Browsing SINTEF Open by Author "Ansaloni, Luca"
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Characterization and Modeling of CO2 Transport through Fluorinated Thermoplastics
Signorini, Virginia; Ansaloni, Luca; Peters, Thijs; Alcock, Benjamin; Giacinti Baschetti, Marco; Minelli, Matteo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is one of the most viable solutions to limit the CO2 emission in the atmosphere, with the potential to be applied at short-medium time scales. In this concern, polymeric materials play a ... -
Comparing amine- and ammonium functionalized silsesquioxanes for large scale synthesis of hybrid polyimide high-temperature gas separation membranes
Radmanesh, Farzaneh; Pilz, Monika; Ansaloni, Luca; Peters, Thijs; Louradour, Eric; van Veen, Henk; Høvik, Dag; Hempenius, Mark A.; Benes, Nieck E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)PolyPOSS-imide membranes are promising for separating H2 from larger molecules (CO2, N2, CH4) at temperatures up to 300 °C. Their fabrication involves two steps: interfacial polymerization of POSS and 6FDA, followed by ... -
Effect of liquid viscosity on the performance of a non-porous membrane contactor for CO2 capture
Bernhardsen, Ida; Ansaloni, Luca; Betten, Hanne Kalvøy; Deng, Liyuan; Knuutila, Hanna K (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The effect of liquid viscosity on the performance of a non-porous membrane contactor is important to study for a proper solvent selection and process design. In this work, the overall mass transfer coefficient for MEA- and ... -
Effects of CO2 on polymeric materials in the CO2 transport chain: A review
Ansaloni, Luca; Alcock, Benjamin; Peters, Thijs (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The implementation of carbon capture and storage requires suitable solutions at all levels of the CO2 value chain, including the CO2 transport. A large number of studies in this area are dedicated to the characterization ... -
Enhanced CO2/H2 separation by GO and PVA-GO embedded PVAm nanocomposite membranes
Xu, Wenqi; Lindbråthen, Arne; Janakiram, Saravanan; Ansaloni, Luca; Deng, Liyuan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Membrane technology for CO2/H2 separation, especially when using CO2-selective membranes to keep H2 on the high-pressure retentate side, has been considered promising and energy-efficient for further H2 transport and ... -
Facilitated transport membranes containing graphene oxide-based nanoplatelets for CO2 separation: Effect of 2D filler properties
Janakiram, Saravanan; Marin Espejo, Juan Luis; Yu, Xinyi; Ansaloni, Luca; Deng, Liyuan (Journal of Membrane Science;0376-7388, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Realization of suitable membrane-based technology for efficient CO2 capture to mitigate climate change relies on the development of thin-film composite (TFC) membranes with superior separation performance. Graphene oxide ... -
Field trial of hollow fiber modules of hybrid facilitated transport membranes for flue gas CO2 capture in cement industry
Janakiram, Saravanan; Santinelli, Fabio; Costi, Riccardo; Lindbråthen, Arne; Nardelli, Giuseppe Marino; Milkowski, Kris; Ansaloni, Luca; Deng, Liyuan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Alarming increase in global CO2 emissions warrants acceleration of CO2 capture technologies. In this work, testing of pre-pilot scale membrane modules containing hybrid facilitated transport membranes in hollow fiber ... -
Highly CO2-permeable membranes derived from a midblock-sulfonated multiblock polymer after submersion in water
Dai, Zhongde; Deng, Jing; Aboukeila, Hesham; Ansaloni, Luca; Mineart, Kenneth P.; Baschetti, Marco Giacinti; Spontak, Richard J; Deng, Liyuan; Yun, Jiaqi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)To mitigate the effect of atmospheric CO2 on global climate change, gas separation materials that simultaneously exhibit high CO2 permeability and selectivity in gas mixtures must be developed. In this study, CO2 transport ... -
Impact of the flow-field distribution channel cross-section geometry on PEM fuel cell performance: Stamped vs. milled channel
Hala, Miroslav; Kodým, Roman; Prokop, Martin; Paidar, Martin; McCay, Katie; Ansaloni, Luca; Bouzek, Karel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEM FCs) represent an essential part of the emerging hydrogen economy. Metallic bipolar plates (BPs) allow high speed and capacity production using established industrial technologies, ... -
Incorporation of an ionic liquid into a midblock-sulfonated multiblock polymer for CO2 capture
Dai, Zhongde; Ansaloni, Luca; Ryan, Justin J.; Spontak, Richard J; Deng, Liyuan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In the present work, hybrid block ionomer/ionic liquid (IL) membranes containing up to 40 wt% IL are prepared by incorporating 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ([Bmim][BF4]) into a midblock-sulfonated pentablock ... -
Manipulation of Fibril Surfaces in Nanocellulose-Based Facilitated Transport Membranes for Enhanced CO2 Capture
Janakiram, Saravanan; Yu, Xinyi; Ansaloni, Luca; Dai, Zhongde; Deng, Liyuan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The transition toward sustainable processing entails the use of biobased alternatives as functional materials to reduce the overall carbon footprint. Nanocellulose, due to its natural availability, biodegradability, excellent ... -
Metal- and covalent-organic framework mixed matrix membranes for CO2 separation: A perspective on stability and scalability
Shan, Meixia; Geng, Xiumei; Imaz, Inhar; Brotos-Ribas, A.; Ortín-Rubio, Borja; Maspoch, D.; Ansaloni, Luca; Peters, Thijs; Tena, Alberto; Boerrigter, Marcel; Vermaas, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Membrane technology has attracted great industrial interest in carbon capture and separation owing to the merits of energy-efficiency, environmental friendliness and low capital investment. Conventional polymeric membranes ... -
Solvent Regeneration by Thermopervaporation in Subsea Natural Gas Dehydration: An Experimental and Simulation Study
Ahmadi, Mahdi; Ansaloni, Luca; Hillestad, Magne; Deng, Liyuan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)An in-house designed membrane process suitable for subsea natural gas dehydration was studied. The use of a membrane absorber together with a thermopervaporation (TPV) unit for solvent regeneration in a closed loop enables ... -
Stability investigation of polyPOSS-imide membranes for H2 purification and their application in the steel industry
Ansaloni, Luca; Saric, Maria; Eric, Louradour; Farzaneh, Radmanesh; Dijkstra, Jan Wilco; Pilz, Monika; Høvik, Dag; Benes, Nieck E.; van Delft, Y; Peters, Thijs (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In the present work, the high-temperature and long-term hydrothermal stability of novel polyPOSS-imide membranes for high-temperature hydrogen separation is investigated. The polyPOSS-imide membranes are found to exhibit ... -
Two-stage membrane cascades for post-combustion CO2 capture using facilitated transport membranes: Importance on sequence of membrane types
Janakiram, Saravanan; Lindbråthen, Arne; Ansaloni, Luca; Peters, Thijs; Deng, Liyuan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The use of membrane module performance data obtained in industrially-relevant environment as the basis in process simulation can lead to a more realistic prediction of a CO2 capture system. In this work, we report the use ...