Carbon molecular sieve membranes based on oxygen-free polymeric precursors

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a carbon molecular sieve membrane (and precursors therefor) including a pyrolysis product of an oxygen-free ladder polymer of intrinsic microporosity. Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a method of gas separation including contacting a fluid including one or more gas components with a carbon molecular sieve membrane, wherein the carbon molecular sieve membrane includes a pyrolysis product of an oxygen-free ladder polymer of intrinsic microporosity, and separating at least one of said gas components from the fluid. Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a method of preparing a carbon molecular sieve membrane including heating an oxygen-free ladder polymer of intrinsic microporosity to a pyrolysis temperature in an oxygen-free atmosphere to form, optionally without producing any oxygen-containing gas, a pyrolysis product.

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