Study of PVAm-graphene selective layer on PES membrane for gas separation

Many studies focused on the improvement of membrane performance by addition of nanofiller creating the so-called mixed matrix membranes. In this work, the feasibility of producing a multi-layer selective membrane for carbon dioxide separation is analysed. Two different deposition technique, 2-D printing and Mayer bar deposition, were explored. The multi-layer membranes were composed by a support layer of polyethersulfone and a selective layer of polyvinyl amine and graphene. Some consideration about ink formulation for 2-D printing were also developed in this work.