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    Atmospheric CO2/CH4 permeability of EVA copolymer/SiO2 composite membrane for biogas purification
    (2021-09-10)
    Watasit, Prachya
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    Ausavasukhi, Artit
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    The CO<inf>2</inf> and CH<inf>4</inf> permeabilities of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA)/SiO<inf>2</inf> composite membrane were investigated at atmospheric pressure. The membranes were fabricated by compression molding and characterized by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, a universal testing machine, and a contact angle analyzer. The effect of vinyl acetate content (18–33 wt%) wasevaluated for both single-gas and mixed-gas permeation systems. A non-pressurized homemade-permeation cell was used for the single-gas permeation of CO<inf>2</inf> and CH<inf>4</inf>, while a tubular membrane was utilized for a continuous separation of CO<inf>2</inf>/CH<inf>4</inf> mixture. CO<inf>2</inf> flux was readily increased (from 0.7 to 2.0 ml/m<sup>2</sup>.s) with vinyl acetate content (18–33 wt%). The enhanced CO<inf>2</inf> permeability is attributed to the increase in polarity and also the decrease in crystallinity of the membrane. A satisfied gas separation selectivity (CO<inf>2</inf>/CH<inf>4</inf>) of 4.31 could be obtained from tubular membrane with 28 wt% VA content. The incorporation of SiO<inf>2</inf> as a filler (0.5–2.0 wt%) especially increased the membrane polarity and hence the CO<inf>2</inf> flux up to 6.0 ml/m<sup>2</sup>.s. However, the CH<inf>4</inf> flux was not affected by VA and SiO<inf>2</inf> contents.