Enhanced Performance of Nanocomposite Membranes by an Environmentally Friendly High-Pressure Silanization Method.

ABSTRACT: Composite membranes that contain an inorganic phase dispersed in a polymer are valuable for various applications because they combine the flexibility of polymers with the excellent thermal stability and gas selectivity of inorganic materials. The appearance of voids at the interface between the organic and inorganic phases is a central issue in such nanocomposite design. One approach to tackling this issue is grafting the inorganic phase with silane coupling agents that serve as linkers for the two phases. The study reports the structural improvement of nanocomposite membranes by filler silanization in an environmentally friendly process. Silanization of silica nanoparticles with 3-aminopropyldiethoxymethylsilane was carried out by using supercritical carbon dioxide. The process based on s

SUBMITTER: Abugu PN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11904675 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature