Affiliation:
1. Universitas Gadjah Mada
Abstract
Zeolite have been widely used as gas separation material with its promising properties. One of gas separation technology available is using membrane composites because of its various benefits. A synthesis of membrane composites consists of zeolite/alginate then caried out to study the effect of the addition of Ethylene Glycol (EG) to the CH4/CO2 selectivity performance of the membrane. Membrane synthesis varied by its mass ratio of alginate:EG for 1:0, 1:0.25, 1:0.5, 1:1, and 1:2 and evaporated in the room temperature for 72 h. Characterization of the physico/chemical properties was done with various instruments such as FT-IR (Fourier Transform Infra-Red) Spectroscopy, Texture Analyzer, SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy), and Permeation Test Cell Unit. Addition of EG into the membrane compositions proven to improve the separation performance showed by permeation rate improvement and selectivity value. Gas selectivity separations of CH4/CO2 was also investigated and it can be concluded that the synthesized membranes have several promising properties to be used as CH4/CO2 separations membranes.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science
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