Synthesis and characterization of ETS-10/chitosan nanocomposite membranes for pervaporation

Chitosan (CS) and microporous titanosilicate ETS-10/CS mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) were prepared. The pervaporation performance was tested on the water-ethanol mixtures in the range 85–96 wt.% ethanol. The permeate flux increased from 0.45 to 0.55 kg m−2 h−1 at 50°C for the ETS-10/CS MMM with resp...

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Autores: Casado-Coterillo, Clara, Andrés, Fernando, Téllez, Carlos, Coronas, Joaquín, Irabien, Ángel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/370063
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/370063
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mixed matrix membranes
Pervaporation dehydration
Water-ethanol separation
Chitosan
Microporous titanosilicate
ETS-10
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Sumario:Chitosan (CS) and microporous titanosilicate ETS-10/CS mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) were prepared. The pervaporation performance was tested on the water-ethanol mixtures in the range 85–96 wt.% ethanol. The permeate flux increased from 0.45 to 0.55 kg m−2 h−1 at 50°C for the ETS-10/CS MMM with respect to the pure CS membranes. Characterization by SEM and TEM, XRD, DSC, and TGA allowed inferring an intimate contact between the dispersed ETS-10 and the continuous chitosan phase. The 5 wt.% loading of titanosilicate scarcely decreased the hydrophilic character of the mixed matrix membrane but increased the molecular sieving effect on the transport and separation properties, thus affecting the membrane behavior on pervaporation.