Stable Hybrid Silica Nanosieve Membranes for the Dehydration of Lower Alcohols

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 s...

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Published in:ChemSusChem 2009-02, Vol.2 (2), p.158-160
Main Authors: Kreiter, Robert, Rietkerk, Mariëlle D. A., Castricum, Hessel L., van Veen, Henk M., ten Elshof, Johan E., Vente, Jaap F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acetic Acid
Alcohols - isolation & purification
biofuels
Energy-Generating Resources
membranes
Membranes, Artificial
microporous materials
organic–inorganic hybrid composites
Porosity
Silicon Dioxide
Water
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Summary: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. 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.
ISSN:1864-5631
1864-564X
DOI:10.1002/cssc.200800198