Concern over the economics of accessing fossil fuel reserves, and widespread acceptance
of the anthropogenic origin of rising CO2 emissions and associated climate change from …

Membrane separation process has become one of the emerging technologies that undergo
a rapid growth for the past few decades. Pervaporation is one of the membrane separation …

Chemical reactivity and sorption in zeolites are coupled to confinement and—to a lesser
extent—to the acid strength of Brønsted acid sites (BAS). In presence of water the zeolite …

The Handbook of Membrane Separations: Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnological
Applications provides detailed information on membrane separation technologies as they …

Acetic acid is an essential intermediate chemical and belongs to the top 50 commodities of
the chemical industry. Dehydration of acetic acid/water mixture is an indispensable process …

Linde Type A (LTA) zeolite-based membranes have demonstrated excellent selectivity in
pervaporation due to their unique structural framework and interaction with water. The …

A two-step method is proposed to obtain high selectivity and high conversion rate for
producing additive triacetylglycerol of biofuel from its byproduct glycerol. The esterification of …

Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks ZIF-7, ZIF-8, ZIF-11 and ZIF-20 have been synthesized by
sonocrystallization. In general, crystals obtained at lower temperatures and shorter times are …

To produce biodiesel from high free fatty acid (FFA) oils, the esterification characteristics of
two kinds of heterogeneous acid catalysts, Amberlyst 15 and Amberlyst BD20, were …

Mixed matrix membranes (MMM) containing MOF Cu 3 (BTC) 2 (HKUST-1) at 20–40 wt%
loading have been prepared using commercial polyimide (PI) Matrimid® 5218 as polymer …