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    Encapsulation of Nanoparticle Organic Hybrid Materials within Electrospun Hydrophobic Polymer/Ceramic Fibers for Enhanced CO2 Capture

    Year: 2023

    Journal: Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 33, 2023, page 2301649

    Authors: Kersey, Kyle D.; Lee, Gahyun Annie; Xu, Jeffrey H.; Kidder, Michelle K.; Park, Ah-Hyung A.; Joo, Yong Lak

    Keywords: CO2 capture; direct air capture; gas-assisted electrospinning; nanoparticle organic hybrid materials; polymer-ceramic hybrid fibers; selective water rejection

    Liquid-like nanoparticle organic hybrid materials (NOHMs) consisting of a silica core with ionically grafted branched polyethyleneimine chains (referred to as NIPEI) are encapsulated within submicron-scale polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/polymer-derived-ceramic electrospun fibers. The addition of a room-temperature curable, liquid-phase organopolysilazane (OPSZ) ceramic precursor to the PAN/NOHM solution enhances the internal dispersion of NOHMs and forms a thin ceramic sheath layer on the fiber exterior, shielding the hydrophilic NIPEI to produce near-superhydrophobic non-woven fiber mats with contact angles exceeding 140°. 60:40 loadings of NOHMs to PAN/OPSZ can be reliably achieved with low OPSZ percentages required, and up to 4:1 NOHM:polymer loadings are possible before losing hydrophobicity. These fibers demonstrate up to ≈2 mmol CO2 g−1 fiber capture capacities in a pure CO2 atmosphere through the nonwoven fibrous networks and the permeability of the OPSZ shell. The hybrid fibers additionally show enhanced capture kinetics under pure CO2 and 400 ppm CO2 conditions, indicating their promising application as a direct air capture platform.
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