Novel membranes based on cellulose for gas separation and green method for their preparing

  • Valeryia B. Filistovich Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Tatsiana A. Savitskaya Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Irina M. Kimlenka Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Dzmitry D. Hrynshpan Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems, Belarusian State University, 14 Lieninhradskaja Street, Minsk 220006, Belarus
  • Svetlana E. Makarevich Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems, Belarusian State University, 14 Lieninhradskaja Street, Minsk 220006, Belarus
  • Vladimir V. Teplyakov A. V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, 29 Leninskii Avenue, Moscow 119991, Russia
  • Daria A. Syrtsova A. V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, 29 Leninskii Avenue, Moscow 119991, Russia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33581/2520-257X-2019-1-66-77

Abstract

A «green» method of obtaining gas separation composite membranes from cellulose solutions and its mixtures with chitosan in orthophosphoric acid is proposed for industrial use, and differs from the viscose method of producing cellophane and other known methods for producing cellulose gas separation membranes without gaseous emissions and wastewater. It is shown that new composite cellulose membranes on a viscose fabric substrate are characterized by high productivity and selectivity for O2/ N2 pairs, comparable to the values obtained for known membranes made of synthetic polymers, as well as increased mechanical strength. The developed composite membranes demonstrate an inverse selectivity for the CH4/CO2 pair, which is not typical for gas separation membranes described in the literature with cellulose-based selective layers.

Author Biographies

Valeryia B. Filistovich, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

student at the faculty of chemistry

Tatsiana A. Savitskaya, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (chemistry); professor at the department of physical chemistry, faculty of chemistry

Irina M. Kimlenka, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

PhD (chemistry); associate professor at the department of radiation chemistry and chemical-pharmaceutical technologies, faculty of chemistry

Dzmitry D. Hrynshpan, Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems, Belarusian State University, 14 Lieninhradskaja Street, Minsk 220006, Belarus

doctor of science (chemistry), full professor; head of the laboratory for cellulose solutions and products of their treatment

Svetlana E. Makarevich, Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems, Belarusian State University, 14 Lieninhradskaja Street, Minsk 220006, Belarus

senior researcher at the laboratory of cellulose solutions and products

Vladimir V. Teplyakov, A. V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, 29 Leninskii Avenue, Moscow 119991, Russia

doctor of science (chemistry), full professor; head of the laboratory of physico-chemistry of membrane processes

Daria A. Syrtsova, A. V. Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russian Academy of Sciences, 29 Leninskii Avenue, Moscow 119991, Russia

PhD (chemistry); senior researcher at the laboratory of physico-chemistry of membrane processes

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Published
2019-02-19
Keywords: cellulose, chitosan, orthophosphoric acid, composite membranes, gas separation, oxygen, nitrogen, methane, carbon dioxide, fabric support, two-layer film
Supporting Agencies The work was financially supported by Belarusian Republican Foundation for Fundamental Research (grant No. X18P-176) and Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant No. 18-53-00017).
How to Cite
Filistovich, V. B., Savitskaya, T. A., Kimlenka, I. M., Hrynshpan, D. D., Makarevich, S. E., Teplyakov, V. V., & Syrtsova, D. A. (2019). Novel membranes based on cellulose for gas separation and green method for their preparing. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Chemistry, 1, 66-77. https://doi.org/10.33581/2520-257X-2019-1-66-77
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No 1 (2019): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Chemistry
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