Innovative Polymer Membranes for Enhanced Gas Separation: Applications in Energy and Environmental Technologies

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Year : 2025 | Volume : 13 | 05 | Page :
    By

    Ankush Kumar Jain,

  • Jitendra Kumar,

  1. Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Poornima University, JaipurDepartment of Civil Engineering, Poornima University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  2. Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Poornima University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Abstract

Energy and environmental technology could benefit greatly from novel gas-separation membranes, especially those based on new polymers. This includes the design and characterization of new polymer membranes with enhanced selectivity and permeability for critical industrial gas separations like CO₂/CH₄ as well as CO₂/H₂. Using molecular design strategies, the membranes are addressed toward properties relevant for gas transport, which are important for applications that include carbon capture, natural gas purification, and hydrogen production. These membranes are evaluated intensively under realistic conditions to verify their performance and applicability, especially in connection to energy. Metrics include gas leakage rate, selectivity, energy efficiency, scalability, and overall potential to minimize environmental injury. The membranes’ endurance under operational conditions is also examined in the paper by studying their stability when subjected to different pressure and temperature, providing a pathway towards their long-term application in industrial gas separation systems. The chemical chemistry tailored polymer membranes showed high gas separation performance, especially for CO₂ and H₂, providing alternative candidates for energy production and environmental remediation in this research.

Keywords: Polymer membranes, gas separation, carbon capture, hydrogen production, environmental technologies

How to cite this article:
Ankush Kumar Jain, Jitendra Kumar. Innovative Polymer Membranes for Enhanced Gas Separation: Applications in Energy and Environmental Technologies. Journal of Polymer and Composites. 2025; 13(05):-.
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Volume 13
05
Received 26/12/2024
Accepted 12/06/2025
Published 30/06/2025
Publication Time 186 Days
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