Polymeric Membranes for Natural Gas Processing: Polymer Synthesis and Membrane Gas Transport Properties

Abstract

Polymers are macromolecules made up of repetition of some simpler units called monomers. To the general public, polymers are used as consumer products in the forms of plastics, fibers, rubber, adhesive, paints, and coatings. Today, new areas of applications of polymers have emerged due to the continuous growth of new classes of polymers. Varieties of functional polymers have been developed for various applications including organic catalysis, separation, biotechnology, medicines, optoelectronics, photographic, building, and fuel. Natural gas separation using functional polymers is a new area of application where not much information is available. This work seeks to present an overview of the synthesis, preparation, and separation performance of functional polymers in natural gas separation.