A Review on Mixed Matrix Membranes for Solvent Dehydration and Recovery Process
Solvent separation and dehydration are important operations for industries and laboratories. Processes such as distillation and extraction are not always effective and are energy-consuming. An alternate approach is offered by pervaporation, based on the solution-diffusion transport mechanism. Polyme...
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| description | Solvent separation and dehydration are important operations for industries and laboratories. Processes such as distillation and extraction are not always effective and are energy-consuming. An alternate approach is offered by pervaporation, based on the solution-diffusion transport mechanism. Polymer-based membranes such as those made of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) have offered good pervaporation performance. Attempts have been made to improve their performance by incorporating inorganic fillers into the PDMS matrix, in which metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have proven to be the most efficient. Among the MOFs, Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) based membranes have shown an excellent performance, with high values for flux and separation factors. Various studies have been conducted, employing ZIF-PDMS membranes for pervaporation separation of mixtures such as aqueous-alcoholic solutions. This paper presents an extensive review of the pervaporation performance of ZIF-based mixed matrix membranes (MMMs), novel synthesis methods, filler modifications, factors affecting membrane performance as well as studies based on polymers other than PDMS for the membrane matrix. Some suggestions for future studies have also been provided, such as the use of biopolymers and self-healing membranes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45c3afd5e97a497cbc771b61549c12d42023-11-21T23:47:21ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752021-06-0111644110.3390/membranes11060441A Review on Mixed Matrix Membranes for Solvent Dehydration and Recovery ProcessPriyanka Goyal0Subramanian Sundarrajan1Seeram Ramakrishna2Birla Institute of Technology and Science-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus, Telangana 500078, IndiaCenter for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Blk E3 05-12, 2 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117581, SingaporeCenter for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Blk E3 05-12, 2 Engineering Drive 3, Singapore 117581, SingaporeSolvent separation and dehydration are important operations for industries and laboratories. Processes such as distillation and extraction are not always effective and are energy-consuming. An alternate approach is offered by pervaporation, based on the solution-diffusion transport mechanism. Polymer-based membranes such as those made of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) have offered good pervaporation performance. Attempts have been made to improve their performance by incorporating inorganic fillers into the PDMS matrix, in which metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have proven to be the most efficient. Among the MOFs, Zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF) based membranes have shown an excellent performance, with high values for flux and separation factors. Various studies have been conducted, employing ZIF-PDMS membranes for pervaporation separation of mixtures such as aqueous-alcoholic solutions. This paper presents an extensive review of the pervaporation performance of ZIF-based mixed matrix membranes (MMMs), novel synthesis methods, filler modifications, factors affecting membrane performance as well as studies based on polymers other than PDMS for the membrane matrix. Some suggestions for future studies have also been provided, such as the use of biopolymers and self-healing membranes.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/11/6/441polydimethylsiloxanemetal-organic frameworkszeolitic imidazolate frameworksmixed matrix membranesolvent separationsolvent dehydration |
| spellingShingle | Priyanka Goyal Subramanian Sundarrajan Seeram Ramakrishna A Review on Mixed Matrix Membranes for Solvent Dehydration and Recovery Process Membranes polydimethylsiloxane metal-organic frameworks zeolitic imidazolate frameworks mixed matrix membrane solvent separation solvent dehydration |
| title | A Review on Mixed Matrix Membranes for Solvent Dehydration and Recovery Process |
| title_full | A Review on Mixed Matrix Membranes for Solvent Dehydration and Recovery Process |
| title_fullStr | A Review on Mixed Matrix Membranes for Solvent Dehydration and Recovery Process |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Review on Mixed Matrix Membranes for Solvent Dehydration and Recovery Process |
| title_short | A Review on Mixed Matrix Membranes for Solvent Dehydration and Recovery Process |
| title_sort | review on mixed matrix membranes for solvent dehydration and recovery process |
| topic | polydimethylsiloxane metal-organic frameworks zeolitic imidazolate frameworks mixed matrix membrane solvent separation solvent dehydration |
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