Zhaowang Zong (2900066)Sameh K. Elsaidi (1322040)Praveen K. Thallapally (1370520)Moises A. Carreon (1489657)
Herein\nwe demonstrate that AlPO-18 membranes can separate N<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub> gas mixtures at unprecedented N<sub>2</sub> permeances. The\nbest membranes separated N<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub> mixtures with\nN<sub>2</sub> permeances as high as 3076 GPU and separation\nselectivities as high as 4.6. Gas mixture separation data, N<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4</sub> adsorption isotherms, ideal adsorbed solution\ntheory (IAST), and breakthrough experiments were collected to understand\nthe separation mechanisms. Competitive adsorption and differences\nin diffusivities were identified as the prevailing separation mechanisms.\nDifferences in diffusivity played a more dominant role than the competitive\nadsorption, and led to nitrogen selective membranes.
Surendar R. Venna (2175120)Moises A. Carreon (1489657)
Thomas M. Klapötke (711234)Burkhard Krumm (1580941)Rainer Ilg (2490280)Dennis Troegel (2126785)Reinhold Tacke (1561765)
Austin D. Gray (11909885)Emily Bernhardt (428481)
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Jürgen O. Daiss (2649646)Katrin A. Barth (2704345)Christian Burschka (1724161)Patrick Hey (2704354)Rainer Ilg (2490280)Karsten Klemm (2704351)Ingo Richter (2703022)Stephan A. Wagner (2704348)Reinhold Tacke (1561765)