02270nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245010000055210006900155260007300224300001200297490000800309520138900317653001901706653001901725653001701744653001601761653002701777100002201804700002501826700002201851700002401873856013101897       2007                        eng d  a0376-738800aAssessing feasibility of polyarylate-clay nanocomposites towards improvement of gas selectivity0 aAssessing feasibility of polyarylateclay nanocomposites towards   aPO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDSbELSEVIER SCIENCE BVcDEC  a277-2860 v3063 a<p>Polymer-clay nanocomposites are well known to reduce the penetrant permeability by following tortuous path. Effects of such reduction in gas permeability on variation in selectivity of nanocomposites prepared using a high permeability polymer were examined. The polyarylate: poly (tetramethyl bisphenolA-iso/terephthalate) that exhibits high permeability and moderate selectivity was chosen for making nanocomposites with two organically modified clays (Cloisite 6A and 10A) by solution intercalation method. The nanocomposite formation for various clay loadings (3, 5 and 7% w/w) in polyarylate was ascertained by change in physical properties (X-ray diffraction, DMA, TEM). Behavior of solution viscosity and nanocomposite density indicated existence of polymer-clay layer interactions. As anticipated, though the gas permeability of pure gases, viz., He, N-2, CH4 and CO2 exhibited decrease, it was not monotonous. This decrease was more for larger gases (N-2, CH4 and CO2) in comparison to the decrease for smaller gas (He) permeability. This led to a decrease in CO2/N-2 and CO2/CH4 selectivities and increase in He/CO2 selectivity; while He/CH4 selectivity was increased substantially at 7% clay loading. This variation indicated feasibility of nanocomposites formation as a tool for improving selectivity of certain gas pairs. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</p>10aGas permeation10aNanocomposites10apolyarylates10aselectivity10asolution intercalation1 aBhole, Yogesh, S.1 aWanjale, Santosh, D.1 aKharul, Ulhas, K.1 aJog, Jyoti, Prakash  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/assessing-feasibility-polyarylate-clay-nanocomposites-towards-improvement-gas-selectivity-0