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Preparation and CO2/H2 separation performance of
boron-doped DDR zeolite membranes

Authors： ZHOU Shihang, LI Jingbo, ZHANG Yuting

Units： State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China

KeyWords： DDR zeolite membrane; CO2/H2 separation; boron doping; sodium tetraborate; hollow fiber

ClassificationCode：TQ028.1

year,volume(issue):pagination： 2025,45(6):53-60

Abstract：

DDR zeolite membrane has been attractive in CO2 separation because of its suitable pore size and good thermochemical stability. However, it has limited selectivity in CO2/H2 separation. To address this issue, boron-doped DDR (B-DDR) zeolite membranes were synthesized on four-channel α-Al2O3 hollow fibers by secondary growth using sodium tetraborate as the boron source. The successful doping of B atoms in DDR zeolite framework was confirmed by XRD, BET surface area and FTIR results. The CO2 adsorption results demonstrated that the doping of B atoms improved the CO2 adsorption amount of DDR zeolite. When the molar ratio of sodium tetraborate in precursor was 0.2, the CO2 permeance of the resultant membrane (B0.8-DDR membrane) in the separation of equimolar CO2/H2 mixed gas at 298 K was 3.60×10-8 mol/(m2·s·Pa). The CO2/H2 selectivity of the membrane was 15.60, which was more than twice of that of the DDR zeolite membrane (5.91). Lowering temperature or increasing feed pressure was beneficial for improving separation selectivity of the B-DDR membrane. The maximum CO2/H2 selectivity was achieved when the CO2 feed concentration was 50% (volume fraction). In addition, the membrane maintained stable separation performance under humid environment, indicating the good tolerance of the membrane to water vapor.

Funds：

国家自然科学基金面上项目（22378192）

AuthorIntro：

周诗航（2004-），男，江苏连云港人，研究方向为分子筛膜制备与分离.

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