Table 3.
Comparison of the PLA + Fe-MOF-MW performance with other studies in literature.
| Membrane Material | Concentration of MeOH/MTBE Mixture | Operative Conditions |
Total Flux (kg/m2 h) |
Selectivity | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMPA + GO (0–20 wt%) | 10 wt% MeOH 90 wt% MTBE |
T = 40 °C Vacuum pressure = 3 mbar |
0.2–0.4 | 2400–4500 | [66] |
| CA (85 wt%) + PVP (15 wt%) | 20 wt% MeOH 80 wt% MTBE |
T = 40 °C Vacuum pressure = 3 mbar |
0.43 | 411 | [67] |
| Matrimid® 5218 | 14.3 wt% MeOH 85.7 wt% MTBE |
T = 35 °C Vacuum pressure = 0.054 mbar |
0.06 | 17.7 | [2] |
| PEEK-WC | 14.3 wt% MeOH 85.7 wt% MTBE |
T = 30 °C Vacuum pressure = 6 mbar |
0.02 | 14 | [3] |
| Chitosan | 17.5 wt% MeOH 82.5 wt% MTBE |
T = 25 °C Vacuum pressure = 4–6 mbar |
0.4 | 14 | [68] |
| Polyamide + Al2O3 (10 wt%) | 50 wt% MeOH 50 wt% MTBE |
T = 30 °C Vacuum pressure = 4–6 mbar |
15 * | 20 | [69] |
| CA + HZSM5 (0–1 wt%) | 20 wt% MeOH 80 wt% MTBE |
T = 30 °C Vacuum pressure = 3.3 mbar |
0.16–0.3 | 120–350 | [70] |
| CA + ZnO (0–14 wt%) | 31 wt% MeOH 69 wt% MTBE |
T = 40 °C Vacuum pressure below 5 mbar |
1–4.5 * | 200–800 | [71] |
| PLA+ Fe-MOF-MW (0.5 wt%) | 14.3 wt% MeOH 85.7 wt% MTBE |
T = 35 °C Vacuum pressure = 7.45 mbar |
0.28 | 17.5 | This work |
* Flux normalized by thickness.