethersulfone (PES) Membranes for CO2/CH4 Separation: Effect of Polymer Blending

Effect of polymer blending on physico-chemical and gas permeation properties of polyethersulfone (PES) membrane was studied. PES was chosen as base polymer and polysulfone (PSF) and polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) were added as glassy and rubbery polymer additives respectively. The morphology, thermal stability and miscibility of PES membranes were characterized by FESEM, TGA and DSC respectively to observe the effect of polymer blending. The prepared membranes were tested for permeation of CO2 and CH4 at a feed pressure of 2 to 10 bar. PES-PSF membrane exhibits the separation properties identical to PES membrane. PES-PVAc blend membrane was found to be immiscible and high permeability was achieved while the selectivity was lost.

Preparation and Characterization of Newly Developed Polysulfone/Polyethersulfone Blend Membrane for CO2 Separation

Polymeric membranes suffer from so called upper bound tradeoff between permeability and selectivity as described by Robeson. Polymer blending is a valuable technique to tune the properties of polymeric membranes by physical mixing of different polymers in a single mixture. In this study, preparation and characterization of newly developed polysulfone/polyethersulfone (PSF/PES) blend flat sheet dense membranes is described for CO2/CH4 separation. Blend membranes with different blending ratios were prepared and the developed membranes were characterized by FESEM, FTIR and TGA to see the effect of blend ratio on morphology, bonding and thermal stability respectively. Permeability of CO2 and CH4 gases in pressure range of 2-10 bar is recorded to find out the ideal selectivity of prepared membranes. The results are discussed and compared with individual polymer membranes.

Density and excess properties of N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) with 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tris(pentafluoroethyl)trifluorophosphate (hmim)(FAP)

In the present work, new data on the densities and refractive indices for 1-hexyl-3-methylimidazolium tris(pentafluoroethyl)trifluorophosphate [hmim][FAP] with N-methyldiethanolamine are reported for various concentrations and at temperatures (303.15–328.15) K. Excess molar volumes

Phase Diagram of an Aqueous Salt-Polymer System Composed of Poly Ethylene Glycol 4000 + Na3C6H5O7+ H2O

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Chlorate adsorption from chlor-alkali plant brine stream

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Degradation Kinetic of Oxytetracycline Antibiotic inside UV Reactor in the Presence of H2O2

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