Machine learning for membrane design in energy production, gas separation, and water treatment: a review

AI Osman, M Nasr, M Farghali, SS Bakr… - Environmental …, 2024‏ - Springer
Membrane filtration is a major process used in the energy, gas separation, and water
treatment sectors, yet the efficiency of current membranes is limited. Here, we review the use …

Advancements in polymeric membranes for challenging water filtration environments: A comprehensive review

MQ Seah, SF Chua, WL Ang, WJ Lau… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Polymeric membranes were initially introduced for commercial water treatment applications
in the 1960s. Over the years, membrane manufacturers and scientists have made significant …

Fabrication of silicalite-1/PDMDES nanocomposite membranes with improved compatibility for enhanced alcohols recovery by pervaporation

X Chen, C Wu, L Chen, N Li, Q Zhou - Journal of Membrane Science, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Herein, we present a newly developed nanocomposite membrane composed of a poly-
dimethyldiethoxysilane (PDMDES) matrix incorporated with silicalite-1 nanoparticles, aimed …

Review of alternative technologies for acetone-butanol-ethanol separation: Principles, state-of-the-art, and development trends

D Cai, J Wen, Y Zhuang, T Huang, Z Si, P Qin… - Separation and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract n-Butanol is an advanced next-generation drop-in biofuel, which can be produced
by anaerobic acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentation using biomass derived …

CF3-MOF enhanced pervaporation selectivity of PDMS membranes for butanol separation

C Ren, Z Si, Y Qu, S Li, H Wu, F Meng, X Zhang… - Separation and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Direct separating butanol from fermentation broth via pervaporation is considered as the
most effective method to realize solvent enrichment, which is dominated by membranes …

Numerical simulation and optimization of Pervaporation process based on Heat-Mass-Flow coupling

L Wang, Q Sun, X Zhou, W Zhang, L Wu - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Pervaporation (PV) has the advantages of low energy consumption and high separation
efficiency, but the trade-off effect between flux and separation factor restricts its large-scale …

Recent implementations of process intensification strategy in membrane-based technology: A review

F Dalanta, DT Handoko, H Hadiyanto… - … Research and Design, 2024‏ - Elsevier
A critical objective recently facing the entire industry on this planet is to construct a
sustainable industrial development. The possible way is provided by implementing process …

High-/low-molecular-weight PDMS photo-copolymerized membranes for ethanol recovery

C Liu, Z Si, H Wu, Y Zhuang, C Zhang… - Industrial & …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) is the benchmark of alcohol-selective membranes. The low-
molecular-weight PDMS easily causes pore penetration and nonuniform coverage, thus …

Combining dip-coating and rotate-drying to preparation of PDMS on SiC tubular support with macropore for high pervaporation performance

C Zuo, X Wang, X Ding, Z Zhong, W **… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract High-performance polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/ceramic tubular pervaporation
membranes have potential in industrial separation applications, but realizing the preparation …

Preparation of polydimethylsiloxane/poly (styrene-butadiene-styrene) blend membrane by in-situ reactive compatibilizer γ-methacryloxy propyl trimethoxyl silane for …

Y Wen, N Guo, L Sun, M Hu, C Huang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2024‏ - Elsevier
For commercial use, separating membranes need to have outstanding chemical, thermal,
and mechanical stability. Moreover, striking a compromise between selectivity and …