TY - JOUR N1 - cited By 148 A1 - Khan, A. A1 - Ali, M. A1 - Ilyas, A. A1 - Naik, P. A1 - Vankelecom, I.F.J. A1 - Gilani, M.A. A1 - Bilad, M.R. A1 - Sajjad, Z. A1 - Khan, A.L. UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85047761465&doi=10.1016%2fj.seppur.2018.05.055&partnerID=40&md5=90f31373eab0fd8009644e37abf4509e Y1 - 2018/// VL - 206 JF - Separation and Purification Technology EP - 58 ID - scholars9620 TI - ZIF-67 filled PDMS mixed matrix membranes for recovery of ethanol via pervaporation KW - Contact angle; Ethanol; Evaporation; Filled polymers; Membranes; Metal ions; Metal-Organic Frameworks; Metals; Microchannels; Organometallics; Pervaporation; Polydimethylsiloxane; Pulse width modulation KW - Hydrophobic polymers; Metalorganic frameworks (MOFs); Mixed matrix membranes; Polydimethylsiloxane PDMS; Separation of ethanol; Separation performance; Separation potential; ZIF-67 KW - Silicones N2 - Zeolitic imidazole frameworks (ZIFs), a subclass of metal organic frameworks (MOFs), are composed of metal ions linked by organic ligands which offer an exceptionally high surface area and appealing separation potential. In this study, mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) were prepared using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a hydrophobic polymer and ZIF-67 as inorganic filler particle. ZIF-67 particles and MMMs were characterized by XRD, SEM, FTIR, BET and contact angle measurements. The prepared membranes were tested for the separation of ethanol/water mixtures via pervaporation. Compared to unfilled PDMS membranes, MMMs loaded with 20 wt ZIF-67 showed an increase in flux and a doubled separation factor. The easy synthesis of ZIF-67 and its enhanced separation performance make ZIF-67 an attractive candidate to prepare MMMs for a variety of membrane applications. © 2018 Elsevier B.V. SN - 13835866 AV - none PB - Elsevier B.V. SP - 50 ER -