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Properties of rubbery polymers for the recovery of hydrogen sulfide from gasification gases
Author(s) -
Wilks Broderick,
Rezac Mary E.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.10881
Subject(s) - hydrogen sulfide , carbon monoxide , polymer , hydrogen , copolymer , materials science , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , siloxane , permeation , methane , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , catalysis , membrane , sulfur , biochemistry , engineering
Polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) and two polyether‐polyamide copolymers (trade name Pebax) were evaluated for their ability to transport and separate gasification gases. Specifically, the permeabilities of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide were evaluated at temperatures up to 200°C. The permeabilities of all gases were approximately ten times faster through the PDMS than the Pebax materials. The permeabilities through all materials at all temperatures evaluated were H 2 S > CO 2 > H 2 > CO. As the temperature increased, the permeabilities of all gases increased through the Pebax. Conversely, for PDMS, hydrogen and carbon monoxide permeabilites increased with temperature while those of H 2 S and CO 2 decreased. The H 2 S/H 2 selectivities ranges from 1.2 (PDMS at 200°C) to 10.3 (Pebax 2533 at 35°C). The activation energies for permeation of these polymer/penetrant pairs are reported. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 85: 2436–2444, 2002