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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2019
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Aramco Services Company, Houston, TX (US);
Zachary Smith, Belmont, MA (US);
Lucas Chi, Cambridge, MA (US);
Benjamin James Sundell, Cambridge, MA (US);
Ke Zhang, Cambridge, MA (US);
Steven C. Hayden, Houston, TX (US);
Daniel J. Harrigan, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hyunhee Lee, Cambridge, MA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Aramco Services Company, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Compositions, devices, and methods relating to the use of mixed-matrix membranes containing metal-organic frameworks to separate gases are generally described. In some embodiments, branched nanoparticles made at least in part of metal-organic frameworks are described. In some embodiments, the morphology and size of the branched nanoparticles are controlled by the presence of a chemical modulator during synthesis. In some embodiments, the branched nanoparticles are uniformly distributed in a mixed-matrix membrane. In some embodiments, the mixed-matrix membrane is configured to separate one or more gases from a gas mixture. In some embodiments, the branched nanoparticles contribute at least in part to an increase in permeability, selectivity, and/or resistance to plasticization of the mixed-matrix membrane.