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University of Wyoming

CO2 Capture


Polyionics are poly(ionic liquids); that is, polymerized ionic liquids
Mission: To develop separation materials, such as membranes and sorbents, for CO2 capture technology; and to develop other polyionic-based materials. For example: ionic, polyionic, nanoparticle and inorganic materials. Applicable to power plants, natural gas, and coal gasification streams.
Projects: Polyionic membranes and sorbents, hydrogen storage nanocomposites, microwaveable polyionics, process economy
Funding: Enhanced Oil Recovery Institute

 



Sample publications:

  • Blasig, A.; Tang, J.; Hu, X.; Shen, Y.; Radosz, M. "Magnetic Suspension Balance Study of Carbon Dioxide Solubility in Poly(ionic liquids): Poly(p-vinylbenzyltrimethyl ammonium trtrafluoroborate) and Poly([2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl] trimethyl ammonium tetrafluoroborate)." Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, submitted.
  • Hu, X.; Tang J.; Blasig, A.; Shen, Y.; Radosz, M. "CO2 Permeability, Diffusivity and Solubility in Polyethylene Glycol Grafted Poly(ionic liquid) Membranes and Their CO2 Selectivity Relative to Methane and Nitrogen from Pure Gas Constant-Volume Variable-Pressure Experiments". Journal of Membrane Science, submitted.
  • Tang, J.; Sun, W.; Tang, H.; Radosz, M.; Shen, Y. "Enhanced CO2 Absorption of Poly(ionic liquid)s. Macromolecules 2005, 38(6), 2037-2039.
  • Tang, J.; Tang, H.; Sun, W.; Plancher, H.; Radosz, M.; Shen, Y.; "Poly(ionic liquid)s: a new material with enhanced and fast CO2 absorption". Chemical Communications 2005, (26), 3325-3327