Abstract
We developed a tough and highly CO2-permeable ion gel membrane composed of a CO2-philic ionic liquid (IL), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetracyanoborate ([Emim][B(CN)4]), and an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) composed of poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) and crosslinkable poly(ethyl acrylate-co-N-succinimide acrylate) (poly(EA-co-NSA)). The semi-crystalline PVDF-HFP and IL-philic poly(EA-co-NSA) networks endowed the ion gel membrane with high mechanical strength and good IL-holding properties. The high mechanical strength and good IL-holding properties achieved by the polymer networks provided the ion gel membrane with high and selective CO2 permeability under pressurized conditions at a trans-membrane pressure difference of 250 kPa. In addition, the high CO2 absorbability of [Emim][B(CN)4] provided the ion gel membrane with a CO2 permeability of more than 2500 barrer and a CO2/N2 permselectivity of approximately 20 at an elevated temperature of 80 °C. It was also demonstrated that the CO2 permeability of the IPN ion gel membrane increased with increasing IL content. The IPN ion gel membrane with an IL content of 85 wt% had a CO2 permeability of 2243 barrer and a CO2/N2 permselectivity of 43 at 30 °C. The excellent CO2 permeability and CO2/N2 permselectivity were not changed by physical aging for more than one week.
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