Rational molecular design of PEOlated ladder-structured polysilsesquioxane membranes for high performance CO2 removal

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Oct 25;51(83):15308-11. doi: 10.1039/c5cc06269a. Epub 2015 Sep 4.

Abstract

Poly(methoxy(polyethyleneoxy)propyl-co-methacryloxypropyl) silsesquioxane membranes with different copolymer ratios were successfully fabricated via UV-induced crosslinking with mechanical stability. By selectively introducing polyethylene oxide (PEO) groups covalently bound to the ladder-structured polysilsesquioxane, we effectively suppressed the PEO crystallization, allowing for excellent CO2/H2 and CO2/N2 separation under single as well as mixed gas conditions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbon Dioxide / chemistry
  • Carbon Dioxide / isolation & purification*
  • Hydrogen / chemistry
  • Molecular Structure
  • Nitrogen / chemistry
  • Organosilicon Compounds / chemistry*
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*

Substances

  • Organosilicon Compounds
  • polysilsesquioxane
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Hydrogen
  • Nitrogen