Pervaporative separation of ethanol/water azeotrope using a novel chitosan-impregnated bacterial cellulose membrane and chitosan–poly(vinyl alcohol) blends

Modification of tetraethylorthosilicate

Modification of tetraethylorthosilicate crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) membrane using chitosan and its application to the pervaporation separation of water–isopropanol mixtures

✍ Srikant S. Kulkarni; Subhashchandra M. Tambe; Arjumand A. Kittur; Mahadevappa Y. 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 143 KB 👁 2 views

## Abstract Tetraethylorthosilicate crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) membrane was modified by varying the amounts of chitosan. The resulting membranes were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. The effects of chitosan content and feed composi