Development of thermally stable and moisture responsive co2 selective carboxymethyl chitosan based membrane

Abstract

The primary focus of the thesis is to develop a thermally stable and moisture responsive biopolymer based membrane for CO2 separation Among various biopolymers chitosan possesses CO2 transport site as its structure consists of amine group Moreover chitosan has very good film forming ability and thermal stability without crosslinking However the limited solubility of chitosan in neutral and basic medium drives towards an alteration Also the unmodified chitin present in the chitosan soluti...