TY - JOUR
T1 - A solution-processable and ultra-permeable conjugated microporous thermoset for selective hydrogen separation
AU - Liu, Wei
AU - Jiang, Shu Dong
AU - Yan, Youguo
AU - Wang, Wensen
AU - Li, Jing
AU - Leng, Kai
AU - Japip, Susilo
AU - Liu, Jiangtao
AU - Xu, Hai
AU - Liu, Yanpeng
AU - Park, In Hyeok
AU - Bao, Yang
AU - Yu, Wei
AU - Guiver, Michael D.
AU - Zhang, Sui
AU - Loh, Kian Ping
N1 - Funding Information:
K.P.L. acknowledges NRF-CRP grant “Two Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework: Synthesis and Applications”. Grant number NRF-CRP16-2015-02, funded by National Research Foundation, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore. S.Z. and K.P.L. acknowledge NUS Cross-Faculty Resarch Grant ‘2D Polymers for Membrane-based Molecular Separation’ with grant number R-279-000-582-133, funded by National University of Singapore. Y.Y. acknowledges Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China (ZR2019MB023). We acknowledge Prof. Neal Tai-Shung Chung for sharing the use of PALS and gas separation equipment, and thank W. Fu, Z.X. Chen, S.H. Choi, C.H. Yao, H. Xiao, and H. Yan for helpful discussions.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Author(s).
PY - 2020/4/2
Y1 - 2020/4/2
N2 - The synthesis of a polymer that combines the processability of plastics with the extreme rigidity of cross-linked organic networks is highly attractive for molecular sieving applications. However, cross-linked networks are typically insoluble or infusible, preventing them from being processed as plastics. Here, we report a solution-processable conjugated microporous thermoset with permanent pores of ~0.4 nm, prepared by a simple heating process. When employed as a two-dimensional molecular sieving membrane for hydrogen separation, the membrane exhibits ultrahigh permeability with good selectivity for H2 over CO2, O2, N2, CH4, C3H6 and C3H8. The combined processability, structural rigidity and easy feasibility make this polymeric membrane promising for large-scale hydrogen separations of commercial and environmental relevance.
AB - The synthesis of a polymer that combines the processability of plastics with the extreme rigidity of cross-linked organic networks is highly attractive for molecular sieving applications. However, cross-linked networks are typically insoluble or infusible, preventing them from being processed as plastics. Here, we report a solution-processable conjugated microporous thermoset with permanent pores of ~0.4 nm, prepared by a simple heating process. When employed as a two-dimensional molecular sieving membrane for hydrogen separation, the membrane exhibits ultrahigh permeability with good selectivity for H2 over CO2, O2, N2, CH4, C3H6 and C3H8. The combined processability, structural rigidity and easy feasibility make this polymeric membrane promising for large-scale hydrogen separations of commercial and environmental relevance.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41467-020-15503-6
DO - 10.1038/s41467-020-15503-6
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32242012
AN - SCOPUS:85082888758
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 11
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
IS - 1
M1 - 1633
ER -