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Effect of Brij98 on Durability of Silver Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Facilitated Olefin Transport

올레핀 촉진수송용 고분자 전해질막의 내구성에 대한 Brij98의 효과

  • Kang, Yong-Soo (Division of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Hak (Department of Chemical Engineering Yonsei University) ;
  • Park, Bye-Hun (Division of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Won, Jong-Ok (Department of Applied Chemistry, Sejong University)
  • Published : 2006.12.31
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Abstract

Silver polymer electrolytes are very promising membrane materials for the separation of olefin/paraffn mixtures. Olefin molecules are known to be transported through reversible complex formation with silver ions entrapped iii polymer matrix. However, they have poor long-term stability, which is very important fur the industrial application; the selectivity through the membrane decreases gradually with time mostly due to the reduction of silver ions ($Ag^+$) into silver nanoparticles ($Ag^0$). In this study, the stability of silver polymer electrolyte was investigated for poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) and $AgBF_4$ system containing a surfactant, i.e. $C_{18}H_{35}(OCH_2CH_2)_{20}OH$ (Brij98) as a stabilizer. The reduction behavior of silver ions to silver nanoparticles in PVP was also investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and UV-visible spectroscopy. It was found that the growth of silver nanoparticles was slower and selectivity of polymer electrolyte for propylene in propylene/propane was maintained longer time when Brij98 was added as a stabilizer.

은 고분자 전해질은 올레핀/파리핀 혼합물 분리에 매우 효과적인 분리막 재료이다. 이는 고분자 매질속에 녹아 있는 은이온이 올레핀과 선택적, 가역적 반응을 통해 올레핀만을 분리막속으로 통과시키기 때문이다. 그러나 이러한 은 고분자 전해질 분리막은 실제 공정에 응용되기에는 다소 약한 장시간 운전 성능 안정성을 보인다. 즉 분리 성능이 시간이 지남에 따라 점차 감소되는데 이는 은이온이 은 나노입자로 환원되기 때문이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP)와 $AgBF_4$로 이루어진 고분자 전해질막의 안정성을 향상시키고자 비이온 계면활성제인 $C_{18}H_{35}(OCH_2CH_2)_{20}OH$ (Brij98)를 첨가제로 사용하였다. 분리막속에서 은이온의 은 나노입자로의 환원현상을 원자전자 현미경과 자외선 분광학을 이용하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 Brij98이 첨가된 분리막의 경우 은 나노입자의 성장이 늦춰졌으며, 프로판/프로핀렌 선택도가 장시간 유지됨을 알 수 있었다.

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