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- Title
S/N/O-Enriched Carbons from Polyacrylonitrile-Based Block Copolymers for Selective Separation of Gas Streams.
- Authors
Gómez-Díaz, Diego; Domínguez-Ramos, Lidia; Malucelli, Giulio; Freire, María Sonia; González-Álvarez, Julia; Lazzari, Massimo
- Abstract
A series of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based block copolymers with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) as sacrificial bock were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization and used as precursors for the synthesis of porous carbons. The carbons enriched with O- and S-containing groups, introduced by controlled oxidation and sulfuration, respectively, were characterized by Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry, and their surface textural properties were measured by a volumetric analyzer. We observed that the presence of sulfur tends to modify the structure of the carbons, from microporous to mesoporous, while the use of copolymers with a range of molar composition PAN/PMMA between 10/90 and 47/53 allows the obtainment of carbons with different degrees of porosity. The amount of sacrificial block only affects the morphology of carbons stabilized in oxygen, inducing their nanostructuration, but has no effect on their chemical composition. We also demonstrated their suitability for separating a typical N2/CO2 post-combustion stream.
- Subjects
POLYACRYLONITRILES; BLOCK copolymers; SEPARATION of gases; METHYL methacrylate; SULFURATION; SCANNING electron microscopy
- Publication
Polymers (20734360), 2024, Vol 16, Issue 2, p269
- ISSN
2073-4360
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/polym16020269