Table 1 Summary of the performance of different membranes

From: A carbon nanotube filled polydimethylsiloxane hybrid membrane for enhanced butanol recovery

   

Separation factor

  

Feed (wt %)

Membranes

Total flux (g/m2·h)

Acetone

Butanol

Ethanol

Comments

Reference

Butanol solution

       

1.3

PTFE

170

-

8.5

-

38°C, 13.3 kPa

[20]

1.0

PDMS

53

-

42

-

30°C, <0.4 kPa

[36]

2.0

PDMS/PE

132

-

32.0

-

37°C, 0.1 kPa

[22]

0.8

PEBA/CNT

153

-

19.4

-

37°C

[24]

1.5

PDMS/CNT

244

-

32.9

-

80°C, <20 kPa

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ABE solution

       

1.9

PEBA

33.8

6.5

13.2

4.4

23°C

[21]

3.2

PDMS/PAN

-

22

22

6

42°C, <100 Pa

[10]

1.2

ZIF-71/PEBA

520

8.8

18.8

3.9

37°C, <400 Pa

[23]

1.5

PDMS/CNT

93.7

8.2

16.6

2.4

37°C, <20 kPa

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