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Azeotrope Separation: Silica Nanofibrous Membranes for the Separation of Heterogeneous Azeotropes (Adv. Funct. Mater. 44/2018)
Author(s) -
Loccufier Eva,
Geltmeyer Jozefien,
Daelemans Lode,
D'hooge Dagmar R.,
Buysser Klaartje,
Clerck Karen
Publication year - 2018
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.201870313
Subject(s) - materials science , membrane , electrospinning , azeotrope , chemical engineering , separation (statistics) , polymer , thermal , composite material , chromatography , thermodynamics , computer science , chemistry , genetics , machine learning , distillation , engineering , biology , physics
In article number 1804138 , Karen De Clerck and co‐workers describe how silica nanofibrous membranes produced by direct electrospinning of a sol‐gel solution without a sacrificing polymer allow high‐end separation and purification due to a high thermal and chemical resistance. The water repellent or absorbing nature can be tuned by applying a humidity or thermal treatment. It is showcased that fast gravity driven membrane separation of heterogeneous azeotropes can be achieved.