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Xi Chen, Gongping Liu, Wanqin Jin. Natural gas purification by asymmetric membranes: An overview. Green Energy&Environment, 2021, 6(2): 176-192. doi: 10.1016/j.gee.2020.08.010
Citation: Xi Chen, Gongping Liu, Wanqin Jin. Natural gas purification by asymmetric membranes: An overview. Green Energy&Environment, 2021, 6(2): 176-192. doi: 10.1016/j.gee.2020.08.010
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Natural gas purification by asymmetric membranes: An overview

doi: 10.1016/j.gee.2020.08.010

  • State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, 30 Puzhu Road (S), Nanjing, 211816, China

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  • Corresponding author: E-mail address: gpliu@njtech.edu.cn (Gongping Liu)
  • Received date 18 June 2020, Accepted date 30 August 2020, RevRecd date 09 August 2020, Available online 04 September 2020, Publish date 30 April 2021,
    Abstract
  • Natural gas, as a very important source of energy and chemical feedstock, can be used in place of coal to lower net carbon dioxide emissions. Membrane separation technology is an attractive alternative for natural gas purification where the impurities represented by acid gases (CO2 and H2S) as well as inert gases (N2) must be removed to meet the transportation and usage specifications. From the economic benefits viewpoint, asymmetric membranes are required for industrial manufacture and applications. This paper aims to review the latest development of various kinds of asymmetric membranes for natural gas purification, mainly focusing on CO2 removal from CH4, including H2S and N2 separation from CH4 as well. According to material types, polymeric, inorganic, mixed-matrix and carbon molecular sieve membranes are introduced. The associated fabrication approaches and transport properties are discussed for each kinds of asymmetric membranes. Towards the practical implementation, an emphasis is placed on hollow fiber asymmetric structure for these polymeric, mixed-matrix and carbon molecular sieve membranes.

     

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