Open-Pore Two-Dimensional MFI Zeolite Nanosheets for the Fabrication of Hydrocarbon-Isomer-Selective Membranes on Porous Polymer Supports

Han Zhang, Qiang Xiao, Xianghai Guo, Najun Li, Prashant Kumar, Neel Rangnekar, Mi Young Jeon, Shaeel Al-Thabaiti, Katabathini Narasimharao, Sulaiman Nasir Basahel, Berna Topuz, Frank J. Onorato, Christopher W. Macosko, K. Andre Mkhoyan, Michael Tsapatsis

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Abstract

Two-dimensional zeolite nanosheets that do not contain any organic structure-directing agents were prepared from a multilamellar MFI (ML-MFI) zeolite. ML-MFI was first exfoliated by melt compounding and then detemplated by treatment with a mixture of H2SO4and H2O2(piranha solution). The obtained OSDA-free MFI nanosheets disperse well in water and can be used for coating applications. Deposits made on porous polybenzimidazole (PBI) supports by simple filtration of these suspensions exhibit an n-butane/isobutane selectivity of 5.4, with an n-butane permeance of 3.5×10−7mol m−2s−1Pa−1(ca. 1000 GPU).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)7184-7187
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume55
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 13 2016

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Keywords

  • Membranes
  • Nanosheets
  • Separation
  • Zeolites

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