Water-alcohol separation by pervaporation through zeolite-modified poly(amidesulfonamide)

Xumin He, Wing Hong CHAN*, Ching Fai Ng

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Pervaporation membranes were fabricated by blending different amount of zeolite NaA or NaX with three types of poly(amidesulfonamide) (PASA). The zeolitefilled membranes were characterized by IR spectroscopy, SEM, sorption measurements, and wide-angle X-ray diffraction. By adding the proper amount of NaA into the polymer casting solutions, the resultant zeolite-filled membranes exhibited improvement in both selectivity and permeability in the separation of 10% aqueous solutions of ethanol and propan-1-ol, as compared with the zeolite free membrane.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1323-1329
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume82
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Nov 2001

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

User-Defined Keywords

  • Dehydration of alcohol
  • Pervaporation
  • Poly(amidesulfonamide)
  • Zeolite

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