Membrane-Based Gas Separation Accelerated by Hollow Nanosphere Architectures.

Zhang, Jinshui; Schott, Jennifer Ann; Li, Yunchao; Zhan, Wangcheng; Mahurin, Shannon M; Nelson, Kimberly; Sun, Xiao-Guang; Paranthaman, Mariappan Parans et al. · Adv Mater · 2017

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The coupling of hollow carbon nanospheres with triblock copolymers is a promising strategy to fabricate mixed-matrix membranes. This is because the symmetric microporous shells combine with the hollow space to promote gas transport, and the unique soft-rigid molecular structure of triblock copolymers can accommodate a high loading of fillers without a significant loss of mechanical strength.