Miscible-blend polysulfone/polyimide membrane for hydrogen purification from palm oil mill effluent fermentation

Abd Hamid, Mohd Azam and Chung, Ying Tao and Rohani, Rosiah and Junaidi, Mohd Usman Mohd (2019) Miscible-blend polysulfone/polyimide membrane for hydrogen purification from palm oil mill effluent fermentation. Separation and Purification Technology, 209. pp. 598-607. ISSN 1383-5866, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2018.07.067.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2018.07.067

Abstract

The biogas produced from the anaerobic fermentation of palm oil mill effluent (POME) contains equal amount of H2 and CO2, in which the biohydrogen (bioH2) is a prospective source of renewable energy. Therefore, the determination of an efficient H2 purification technique has been a major concern. Membrane separation technology is highly recommended due to its excellent purification performance with high permeation of H2 and H2/CO2 selectivity. Polymer blending is a favourable approach due to its simplicity to refine membrane inner structural properties by combining different polymers with complementary features. In this study, the synthesized polysulfone-polyimide (PSf/PI) membrane is an alternative polymeric membrane practicable for H2/CO2 separation due to its outstanding permeation properties, enhanced membrane properties as well as improved tolerance to plasticizing gases. The effect of evaporation time on PSf/PI membranes was further investigated and was thoroughly characterized by FTIR, TGA, DSC and SEM. The miscibility of the PSf/PI blending was proven by DSC with the detection of only single glass transition temperature value. The highest permeability of both H2 and CO2 gas were presented by PSf/PI-60 membrane with 348 GPU and 86 GPU, respectively, H2/CO2 selectivity of 4.4 and H2 purification efficiency of 80%. Hence, PSf/PI membrane is a high potential candidate with inherent properties for H2/CO2 separation from POME fermentation.

Item Type: Article
Funders: GUP/086/2016 research grant
Uncontrolled Keywords: Biogas; Membrane; Hydrogen; Polyimide; Polysulfone
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 23 Jan 2019 09:08
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2019 07:54
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/20150

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