Background Bioethanol as a renewable energy resource plays an important role in
alleviating energy crisis and environmental protection. Pervaporation has achieved …

Lignocellulosic biomass can be converted into more valuable products by high-temperature
treatment causing the formation of bio-oil. However, the complex structure of lignocellulosic …

High separation performance and superior mechanical properties of the membranes are
both of critical importance for membrane modules to achieve high efficiency and long-term …

Due to their well-defined porosity, physical–chemical endurance, and catalytic property,
zeolite and zeotype membranes are becoming a more established choice for a broad …

A novel composite barrier comprising of hydrophilic and solvent resistant chitosan (CS)
membrane on porous solvent resistant poly (ether-block-amide)(PEBA-2533) substrate was …

Ethanol pervaporation during its fermentative production alleviates product inhibition and
hence enhances bioethanol production as a source of renewable energy. In this work, a …

Molecular sieve ceramic membrane is a suitable material for solvent recovery application
due to its chemical, mechanical and thermal stability. Pervaporation process using …

Bioethanol-derived biomass is a green sustainable source of energy that is highly
recommended as an efficient alternative to the replacement of fossil fuels. However, this type …

Systematic molecular dynamics simulations are conducted to study the separation of
ethanol/water mixture through single-layer graphene with designed nanoscale pores. The …

Hybrid membranes for ethanol dehydration were fabricated by blending sodium alginate
with natural hydrophilic attapulgite nanorods, which contained plentiful selective channels …