Pervaporation separation of n-octane/thiophene mixtures using polydimethylsiloxane/ceramic composite membranes
Abstract(#br)Crosslinked polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/ceramic composite membranes were prepared and employed for desulfurization of model gasoline composed of n-octane and thiophene. The structural morphology and thermal stability of the composite membranes were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The pervaporation performances of the membranes under various crosslinking agent amounts, feed sulfur content, feed temperature, permeate pressure and feed flow rate were investigated.