Lignocellulosic biomass conversion into platform chemicals and biofuels using tetrahydrofuran-assisted pretreatment: A future for sustainable and bio-circular …

LG Nair, P Verma - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2024 - Elsevier
Organosolv pretreatment is an important strategy currently employed in biorefineries as an
initial step for efficient lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) conversion into value-added products …

A PDMS membrane with high pervaporation performance for the separation of furfural and its potential in industrial application

F Qin, S Li, P Qin, MN Karim, T Tan - Green Chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Producing furfural based on the hydrolysis of biomass rich in hemicellulose is a sustainable
technique; however, separating furfural from the hydrolysate by the conventional methods …

Novel composite membranes based on chitosan copolymers with polyacrylonitrile and polystyrene: Physicochemical properties and application for pervaporation …

KV Otvagina, AV Penkova, ME Dmitrenko… - Membranes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Pervaporation has been applied for tetrahydrofuran (THF) dehydration with novel composite
membranes advanced by a thin selective layer composed of chitosan (CS) modified by …

Nanocarbon-immobilized membranes for separation of tetrahydrofuran from water via membrane distillation

O Gupta, S Roy, S Mitra - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
We present the application of nanocarbon-immobilized membranes for the separation and
recovery of tetrahydrofuran (THF) from water via membrane distillation. Several …

A novel method for furfural recovery via gas stripping assisted vapor permeation by a polydimethylsiloxane membrane

S Hu, Y Guan, D Cai, S Li, P Qin, MN Karim, T Tan - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
Furfural is an important platform chemical with a wide range of applications. However, due to
the low concentration of furfural in the hydrolysate, the conventional methods for furfural …

Development of novel grafted hybrid PVA membranes using glycidyltrimethylammonium chloride for pervaporation separation of water–isopropanol mixtures

AM Sajjan, BKJ Kumar, AA Kittur… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Tetraethylorthosilicate incorporated hybrid poly (vinyl alcohol) membranes were grafted with
glycidyltrimethylammonium chloride (GTMAC) in different mass%. The resulting membranes …

Improving pervaporation performance of PDMS membranes by interpenetrating polymer network for recovery of bio-butanol

M Hu, Z Wu, L Sun, S Guo, H Li, J Liao, C Huang… - Separation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to improve PV performance of PDMS membranes, PDMS/fluoropolymer
interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) membrane was prepared. The IPN was …

Poly (4-vinylpyridine) and poly (vinyl acetate–co-4-vinylpyridine) grafted polyvinyl chloride membranes for removal of tetrahydrofuran from water by pervaporation

S Choudhury, SK Ray - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
The organophilic character of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) membrane was significantly
improved by graft copolymerization with i) different wt.% of 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) and ii) 4VP …

High-performance thin-film composite polyetheramide membranes for the dehydration of tetrahydrofuran

MBMY Ang, SH Huang, YC Li, ATC Cahatol… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a series of pervaporation membranes is fabricated through interfacial
polymerization involving a diamine and trimesoyl chloride (TMC). Three diamines are used …

Recovery of ethanol via vapor phase by polydimethylsiloxane membrane with excellent performance

Z Si, H Shan, S Hu, D Cai, P Qin - Chemical Engineering Research and …, 2018 - Elsevier
To improve the selectivity of recovering bioethanol from fermentation broth, prevent
membrane fouling by the components in fermentation, and enhance market competitiveness …