High-temperature hydrogen/propane separations in asymmetric carbon molecular sieve hollow fiber membranes
High-temperature hydrogen/propane separations in asymmetric carbon molecular sieve hollow fiber membranes
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DOI:
10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119978
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发表时间:
2021-10-23
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9.5
通讯作者:
Zhang, Chen
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作者:
Liu, Lu;Liu, Dongxia;Zhang, Chen
Catalytic propane dehydrogenation membrane reactors require membranes with highly attractive high-temperature H-2/C3H8 separation performance. In this work, we show that polyimide-derived asymmetric carbon molecular sieve (CMS) hollow fiber membranes with thin (similar to 5 mu m) separation layers can provide outstanding high-temperature (up to 600 degrees C) H-2/C3H8 separation factors 2-100 folds higher than microporous oxide membranes. The effects of CMS membrane pyrolysis condition, permeation temperature, and feed composition on high-temperature H-2/C3H8 separation performance were systematically investigated. CMS hollow fiber membranes pyrolyzed at 675 degrees C showed stable H-2 permeance of 430 GPU and H-2/C3H8 separation factor of 511 at 600 degrees C using a 50%/50% H-2/C3H8 feed mixture under a continuous permeation test of-130 h. It was found that CMS membrane pore structure and separation performance may be modulated by hydrogenation and coke deposition by the H-2/C3H8 mixture under high-temperature permeation. A trade-off between these two potential reactions is achieved by controlling H-2/C3H8 compositions, leading to stable CMS under high-temperature conditions. The results suggest that asymmetric CMS hollow fiber membranes are potentially attractive for catalytic propane dehydrogenation membrane reactors under controlled high-temperature reaction conditions.