title: Stable hybrid silica nanosieve membranes for the dehydration of lower alcohols.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, Petten, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kreiter
authors.forename: Mariëlle D A
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rietkerk
authors.forename: Hessel L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Castricum
authors.forename: Henk M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: van Veen
authors.forename: Johan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: ten Elshof
authors.forename: Jaap F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Vente
mesh_terms: D019342:Acetic Acid; D000438:Alcohols / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D016062:Porosity; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D014867:Water; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D019342:Acetic Acid