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Cover Picture: Ethanol Recovery from Water Using Silicalite‐1 Membrane: An Operando Infrared Spectroscopic Study (ChemPlusChem 6/2012)
Author(s) -
Zou Xiaoqin,
Bazin Philippe,
Zhang Feng,
Zhu Guangshan,
Valtchev Valentin,
Mintova Svetlana
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chempluschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.801
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 2192-6506
DOI - 10.1002/cplu.201290025
Subject(s) - ethanol , membrane , chemical engineering , selectivity , aqueous solution , porosity , extraction (chemistry) , chemistry , materials science , catalysis , chromatography , organic chemistry , biochemistry , engineering
The cover picture shows the separation of ethanol from water using silicalite‐1 membrane. The silicalite‐1 membrane supported on a porous stainless‐steel net has high ethanol selectivity combined with a high flux. Besides, the high mechanical stability and crack resistance of the membrane are revealed. As outlined by S. Mintova and co‐workers in their Full Paper on page 437 ff., the supported silicalite‐1 membrane is appropriate for ethanol extraction from aqueous bio‐ethanol systems such as fermentation broths/biomass.