Synthesis and Formation of Gas Separation Membranes Based on Polyalkylenesiloxanes

Abstract

The membrane gas separation is currently a competitive separation process. The heart of the membrane gas separation process is the membrane, more precisely the material from which it is made. The search for a selective material to develop a gas separation membrane is an important task presently. Membrane materials with advantageous impact of sorption transport component is a good material for the selective fractionating С1-С4 hydrocarbons with obtaining methane fraction and C3+ fraction. Such materials are polyalkylenesiloxanes. In this work, the optimal concentration of a curing agent (tetraethoxysilane) was defined (5%). Such concentration is necessary for obtaining constant membrane film with high gas transport properties: the permeability coefficient for n-butane is 7400; the ideal selectivity of n-butane/methane is 25.5.