Crosslinkable TEGMC asymmetric hollow fiber membranes for aggressive sour gas separations
Abstract(#br)Hollow fiber membranes were prepared from TEGMC ( T ri E thylene G lycol M onoesterified C rosslinkable) 6FDA-DAM:DABA (3:2) polyimide and shown to retain their stability and permselectivity under aggressive sour gas feed conditions. The H 2 S/CH 4 and CO 2 /CH 4 permselectivities of these cross-linked fibers exceeded those of dense-film membranes, which is attributed to polymer-chain alignment induced during the spinning process.