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Table 5 Pervaporation of alcohols from aqueous solution using mixed matrix PIM-1 membranes. Fillers: MFI silicalite-1(CH2)2Ph, GO-ODA octadecyl-functionalised graphene oxide, rGO-ODA reduced octadecyl-functionalised graphene oxide, rGO-OA reduced octyl-functionalised graphene oxide

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

Alcohol

Conc. (wt%)

Filler

Loading (wt%)

Temp. (°C)

β

Normalised flux (kg μm m-2 h-1)

Ref.

Ethanol

5

MFI

13

50

3.7

27.7

[184]

Ethanol

5

MFI

13

60

3.3

29.6

[184]

Ethanol

5

MFI

28

50

4.9

36.7

[184]

Ethanol

5

MFI

28

60

5.7

54.6

[184]

Ethanol

9

MFI

28

50

3.7

80.5

[184]

Ethanol

9

MFI

28

60

5.1

50.3

[184]

Ethanol

9

MFI

47

50

4.7

18.6

[184]

Ethanol

9

MFI

47

60

4.3

22

[184]

Ethanol

5

GO-ODA

0.01

65

1.1

3.1

[185]

Ethanol

5

GO-ODA

0.1

65

3.1

5.5

[185]

Ethanol

5

GO-ODA

0.5

65

2.1

3.8

[185]

Ethanol

5

rGO-ODA

0.01

65

3.0

3.7

[185]

Ethanol

5

rGO-ODA

0.1

65

2.0

3.2

[185]

Ethanol

5

rGO-ODA

0.5

65

1.5

5.0

[185]

Ethanol

5

rGO-OA

0.01

65

1.8

3.8

[185]

Ethanol

5

rGO-OA

0.1

65

5.1

9.5

[185]

Ethanol

5

rGO-OA

0.5

65

2.9

6.8

[185]

1-Butanol

5

GO-ODA

0.01

65

12.2

17.1

[185]

1-Butanol

5

GO-ODA

0.1

65

16.1

30.0

[185]

1-Butanol

5

GO-ODA

0.5

65

17.4

22.2

[185]

1-Butanol

5

rGO-ODA

0.01

65

21.5

34.5

[185]

1-Butanol

5

rGO-ODA

0.1

65

26.9

23.0

[185]

1-Butanol

5

rGO-ODA

0.5

65

17.6

30.8

[185]

1-Butanol

5

rGO-OA

0.01

65

22.6

43.9

[185]

1-Butanol

5

rGO-OA

0.1

65

32.9

27.6

[185]

1-Butanol

5

rGO-OA

0.5

65

27.1

35.1

[185]