Research progress of mixed matrix membranes for CO<sub>2</sub> separation

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Abstract CO₂ separation membrane technology is an important strategy to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy gas purification. The design of novel mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) is an effective way to improve their permeability and selectivity. MMMs show an excellent CO₂ separation performance in a variety of membrane materials, and they have potential prospects to overcome trade-off effect, and they have been widely attention by researchers. The filler plays an important role in MMMs for improving separation performance. This paper first introduces the transport mechanism of CO₂ in MMMs, and it starts with the traditional fillers and the new fillers. Furthermore, it summarizes the functions of different fillers in MMMs in the membrane matrix and the research progress of their impact on CO₂ separation performance in recent years. Finally, the future development of MMMs for CO₂ separation is prospected.

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	YU Jiangnan
	LI Kang
	CHEN Fei
	WANG Jun
	LI Xueqin

Keywords： mixed matrix membrane filler CO₂ separation

Received 2023-01-11;

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Corresponding Authors: 李雪琴,教授,E-mail:lixueqin861003@163.com。 Email: lixueqin861003@163.com

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YU Jiangnan, LI Kang, CHEN Fei, WANG Jun, LI Xueqin.Research progress of mixed matrix membranes for CO₂ separation[J] Chemcial Industry and Engineering, 2023,V40(3): 74-83

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