A novel tri-layer composite membrane consisting of the active layer polydimethylsiloxane
(PDMS, Sylgard® 184) and dual support layers of high porosity polyethylene (PE) and high …

Membranes that enable the recovery of organic compounds from dilute aqueous solution
are desired for applications such as biobutanol production. The polymer of intrinsic …

The objective of this work was to investigate the effect of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
molecular weights on the pervaporation performance and the confinement behavior of …

Pervaporation has great potential in the separation of many significant mixtures. However,
excessive penetration of separation layer into the substrate pores enhances the transport …

The recovery of vanillin from aqueous media by organophilic pervaporation is studied and
optimised. Vanillin is recovered as a pure solid free of contaminants in a single …

Cross-linked polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membranes supported on cellulose acetate (CA)
and polyamide (PA) microfiltration membranes were prepared by pre-wetting technique for …

This work reports the continuation of previous efforts to recover butanol from the ABE
(acetone-butanol-ethanol) fermentation process by pervaporation (PV). A key aspect to …

ABSTRACT A systematic study was performed on the combination of support properties and
polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating conditions for the lab‐scale preparation of a defect …

The lab-scale optimisation is discussed of the synthesis of composite membranes prepared
via dipcoating. Following the generally good performance of organomineral top-layers and …

The polydimethylsiloxane-polyvinylidene fluoride (PDMS-PVDF) composite membrane was
studied for its pervaporation performance to removal of butanol from butanol/ABE solution …