title: Aqueous Phase Synthesis of ZIF-8 Membrane with Controllable Location on an Asymmetrically Porous Polymer Substrate.
abstract: In this study, we have demonstrated a simple, scalable, and environmentally friendly route for controllable fabrication of continuous, well-intergrown ZIF-8 on a flexible polymer substrate via contra-diffusion method in conjunction with chemical vapor modification of the polymer surface. The combined chemical vapor modification and contra-diffusion method resulted in controlled formation of a thin, defect-free, and robust ZIF-8 layer on one side of the support in aqueous solution at room temperature. The ZIF-8 membrane exhibited propylene permeance of 1.50 × 10(-8) mol m(-2) s(-1) Pa(-1) and excellent selective permeation properties; after post heat-treatment, the membrane showed ideal selectivities of C3H6/C3H8 and H2/C3H8 as high as 27.8 and 2259, respectively. The new synthesis approach holds promise for further development of the fabrication of high-quality polymer-supported ZIF membranes for practical separation applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University , Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Ezzatollah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shamsaei
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University , Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Xiaocheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University , Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Ze-Xian
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Low
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University , Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Abbasi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University , Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Yaoxin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Monash University , Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Jefferson Zhe
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash University , Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Huanting
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: ZIF-8; chemical vapor modification; contra-diffusion; gas separation; metal−organic framework membranes