Abstract
Poly(methyl methacrylate) membranes of different fractional free volume (FFV) were prepared by dry casting from different solvents. Free volume data were determined by means of Bondi method and positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS). It was found that both the boiling point and the solubility parameter of casting solvent affect the membrane’s free volume. It was believed that the difference in free volume was arisen from the difference in polymer packing. The gas permeability is higher when membranes are cast from higher molecular weight PMMA. But the plasticizing effect of CO 2 is less serious compared with the low molecular weight one. The high molecular weight PMMA membrane also has an extremely high O 2/N 2 selectivity, indicating its high structure uniformity. These results indicate that membranes made from polymer of higher molecular weight have the advantages of high permeability, gas selectivity and are less sensitive to CO 2 plasticization. The intrinsic gas transport properties such as the permeability, solubility and diffusivity of O 2, N 2, and CO 2 are measured or calculated. The effects of fractional free volume on membrane gas separation properties were investigated. It was found that the fractional free volume had no definite effects on gas solubility, but the gas permeability and diffusivity increased accordingly to the measured free volume.
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