The invention discloses a ZIF-8 self-supporting membrane based on ultra-small nano particle stacking as well as a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of preparation of MOF (
Metal Organic Framework) membrane materials. The invention aims to solve the problems that the existing ZIF-8 membrane preparation process is complicated, depends on a support body or a
secondary growth process, and is easy to generate defects and insufficient in purity. The preparation method comprises the following steps: firstly preparing ultra-small ZIF-8 nanoparticles with the particle size of 10-30nm, dispersing the ultra-small ZIF-8 nanoparticles in
methanol, carrying out centrifugal concentration to obtain 50-90mg / mL
slurry, then
coating a substrate with the
slurry, naturally airing at
room temperature, and stripping to obtain the ZIF-8 self-supporting membrane. The method does not need to introduce a support body, a
secondary growth step and an auxiliary binding phase, is mild in preparation condition and simple and convenient in flow, and can reduce the process threshold and the production cost; the obtained ZIF-8 self-supporting membrane is of a pure ZIF-8 polycrystalline structure, the
membrane layer is flat and compact, the penetrability defect is avoided, the micropore structure and the high specific surface area characteristic of ZIF-8 are completely reserved, the batch
repeatability is good, good application potential is achieved in the field of
gas separation, and large-scale application of the ZIF-8 membrane is promoted.