Nanoporous ZIF-67 embedded polymers of intrinsic microporosity membranes with enhanced gas separation performance

In this study, novel kinds of MMMs were fabricated by incorporating ZIF-67 nanoparticles into polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIM-1). ZIF-67 (Co substituted ZIF-8) displays stiffer Co-N bond as compared with the Zn-N bond in ZIF-8, which might led to the slightly smaller effective pore aperture of ZIF-67. Good compatibility between ZIF-67 nanoparticles and PIM-1 matrix rendered ideal interfacial morphology. The intrinsic separation...