<p>Membrane materials and fabrication methods often need to be co-developed to meet the specific permeance and selectivity requirements of different gas separation application, which limits the adaptability of membrane technology. Here we propose a post-regulation strategy—adjusting the pore structures of a standard “primitive” membrane to meet various separation needs—that greatly simplifies membrane preparation and accelerates technological advancement. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are introduced as innovative building blocks: a continuous GQD membrane is constructed by tightly stacking GQDs, and then its pore structure is tuned via heat treatment and in-situ cross-linking with small amine molecules. Combining adjustable angstrom-scale pores with preferential CO<sub>2</sub> adsorption, the resulting GQD membranes exhibit widely tunable CO<sub>2</sub>/N<sub>2</sub> and CO<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub> separation performances. The CO<sub>2</sub> permeance and separation factors surpass most reported membranes and can be tuned to exceed industrial targets for CO<sub>2</sub> capture. By varying the heat treatment temperature, the separation scope of the membrane is further extended to challenging gas pairs such as C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>/C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub>, demonstrating the high potential of this customizable post-regulation pore structure strategy.</p>

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Graphene quantum dot membranes with tailorable pores for efficient gas separation

  • Xinjing Zhang,
  • Qiuxia Feng,
  • Liming Zhang,
  • Zhongwei Cao,
  • Hongbo Li,
  • Xuefeng Zhu,
  • Weishen Yang

摘要

Membrane materials and fabrication methods often need to be co-developed to meet the specific permeance and selectivity requirements of different gas separation application, which limits the adaptability of membrane technology. Here we propose a post-regulation strategy—adjusting the pore structures of a standard “primitive” membrane to meet various separation needs—that greatly simplifies membrane preparation and accelerates technological advancement. Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are introduced as innovative building blocks: a continuous GQD membrane is constructed by tightly stacking GQDs, and then its pore structure is tuned via heat treatment and in-situ cross-linking with small amine molecules. Combining adjustable angstrom-scale pores with preferential CO2 adsorption, the resulting GQD membranes exhibit widely tunable CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 separation performances. The CO2 permeance and separation factors surpass most reported membranes and can be tuned to exceed industrial targets for CO2 capture. By varying the heat treatment temperature, the separation scope of the membrane is further extended to challenging gas pairs such as C3H6/C3H8, demonstrating the high potential of this customizable post-regulation pore structure strategy.