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Table 2 Pervaporation of volatile organic compounds from aqueous solution using self-standing PIM-1 membranes

From: The potential of polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) and PIM/graphene composites for pervaporation membranes

Organic compound

Conc. (wt%)

Temp. (°C)

β

Normalised flux (kg μm m-2 h-1)

Ref.

Diethyl ether

3.99

30

176

33.1

[182]

Ethyl acetate

4.71

30

19.2

39.5

[182]

Tetrahydrofuran

3.89

30

16.5

7.02

[182]

Acetone

3.16

30

20.9

17.8

[182]

Dioxane

4.71

30

0.93

1.94

[182]

Acetonitrile

2.25

30

39.6

20.7

[182]

Acetic acid

3.26

30

6.14

3.42

[182]