title: Photo-induced sol-gel processing for low-temperature fabrication of high-performance silsesquioxane membranes for use in molecular separation.
abstract: Silsesquioxane (SQ) membranes derived from 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane and bis(trimethoxysilyl)ethane were successfully fabricated at low temperature via photo-induced sol-gel processing. Radical and cationic polymerization of SQ membranes showed high degrees of separation factor and permeance for water/isopropanol separation in pervaporation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8527, Japan. tsuru@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Mai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishibayashi
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Masamoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uenishi
authors.forename: Masakoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanezashi
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagasawa
authors.forename: Tomohisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tsuru