Energy-Efficient Hydrogen Separation by AB-Type Ladder-Polymer Molecular Sieves

• Published in: Advanced materials (Weinheim) Vol. 26; no. 39; pp. 6696 - 6700
• Main Authors: Ghanem, Bader S., Swaidan, Raja, Ma, Xiaohua, Litwiller, Eric, Pinnau, Ingo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 22.10.2014
• Subjects: A-B polymers; Air separation; gas separation; hydrogen; Ladders; Materials selection; membranes; Molecular sieves; polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs); Powder injection molding; Selectivity; Separation; Three dimensional; membranes; molecular sieves; hydrogen; polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs); A-B polymers; gas separation

Increases in hydrogen selectivity of more than 100% compared with the most selective ladder polymer of intrinsic microporosity (PIM) reported to date are achieved with self‐polymerized A‐B‐type ladder monomers comprising rigid and three‐dimensional 9,10‐dialkyl‐substituted triptycene moieties. The s...