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Table 4 Dehydration pervaporation of alcohol/water mixtures (85 wt% alcohol) at a temperature of 60°C using blend membranes of polyimides with 20 wt% hydrolysed PIM-1 (cPIM-1)

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

Alcohol

Blended polymer

β

Normalised flux (kg μm m-2 h-1)

Ref.

Ethanol

Matrimid

340

4.92

[195]

Ethanol

Torlon

157

0.85

[195]

Ethanol

P84

199

1.9

[195]

2-Propanol

Matrimid

780

2.0

[195]

2-Propanol

Torlon

719

1.2

[195]

2-Propanol

P84

72

2.1

[195]

1-Butanol

Matrimid

>5000

2.4

[195]

1-Butanol

Torlon

>5000

1.0

[195]

1.Butanol

P84

>5000

2.0

[195]