This application belongs to the field of membrane
material technology, and more specifically, relates to a polyether-based random
copolymer, its preparation method, and its carbon capture application. This application uses two or three of the monomers selected from trioxymethylene, 1,3-
dioxolane, and 4-methyl-1,3-
dioxolane, and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid as a catalyst, to undergo cationic ring-opening
polymerization for random copolymerization in an
anhydrous and
oxygen-free environment, generating a polyether-based random
copolymer. In
gas separation membrane applications, this random
copolymer breaks the current trade-off between permeability and selectivity in
polymer membrane materials, exceeding the generally accepted Robeson upper limit for
gas separation. Using the polyether-based random copolymer of this invention as a selective layer, the resulting thin-layer
composite membrane exhibits significant advantages such as high
gas flux, excellent
mixed gas separation performance, and
industrial scale-up capability, achieving the performance of current mainstream international CO2 separation membranes.