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Carbon membranes for CO2 removal: Status and perspectives from materials to processes

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Lei, Linfeng, Bai, Lu, Lindbråthen, Arne, Pan, Fengjiao, Zhang, Xiangping, He, Xuezhong·2020·Chemical Engineering Journal

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CO2 removal from gas streams using energy-efficient and environmentally friendly separation technologies can contribute to achieving a low-carbon energy future. Carbon membrane systems for hydrogen purification, post-combustion CO2 capture, and natural gas (NG) sweetening are considered as green processes because of their low energy consumption and negligible environmental impact. Much effort has been devoted to enhancing gas permeance and/or selectivity of carbon membranes by tailoring micropore structures to accomplish different CO2 removal processes. In this review, the status of tuning microstructure and fabrication of the ultrathin selective layer of carbon membranes, as well as membrane module upscaling was analyzed. The precursors made from a clean process using the solvent of ionic liquids have a particular interest, and high-performance asymmetric carbon hollow fiber membranes (CHFMs) without complex pre-treatment were highlighted towards technology advances of carbon membrane development. Energy-efficient processes of carbon membranes for CO2 removal in oil/gas/chemical industries and power plants were discussed for decreasing production costs, environmental impact, energy consumption, and improving process flexibility. Future perspectives on advanced carbon membrane material development based on renewable precursors and simple carbonization processes, as well as module design and process optimization, were proposed.

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  • The carbon molecular sieve membrane has a high separation performance of CO2/NO2 with a 2140 Barrer permeability of CO2 even at high humidity (~90%).

    “The carbon molecular sieve membrane has a high separation performance of CO2/NO2 with a 2140 Barrer permeability of CO2 even at high humidity (~ 90%).”

    From Strategies to achieve a carbon neutral society: a review (2022) · cites this paper as Lei et al. 2020

  • Use of carbon molecular sieve membranes in flue gas separation has drawbacks, such as the huge area required to capture a given amount of CO2 and deteriorating performance over time due to carbon matrix species sorption.

    “However, the use of carbon molecular sieve membranes in flue gas separation has drawbacks, such as the huge area required to capture a given amount of CO2 and deteriorating performance over time due to carbon matrix species sorption.”

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  • For CO2 capture, carbon membranes have advantages such as low energy consumption and footprint compared to other CO2 capture methods like amine absorption.

    “For CO2 capture, carbon membranes have advantages such as low energy consumption and footprint compared to other CO2 capture methods like amine absorption.”

    From Strategies to achieve a carbon neutral society: a review (2022) · cites this paper as Lei et al. 2020

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Authors
Lei, L., Bai, L., Lindbråthen, A., Pan, F., Zhang, X., & He, X.
Affiliations
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Zhang, Xiangping
  • He, Xuezhong
Venue
Chemical Engineering Journal
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-12
Volume
401
Pages
126084
ISSN
1385-8947 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3039709585
Cited by
210
References
158
Citations by year
2026: 16 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 36 · 2023: 55 · 2022: 46 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 5
FWCI
15.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Institute of Process Engineering, CAS Institutional Repository (submittedVersion)
  • NORA - Norwegian Open Research Archives (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Norges Forskningsråd (267615, 225957)
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (122111KYSB20190029, ZDRW-ZS-2018-1-3, DNL 180406)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Membrane Separation Technologies
Keywords
carbon membranes, carbon dioxide removal, post-combustion CO2 capture, hydrogen purification, natural gas sweetening, micropore structure, asymmetric hollow fiber membranes, ionic liquid precursors, membrane fabrication, gas separation, renewable precursors, carbonization, energy-efficient separation

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