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Stable Hybrid Silica Nanosieve Membranes for the Dehydration of Lower Alcohols
Author(s) -
Kreiter Robert,
Rietkerk Mariëlle D. A.,
Castricum Hessel L.,
van Veen Henk M.,
ten Elshof Johan E.,
Vente Jaap F.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.200800198
Subject(s) - membrane , dehydration , pervaporation , chemical engineering , acetic acid , chemistry , alcohol , organic chemistry , permeation , biochemistry , engineering
A thirst for water : Organic–inorganic hybrid silica nanosieve membranes with narrow pore size distributions were developed for the separation of binary (bio)alcohol/water mixtures, for example, to remove water from wet biofuels during production. These membranes dehydrate lower alcohols and show a stable performance in the presence of significant amounts of acetic acid.