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Table 1 Pervaporation of alcohols from aqueous solution using self-standing PIM-1 membranes

From: The potential of polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) and PIM/graphene composites for pervaporation membranes

Alcohol

Conc. (wt%)

Temp. (°C)

β

Normalised flux (kg μm m-2 h-1)

Ref.

Phenol

5

50

18

8.0

[2]

Phenol

5

60

18

14.8

[2]

Phenol

1

70

16

8.4

[2]

Phenol

3

70

16

11.2

[2]

Phenol

5

70

18

20.8

[2]

Phenol

5

80

18

26.8

[2]

Methanol

1.77

30

11.1

9.4

[182]

Ethanol

10

30

11

14.6

[183]

Ethanol

10

40

10

20.1

[183]

Ethanol

10

50

9

34.2

[183]

Ethanol

10

60

9

43.3

[183]

Ethanol

2.52

30

5.3

6.6

[182]

Ethanol

5

50

3.7

62.7

[184]

Ethanol

5

60

3.6

65.2

[184]

Ethanol

9

50

3.2

46.7

[184]

Ethanol

9

60

3.3

66.4

[184]

Ethanol

5

65

3.1

5.9

[185]

2-Propanol

3.26

30

2.4

3.6

[182]

1-Butanol

5

65

13.5

32.4

[185]