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  • Chemical Engineering
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Two-dimensional (2D) materials show potential for gas separation but suffer from limited in-plane porosity and disordered interplane channels.
  • These limitations hinder the efficiency and selectivity of 2D material-based membranes for gas separations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize ferrocene-based metal-organic framework (MOF) nanosheets as supports for ionic liquid membranes (SILMs).
  • To fabricate and evaluate a novel Zr-Fc MOF supported ionic liquid membrane (Zr-Fc-SILM) for highly efficient carbon dioxide (CO2) separation.
  • To investigate the enhancement of CO2 separation performance using the photothermal-responsive properties of the Zr-Fc MOF.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of ferrocene-based MOF (Zr-Fc MOF) nanosheets with abundant in-plane micropores.
  • Fabrication of Zr-Fc MOF supported ionic liquid membrane (Zr-Fc-SILM).
  • Characterization of membrane performance for CO2/N2 separation, including permeance and selectivity.
  • Evaluation of performance enhancement under light irradiation via photothermal heating.

Main Results:

  • The Zr-Fc MOF nanosheets provide in-plane micropores, increasing CO2 transport pathways and achieving a permeance of 145.15 GPU.
  • The Zr-Fc-SILM exhibits high CO2/N2 selectivity (216.9) due to nanoconfinement effects, significantly outperforming common porous polymer SILMs.
  • Light irradiation enhanced the separation performance by 35% through photothermal heating, demonstrating a light-facilitated separation mechanism.

Conclusions:

  • Zr-Fc MOF nanosheets are effective porous supports for developing high-performance SILMs for CO2 separation.
  • The developed Zr-Fc-SILM demonstrates superior CO2 permeance and selectivity compared to existing technologies.
  • Photothermal enhancement offers a novel strategy for actively controlling and improving gas separation membrane performance.