rates for the nonspecific gas transport measured on the pure PMMA membrane decrease in the opposite order, namely, H 2 > n-C 4 H 10 > CH 4 > SF 6 (cf. Fig. 3).In order to increase the effect of the influence of a photochemical isomerization on mass transport membrane systems which have a larger ratio of specific to nonspecific mass transport should be selected.
ConclusionsAmong the three types of polymer membranes tested, only the PMAZB membrane with AZB chemically bound to the side chain of the polymethacrylate showed a modified permeation behavior for different gases and methanol vapor when the AZB is photochemically switched into the trans or cis state. Due to the switching effect of the mass transport, this type of membrane acts like a microvalve. Possible applications of this membrane could be in microreactors for the controlled dosing of the educts or for the light controlled removal of products.Due to the high permeability of the polymethacrylate matrix, however, the trans/cis switching of the AZB has only a small modifying influence on the total permeability of the membrane. It is planned, therefore, to transfer the photochemical trans/cis switching to zeolite membranes which can accommodate adsorbed AZB in their well-defined pore system. For this AZB/zeolite composite membrane, we expect a higher influence of the trans/cis photoisomerization on the transport behavior of gases.This strong modification of the permeation pattern by the photochemical switching of the membrane should become evident by the comparison of bulky and nonbulky as well as of polar and nonpolar molecules.
AcknowledgmentsWe thank the DFG (grants No 322/1-1 and Ma 1745/2-1) for financial support.
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