Document type:
Supporting information for a scientific research article
Field of study:
Materials science; membrane technology; metal–organic frameworks
Research topic:
Synthesis and gas separation performance of MIL-116(Ga) membranes
Authors:
Ayisha Komal; Laura Calderón-Rodríguez; Franziska Scheffler; Eren Grossmann; Roman Sajzew; Ralf Wyrwa; Thomas Hoyer; Felix H. Schacher; Alexander Knebel
Corresponding author:
Alexander Knebel
Affiliated institutions:
Friedrich Schiller University Jena; Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology; Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems; Helmholtz Institute for Polymers in Energy Applications Jena
Institution location:
Jena, Germany; Hermsdorf, Germany
Organizations:
Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research; Institute of Organic Chemistry and Macromolecular Chemistry; Center for Energy and Environmental Chemistry; Fraunhofer IKTS
Materials studied:
MIL-116(Ga) metal–organic framework membranes supported on porous Al2O3
Experimental methods:
solvothermal synthesis; APTES surface functionalization; XRD characterization; SEM characterization; gas permeation testing
Equipment mentioned:
Rigaku MiniFlex diffractometer; JEOL 6510LV scanning electron microscope; TESCAN MIRA FE-SEM; Leica EM ACE600 sputter coater
Chemical compounds:
gallium(III) nitrate hydrate; mellitic acid; APTES; toluene; hydrochloric acid; acetone
Measured properties:
gas permeance; ideal selectivity; helium separation performance
Analyzed gases:
helium; methane and other gases used for permeation measurements
Figures:
XRD patterns and SEM images of MIL-116(Ga) synthesized under varying conditions
Tables:
synthesis conditions, gas permeance values, selectivity data, and comparison with other MOF-based membranes
Sections included:
materials; synthesis procedures; surface functionalization; membrane preparation; structural and morphological characterization; gas permeation calculations and tests; references