Carbon hollow fiber membranes for a molecular sieve with precise-cutoff ultramicropores for superior hydrogen separation

Linfeng Lei; Fengjiao Pan; Arne Lindbråthen; Xiangping Zhang; Magne Hillestad; Yi Nie; Lu Bai; Xuezhong He; Michael D. Guiver

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20628-9

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Carbon hollow fiber membranes for a molecular sieve with precise-cutoff ultramicropores for superior hydrogen separation

Linfeng Lei,
Fengjiao Pan,
Arne Lindbråthen,
Xiangping Zhang,
Magne Hillestad,
Yi Nie,
Lu Bai,
Xuezhong He,
Michael D. Guiver

Affiliations

Linfeng Lei: Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Fengjiao Pan: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Arne Lindbråthen: Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Xiangping Zhang: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Magne Hillestad: Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Yi Nie: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lu Bai: Beijing Key Laboratory of Ionic Liquids Clean Process, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xuezhong He: Department of Chemical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Michael D. Guiver: State Key Laboratory of Engines, School of Mechanical Engineering, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20628-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Energy-efficient hydrogen purification technologies are needed for the hydrogen economy. Here the authors report facile and scalable fabrication of asymmetric carbon molecular sieve membranes for the separation of hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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