Toward an Understanding of the Microstructure and Interfacial Properties of PIMs/ZIF‑8 Mixed Matrix Membranes

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 8; no. 40; pp. 27311 - 27321
• Main Authors: Benzaqui, Marvin, Semino, Rocio, Menguy, Nicolas, Carn, Florent, Kundu, Tanay, Guigner, Jean-Michel, McKeown, Neil B, Msayib, Kadhum J, Carta, Mariolino, Malpass-Evans, Richard, Le Guillouzer, Clément, Clet, Guillaume, Ramsahye, Naseem A, Serre, Christian, Maurin, Guillaume, Steunou, Nathalie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 12.10.2016; Washington, D.C. : American Chemical Society
• Subjects: Chemical Sciences; chemical structure; colloids; image analysis; light scattering; microstructure; nanoparticles; physicochemical properties; polymers; solvents; texture; transmission electron microscopy; X-radiation; mixed matrix membrane; transmission electron microscopy; ZIF-8; molecular modeling; polymer of intrinsic microporosity; MOF/polymer interface

A study integrating advanced experimental and modeling tools was undertaken to characterize the microstructural and interfacial properties of mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) composed of the zeolitic imidazolate framework ZIF-8 nanoparticles (NPs) and two polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1 and...