title: Tailoring pore properties of MCM-48 silica for selective adsorption of CO2.
abstract: Four different types of amine-attached MCM-48 silicas were prepared and investigated for CO(2) separation from N(2). Monomeric and polymeric hindered and unhindered amines were attached to the pore surface of the MCM-48 silica and characterized with respect to their CO(2) sorption properties. The pore structures and amino group content in these modified silicas were investigated by XRD, FT-IR, TGA, N(2) adsorption/desorption at 77 K and CHN/Si analysis, which confirmed that in all cases the amino groups were attached to the pore surface of MCM-48 at 1.5-5.2 mmol/g. The N(2) adsorption/desorption analysis showed a considerable decrease of the pore volume and surface area for the MCM-48 silica containing a polymeric amine (e.g., polyethyleneimine). The CO(2) adsorption rates and capacities of the amine-attached MCM-48 samples were studied employing a sorption microbalance. The results obtained indicated that in addition to the concentration of surface-attached amino groups, specific interactions between CO(2) and the surface amino groups, and the resultant pore structure after amine group attachment have a significant impact on CO(2) adsorption properties of these promising adsorbent materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0012, USA.
authors.forename: Sangil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ida
authors.forename: Vadim V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Guliants
authors.forename: Jerry Y S
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Lin