Two-Dimensional Covalent Triazine Framework Membrane for Helium Separation and Hydrogen Purification

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• 作者：Yong Wang ; Jinping Li ; Qingyuan Yang ; Chongli Zhong
• 刊名：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：April 6, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：8
• 期：13
• 页码：8694-8701
• 全文大小：499K
• ISSN：1944-8252

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Ultrathin membranes with intrinsic pores are highly desirable for gas separation applications, because of their controllable pore sizes and homogeneous pore distribution and their intrinsic capacity for high flux. Two-dimensional (2D) covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with layered structures have periodically distributed uniform pores and can be exfoliated into ultrathin nanosheets. As a representative of 2D COFs, a monolayer triazine-based CTF-0 membrane is proposed in this work for effective separation of helium and purification of hydrogen on the basis of first-principles calculations. With the aid of diffusion barrier calculations, it was found that a monolayer CTF-0 membrane can exhibit exceptionally high He and H₂ selectivities over Ne, CO₂, Ar, N₂, CO, and CH₄, and the He and H₂ permeances are excellent at appropriate temperatures, superior to those of conventional carbon and silica membranes. These observations demonstrate that a monolayer CTF-0 membrane may be potentially useful for helium separation and hydrogen purification.