“…During recent decades, there has been growing research interest in the fabrication of nanoparticles and nanocomposite materials due to their intriguing optical, electrical, and mechanical properties [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. Among them, inorganic nanoparticles have been utilized in various applications, such as membranes, conducting materials, electrolytes, and nanocomposites [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ]. In particular, the fumed silica nanoparticles were effectively used to enhance the permeability of poly(4-methyl-2-pentyne) (PMP) membranes by the increase of free volume for CO 2 separation [ 2 , 4 ].…”