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Intrinsically microporous oligomers (or oligomers of intrinsic microporosity, OIM) for use as organic poro-gens were first synthesized and subsequently incorporated into polysulfone (PSU) matrices to produce mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) for gas separation. Their molecular weight was controlled to be about Mn=2,800 (n~5–6), and their end groups were regulated to be either -OH (OH-OIM) or -F (F-OIM) for improvement in the compatibility between OIM and PSU. The intrinsic pores of OIM greatly increase the gas permeability of PSU with only a small loss of gas selectivity. For instance, 20/80 wt% OH-OIM/PSU MMMs yield up to three- to four-fold higher permeability of CO2 and He compared to neat PSU, mostly associated with the intrinsic pores of OIM and its high compatibility with PSU. Additionally, very little reduction in separation performance was observed over 100 days. This suggests OIM as a promising organic porogen of MMMs for improving gas separation performance.
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This work was supported by the Korea Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (KCAP) located in Sogang University and funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (MSIP) through the National Research Foundation of Korea (Grant No. 2009-0093883). The surface images (AFM) were analyzed on an XE-100 instrument (Psia) installed at Hanyang LINC+ Analytical Equipment Center (Seoul).
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Moon, G.H., Park, S., Park, S.C. et al. Intrinsically microporous oligomers as organic porogens for mixed-matrix membranes. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 37, 1050–1056 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11814-020-0528-z
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