Interaction with Olefins of the Partially Polarized Surface of Silver Nanoparticles Activated by <i>p</i>‐Benzoquinone and Its Implications for Facilitated Olefin Transport

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles activated by electron acceptors, such as p-benzoquinone, are used as olefin carriers for facilitated olefin transport. Poly(ethylene-co-propylene) (EPR)–Ag0–p-benzoquinone (p-BQ) membranes show good separation performance of propylene–propane mixtures over periods longer than 100 hours. The ideal separation factor through 1:1:X EPR/Ag0/p-BQ membranes with varying weight ratios of p-BQ to EPR is shown in the figure.