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Table 1 Ethanol–water separation performance of PDMS membranes

From: Membranes for bioethanol production by pervaporation

Membrane material/support

Feed concentration (wt. %)

Feed temperature (°C)

Separation factor

Flux (g·m−2·h−1)

References

Pervap 4060

5

50

7.1

1300

[55]

Pervap 4060

5

25

7

138

[56]

Pervap 4060

4

25

4

2078

[64]

Pervatech

5

50

6.7

2600

[55]

Pervatech

5

25

6

184

[56]

Pervatech

3

30

5

1608

[65]

PolyAn

5

25

6

369

[56]

SolSep 3360

8.7

33

7

1140

[66]

PDMS

1.5

66

10.4

150

[85]

PDMS

5

90

9

1906

[124]

PDMS

6

50

8.6

100

[125]

PDMS/PSF

10

60

11.6

1493

[48]

PDMS/PSF

5

60

8.2

1186

[93]

PDMS/PSF

4

45

5

1600

[113]

PDMS/ceramic

5

40

8.9

1600

[70]

PDMS/tubular zirconia/alumina ceramic

4.2

60

7.9

4190

[23]

PDMS/PES

5

40

5.5

1124

[126]

PDMS/PA

4

45

 ~ 8.5

 ~ 1850

[113]

PDMS/PA

10

40

5

160

[127]

PDMS/CA

3

50

1

2800

[45]

PDMS/CA

5

40

9.3

1140

[46]

PDMS/CA

5

40

8.5

1300

[22]

PDMS/CA

3

30

3.7

1060

[128]

Self-assembled monolayer-modified PDMS/PSF

5

60

13.1

413

[69]

Multiple sprayed PDMS/PSF

5

60

7.5

3275

[129]

PDMS/PI

3

41

4.6

120

[74]

PDMS/PVDF

9

60

11.2

1329

[43]

PDMS/PVDF

5

50

8.5

265

[44]

PDMS (prepared in water phase)/PVDF

3

30

11.5

449

[121]

Copoly(IPAA-FA)–PDMS blend

2.5

24

19.7

160

[114]

PDMS–HMDSO blend/PDMS-g-PVDF

10

35

5.1

1300

[115]

PDMS-b-PPO copolymer

5

60

8.5

3817

[116]

PDMS-b-PSSQ copolymer

5

30

11

106

[117]

SDS triblock copolymer

5

76

8.8

540

[118]

PDMS-PS-poly(4-hydroxystyrene) block copolymer/PVDF

8

25

6.8

4500

[130]

PDMS-g-phenylpropyne copolymer

7.3

30

22.5

553

[131]

PDMS-g-PS copolymer (dip-coating both sides of the PTFE support)

8.1

60

 ~ 8.5

 ~ 300

[49]

Segmented polyurethaneurea containing PDMS

10

40

8.6

130

[49]

PDMS-g-copolyimide PIS19

9.53

50

9.5

5720

[119]

Cross-linked PDMS

9.60

50

9.8

2690

[119]

PDMS plasma treated with octadecyldiethoxymethylsilane

4

25

16.3

16

[120]

F-PBZ-modified PDMS

5

50

5.1

215

[132]

PDMS impregnated into pores of PTFE

1.5

66

8.3

760

[85]

SBS/PDMS/F-42

3

50

7.5

162

[68]

Copoly(PDMS-phosphate ester)/TMVS-g-PVDF

10

–-

4.6

2850

[122]

Copoly(PDMS-phosphate ester)/TMVS-g-PVDF (multi-layer)

10

–-

31

900

[123]

PDMS (commercial hollow fiber)

3

30

10.6

6

[62]

PDMS/PSF (hollow fiber)

8

50

6.4

265

[63]

PDMS/PEI (hollow fiber)

4.6

30

8.4

243

[50]

  1. PSF polysulfone, PES polyethersulfone, PA polyamide, CA cellulose acetate, PI polyimide, PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride, IPAA-FA copoly(N-isopropylacrylamide/1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorododecyl acrylate), HMDSO hexamethyldisiloxane, PPO polyphenylene oxide, PSSQ phenylsilsesquioxane, SDS polystyrene-b-PDMS-b-polystyrene, PS polystyrene, PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene, F-PBZ fluorinated polybenzoxazine, SBS styrene–butadiene block copolymer, TMVS trimethoxyvinylsilane, PEI polyetherimide.