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. 2018 Nov 27;8(69):39567–39578. doi: 10.1039/c8ra07868h

Estimated transport and performance parameters for Alg membranes filled with CS particles.

CS particles content, wt% 0 5 10 15 25
Flux JN, kg m−2 h−1 0.71 1.41 1.22 1.09 0.86
Permeation coefficient of water PH2O × 105, barrer 4.83 8.73 8.48 8.12 6.25
Permeation coefficient of ethanol PEtOH × 105, barrer 0.23 0.34 0.32 0.30 0.27
Diffusion coefficient of water DH2O × 107, cm2 s−1 1.44 5.12 4.99 4.81 4.23
Diffusion coefficient of ethanol DEtOH × 107, cm2 s−1 0.22 0.33 0.32 0.32 0.31
Solubility coefficient of water SH2O, cmSTP3 cm−3 cmHg−1 335.4 170.5 169.9 168.8 147.7
Solubility coefficient of ethanol SEtOH, cmSTP3 cm−3 cmHg−1 104.5 103.0 100.0 93.7 87.1
Selectivity coefficient Sc 21.0 25.7 26.5 27.1 23.1
Separation factor, αH2O/EtOH 26.5 47.3 50.2 53.6 22.1
Pervaporation separation index PSI, kg m−2 h−1 18.2 65.3 60.0 57.3 18.1