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 stable performance in the presence of significant amounts of acetic acid.
Kreiter
Robert
R
Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, Petten, The Netherlands.
Rietkerk
Mariëlle D A
MD
Castricum
Hessel L
HL
van Veen
Henk M
HM
ten Elshof
Johan E
JE
Vente
Jaap F
JF
D019342:Acetic Acid; D000438:Alcohols / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D016062:Porosity; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D014867:Water
D000438:Alcohols; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D014867:Water; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D019342:Acetic Acid