Guangqi Zhu

An Organophilic Pervaporation Membrane Derived from Metal–Organic Framework Nanoparticles for Efficient Recovery of Bio-Alcohols†

adsorption of water before the onset of capillary condensation. [12] All the above-mentioned characteristics suggest that ZIF-8 nanoparticles could be used as fillers in mixed-matrix membranes (MMMs) for the recovery of organic compounds from aqueous solutions by adopting organophilic pervaporation (OPV) technology. Pervaporation is a membrane process based on a sorption–diffusion mechanism, and is considered the most promising technology for molecular-scale liquid/ liquid separations. [13] Herein we show that both pervaporation

Microwave synthesis of a&b-oriented zeolite T membranes and their application in pervaporation-assisted esterification

Abstract High-performance a&b -oriented zeolite T membranes were prepared by the microwave-assisted hydrothermal method. The membranes were applied to the pervaporation-assisted esterification of acetic acid and n-butyl alcohol at 383 K. Zeolite T membranes could effectively remove water product from the reactant mixtures and improve the conversion of acetic acid to 100% without the loss of reactants or products