Pervaporative desulfurization of model gasoline using PDMS/BTESE-derived organosilica hybrid membranes
Abstract(#br)A promising new polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/organosilica hybrid membrane has been developed and applied to the removal of sulfur from model gasoline by pervaporation. The introduction of organosilicas derived from bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane (BTESE) into the PDMS matrix led to a simultaneous improvement of permeance and selectivity of the resultant membrane.