Carbon Based

Membranes for Gas

Separation

Presented by: Urooj Fatima, Tooba Ahmed,

Hooria Batool & Fazila waqar

CH-041, CH-047, CH-049 & CH-060

Polymeric membranes

Ceramic membranes

Inorganic membranes

Mixed matrix membranes

Importance

Uses

Scope
BALL SUSPENSION STIRRED SUSPENSION SINTERED MEMBRANE TESTED ON
PREPARED WHILE POURED ON
MILLING IN OVEN SEPARATED THE
BETWEEN ADDING GLASS PLATE FROM APPARATUS
NMP AND DIFFERENT
AND KNIFE GLASS PLATE DESIGNED
ARLACEL COMPONENT
CASTED
 With CNTs Without CNTs
3 membranes 3 membranes
Kaolin content Kaolin content
With carbon
13gm 13gm 1 membrane
16gm 16gm
20gm 20gm
Without CNTs With CNTs
 Without CNTs With CNTs

13
gm

16 gm
20 gm
20 gm
13 gm

16 gm 9
 With By By cryogenic
solvents membrane distillation

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CO2turns lime water milky

Gas Chromatography.

Orsat Analysis

Darcy law
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4.5

3.5

Permeability 2.5
with CNTs
2
of with out CNTs
1.5
CO2 (barrer) 1

Exp-15 0.5

0
0 5 10 15 20 25

kaolin content (gm)

• As kaolin content increases permeability of CO2 decreases

• 30% permeabilty decreases by addition of CNTs

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 1.6

1.4

1.2

0.8
Permeability
with out CNTs
of 0.6
with CNTs
Air(barrer) 0.4

Exp-14
0.2

0
0 5 10 15 20 25

• As kaolin content increases permeability of air decreases

• 14.28% permeability decreases by addition of CNTs

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 50000
45000
P 40000

(
R p 35000
30000
E D a
25000
S R s 20000 with cnts

S O c 15000 with CNTs

10000
U P a
5000
R l 0
)

E 0 5 10 15 20 25

Kaolin content (gm)

• As kaolin content increases pressure drop increases
• Membranes with CNTs have more pressure drop

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Kaolin content 13 gm3
• Pore sizes 1.13 microns(approx)

Kaolin content 16 gm
• Pore sizes 1000 nm(approx)

Kaolin content 20 gm
• Pore sizes 965 nm (approx)
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SNO. MATERIALS COST
1 N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone 5500
2 Arlacel 4800
3 Kaolin 1000
4 Carbon 2000
5 Poly Vinyl Alcohol 5000
6 Poly vinyl Chloride 2400
7 Scanning Electron Microscopy 10000
8 Holder 10000
9 Miscellaneous Expenses 5000
Total 45700