Flexible Polypropylene-Supported ZIF‑8 Membranes for Highly Efficient Propene/Propane Separation

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 142; no. 50; pp. 20915 - 20919
• Main Authors: Zhao, Yali, Wei, Yanying, Lyu, Luxi, Hou, Qianqian, Caro, Jürgen, Wang, Haihui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 16.12.2020
• Subjects: brittleness; coordination polymers; industrial applications; polypropylenes; propane; propylene

Metal–organic framework (MOF) membranes have enormous potential in separation applications. There are several MOF membranes grown on polymer substrates aimed for scale-up, but their brittleness hampers any industrial application. Herein, intergrown continuous polypropylene (PP)-supported ZIF-8 membr...