Inthisstudy,apoly(etherblockamide)(Pebax1657)compositemembraneappliedforCO2capturewaspreparedbycoatingPebax1657solutiononpolyacrylonitrile(PAN)ultrafiltrationmembrane.Ethanol/watermixturewasusedasthesolventofPebaxandtheeffectsofethanol/watermassratiosandPebaxconcentrationonthepermeationpropertiesofcompositemembranewerestudied.Toenhancethecompositemembranepermeance,thegutterlayer,madefromreactiveaminosiliconecrosslinkingwithpolydimethylsiloxane(PDMS),wasdesigned.Theinfluenceofcrosslinkingdegreeofthegutterlayeronmembraneperformancewasinvestigated.Asaresult,aPebax/aminoPDMS/PANmultilayermembranewithhexaneresistancewasdeveloped,showingCO2permeanceof350GPUandCO2/N2selectivityover50.Theblendofpolyethyleneglycoldimethylether(PEG-DME)withPebaxascoatingmaterialwasstudiedtofurtherimprovethemembraneperformance.AfterbeingcombinedwithPEG-DMEadditive,CO2permeanceofthefinalPebax-PEG-DME/amino-PDMS/PANcompositemembranereached400GPUabovewithCO2/N2selectivityover65.
