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Porous Materials: Submicrometer‐Sized ZIF‐71 Filled Organophilic Membranes for Improved Bioethanol Recovery: Mechanistic Insights by Monte Carlo Simulation and FTIR Spectroscopy (Adv. Funct. Mater. 4/2015)
Author(s) -
Wee Lik H.,
Li Yanbo,
Zhang Kang,
Davit Patrizia,
Bordiga Silvia,
Jiang Jianwen,
Vankelecom Ivo F. J.,
Martens Johan A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201570025
Subject(s) - pervaporation , materials science , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , membrane , chemical engineering , solvent , porosity , spectroscopy , fabrication , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , composite material , permeation , chemistry , medicine , biochemistry , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics , engineering
Uniform submicrometer‐sized ZIF‐71 crystals are prepared via a simple mixed‐solvent method for the fabrication of high quality defect‐free PDMS mixed‐matrix membranes. As reported by L. H. Wee, I. F. J. Vankelecom, and colleagues on page 516, these membranes demonstrate significant improvement for pervaporation recovery of bioethanol. The host–guest chemistry of ethanol‐water in the cages of ZIF‐71 is unraveled by the combination of FTIR spectroscopy and molecular simulations.