title: Membrane-Based Gas Separation Accelerated by Hollow Nanosphere Architectures.
abstract: The coupling of hollow carbon nanospheres with triblock copolymers is a promising strategy to fabricate mixed-matrix membranes. This is because the symmetric microporous shells combine with the hollow space to promote gas transport, and the unique soft-rigid molecular structure of triblock copolymers can accommodate a high loading of fillers without a significant loss of mechanical strength.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
authors.forename: Jinshui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.|Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer Ann
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schott
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
authors.forename: Yunchao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.|Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials and Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road, Shanghai, 200237, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Wangcheng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
authors.forename: Shannon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Mahurin
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
authors.forename: Xiao-Guang
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.
authors.forename: Mariappan Parans
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Paranthaman
authors.affiliation: Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA.|Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dai
keywords: gas separation; hollow nanosphere architectures; mixed-matrix membranes; triblock copolymers