@misc{khan_functionalized_carbon_2012, author={Khan, M.M., Filiz, V., Bengtson, G., Shishatskiy, S., Rahman, M.M., Abetz, V.}, title={Functionalized carbon nanotubes mixed matrix membranes of polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas separation}, year={2012}, howpublished = {journal article}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-7-504}, abstract = {The present work reports on the gas transport behavior of mixed matrix membranes (MMM) which were prepared from multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and dispersed within polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM)-1 matrix. The MWCNTs were chemically functionalized with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) for a better dispersion in the polymer matrix. MMM-incorporating functionalized MWCNTs (f-MWCNTs) were fabricated by dip-coating method using microporous polyacrylonitrile membrane as a support and were characterized for gas separation performance. Gas permeation measurements show that MMM incorporated with pristine or functionalized MWCNTs exhibited improved gas separation performance compared to pure PIM-1. The f-MWCNTs MMM show better performance in terms of permeance and selectivity in comparison to pristine MWCNTs. The gas permeances of the derived MMM are increased to approximately 50% without sacrificing the selectivity at 2 wt.% of f-MWCNTs' loading. The PEG groups on the MWCNTs have strong interaction with CO2 which increases the solubility of polar gas and limit the solubility of nonpolar gas, which is advantageous for CO2/N2 selectivity. The addition of f-MWCNTs inside the polymer matrix also improved the long-term gas transport stability of MMM in comparison with PIM-1. The high permeance, selectivity, and long term stability of the fabricated MMM suggest that the reported approach can be utilized in practical gas separation technology.}, note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-7-504} (DOI). Khan, M.; Filiz, V.; Bengtson, G.; Shishatskiy, S.; Rahman, M.; Abetz, V.: Functionalized carbon nanotubes mixed matrix membranes of polymers of intrinsic microporosity for gas separation. Nanoscale Research Letters. 2012. vol. 7, 504. DOI: 10.1186/1556-276X-7-504}}