Polymer nanosieve membranes for CO2-capture applications

N. Du, H. B. Park, G. P. Robertson, M. M. Dal-Cin, T. Visser, L. Scoles, M. D. Guiver*
Nature Mater., 2011, 10,  372-375 DOI: 10.1038/NMAT2989

Notes & Highlights:

• TZPIM-1 is one of the few membranes that broke the Robeson plot for CO2/N2 selectivity.
• Guiver also proved calculations from single gas isotherms show lesser selectivity than actual mixed gas measurements.