The sorption equilibria for CO₂ and N₂ in dry chitosan membrane at 20 and 30℃ were measured by a pressure decay method. The steady-state permeation rates for CO₂ and N₂ in dry and wet (swollen with water vapor) chitosan membranes at 20 and 30℃ were measured by a variable volume method. The sorption equilibrium for N₂ obeyed Henry’s law, whereas that for CO₂ was described apparently by a dual-mode sorption model. This non-linear sorption equilibrium for CO₂ could be interpreted by the interaction of sorbed CO₂ with the chitosan matrix expressed as a reversible reaction. The logarithm of the mean permeability coefficient for CO₂ in dry chitosan membrane increased linearly with upstream gas pressure. A linear increase of the logarithmic mean permeability coefficient for CO₂ with the pressure could be interpreted in terms of a modified free-volume model. The mean permeability coefficient for N₂ in dry chitosan membrane only slightly increased with upstream gas pressure. The permeabilities for CO₂ and N₂ in wet chitosan membrane increased by 15 to 17 times and 11 to 15 times, respectively, as compared to those in the dry membrane.

Sorption Permeation Chitosan Membrane CO₂ N₂

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