Enhanced C3H6/C3H8 separation performance on MOF membranes through blocking defects and hindering framework flexibility by silicone rubber coating

• Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 53; no. 55; pp. 7760 - 7763
• Main Authors: Sheng, Luqian, Wang, Chongqing, Yang, Fan, Xiang, Long, Huang, Xiaojian, Yu, Jian, Zhang, Lixiong, Pan, Yichang, Li, Yanshuo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 06.07.2017
• Subjects: chemical reactions; coatings; polydimethylsiloxane; rubber

The polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating penetrated into the underneath ZIF-8 polycrystalline membrane not only blocking the inter-crystalline defects but also hindering the flexibility of the ZIF-8 framework, resulting in an unusual and highly desired increase in the separation selectivity of the C3...