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Table 4 Ethanol–water separation performance of MFI membranes

From: Membranes for bioethanol production by pervaporation

Active layer

Support

Feed concentration (wt. %)

Feed temperature (°C)

Separation factor

Flux (g·m−2·h−1)

References

MFI

α-Alumina tube

5

60

76

1050

[52]

MFI

α-Alumina disc

10

110

5.2

51,600

[229]

MFI

α-Alumina disc

10

60

4.8

8500

[230]

Silicalite-1

Silica tube

10

50

120

3160

[59]

Silicalite-1

Mullite tube

5

60

106

930

[53]

Silicalite-1

POTS-modified titania disk

5

75

103

2560

[209]

Silicalite-1

Silica tube

3

60

95

580

[188]

Silicalite-1

α-Alumina tube

5

60

89

1810

[60]

Silicalite-1

α-Alumina tube

5

60

85

1220

[53]

Silicalite-1

Silica tube

3

60

84

560

[186]

Silicalite-1

Silica tube

3

80

72

1200

[187]

Silicalite-1

Mullite tube

10

60

72

2550

[198]

Silicalite-1

Mullite tube

5

60

72

1410

[60]

Silicalite-1

Stainless steel

4

30

70

330

[189]

Silicalite-1

α-Alumina hollow fiber

3

60

66

2900

[195]

Silicalite-1

Mullite tube

5

60

66

1910

[61]

Silicalite-1

α-Alumina tube

5

60

62

1820

[199]

Silicalite-1

Stainless steel tube

5

30

62

225

[231]

Silicalite-1

Mullite tube

5

60

60

2850

[196]

Silicalite-1

Stainless steel disc

4

60

58

760

[206]

Silicalite-1

α-Alumina capillary

5

65

54

1500

[194]

Silicalite-1

α-Alumina hollow fiber

5

60

51

7600

[197]

Silicalite-1

Stainless steel

4

30

51

150

[232]

Silicalite-1

YSZ hollow fiber

5

60

47

7400

[54]

Silicalite-1

α-Alumina tube

5

60

45

1380

[193]

Silicalite-1

α-Alumina tube

5

25

43

200

[207]

Silicalite-1

Stainless steel disc

4

30

42

540

[233]

Silicalite-1

Stainless steel disk

5

30

41

0.1–0.5

[234]

Silicalite-1

α-Alumina

16.1

75

40

1100

[235]

Silicalite-1

Stainless steel tube

5

60

35

3670

[60]

Silicalite-1

α-Alumina tube

3

80

33

350

[187]

Silicalite-1

Stainless steel

10

30

31

100

[236]

Silicalite-1

Mullite tube

10

60

20.2

694

[237]

Silicalite-1

Stainless steel net

5

25

19.6

11,500

[238]

Silicalite-1

Stainless steel tube

5

25

10

70

[212]

Silicalite-1

α-alumina tube

9.4

70

1.3

2100

[239]

b-Oriented silicalite-1

Silica disc (quartz + Stöber)

5

60

85

2100

[191]

c-Oriented silicalite-1

Alumina hollow fiber

5

60

58

9800

[210]

c-/h0h-out-of-plane-oriented silicalite-1

Stainless steel tube

5

75

43

1200

[211]

ZSM-5

Titania tube coated with three intermediate ceramic titania layers

5.1

40

97.7

810

[47]

ZSM-5

POTS-modified α-alumina disk

5

75

58

1360

[209]

Silicalite-1 (coated with silicone rubber)

Stainless steel

4

30

125

140

[232]

Silicalite-1 (modified with silane C18H37SiCl3)

Stainless steel disc

4

50

45

133

[220]

Silicalite-1 (coated with silicone rubber)

Stainless steel

10

30

43

230

[236]

Silicalite-1 (modified with dopamine)

YSZ hollow fiber

5

60

44

2600

[190]

B-ZSM-5

α-Alumina tube

5

60

55

2600

[217]

B-ZSM-5

Alumina-coated SiC multi-channel monolith

5

60

31

160

[216]

B-ZSM-5

α-Alumina discs

5

55

13.9

1110

[240]

B-ZSM-5

Stainless steel tube

5

25

2.1

50

[212]

Ge-ZSM-5

Stainless steel tube

5

25

29

110

[212]

Ge-ZSM-5

Stainless steel tube

5

30

47

220

[214]

Al-ZSM-5

Stainless steel tube

5

25

9.4

60

[212]

Fe-ZSM-5

Stainless steel tube

5

25

3.4

60

[212]

Ti-silicalite-1

Mullite tube

5

60

127

770

[218]

Ti-silicalite-1

α-Alumina capillary

5

65

58.4

2200

[241]

Zr-silicalite-1

Mullite tube

5

60

73

1010

[219]