Preparation and characterization of vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES) modified silicalite-1/PDMS hybrid pervaporation membrane and its application in ethanol separation from dilute aqueous solution
Abstract(#br)To improve the affinity between silicalite-1 and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), the silicalite-1 particles were modified by a silane coupling agent vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES) and incorporated into polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix for the preparation of silicalite-1/PDMS hybrid membranes. The modified silicalite-1 particles were examined by XRD, FT-IR and TGA, and the results showed that the silane coupling agent was bonded to the surface of silicalite-1 particles through chemical bonds and the modification did not influence the framework of silicalite-1 crystals.