Rahimalimamaghani, A.Pacheco Tanaka, D.A.Llosa Tanco, M.A.Neira D'Angelo, F.Gallucci, F.2022-05-01Rahimalimamaghani , A , Pacheco Tanaka , D A , Llosa Tanco , M A , Neira D'Angelo , F & Gallucci , F 2022 , ' New hydrophilic carbon molecular sieve membranes for bioethanol dehydration via pervaporation ' , Chemical Engineering Journal , vol. 435 Part 1 , 134891 , pp. 134891 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.1348911385-8947researchoutputwizard: 11556/1264Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s)Tubular supported carbon molecular sieve membranes (CMSMs) with high hydrophilicity and perm-selectivities for water suitable for ethanol dehydration were developed from a Novolac oligomer phenolic resin as precursor. Alpha alumina supported CMSMs resulted in 1.69 times higher surface roughness than zirconia supports. The higher surface roughness resulted in 48% higher selective layer thickness. According to pervaporation results, water permeance decreased by the increase in selective layer thickness and mole based selectivity of water- ethanol was enhanced. The oligomer with 3982 g/mol molecular weight enabled membrane to reach high selectivity with one-layer coating. Performance of the membranes are compared with literature data in terms of mole-based selectivity vs. water permeance. CMSMs could be a potential substitution for traditional ethanol dehydration methods with offering higher performance and as a result reducing the final price of bioethanol to be used as a sustainable energy source.1966005enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessNew hydrophilic carbon molecular sieve membranes for bioethanol dehydration via pervaporationjournal article10.1016/j.cej.2022.134891Carbon membranesBioethanol dehydrationPervaporationNovolac resinSupported carbon membranesCarbon membranesBioethanol dehydrationPervaporationNovolac resinSupported carbon membranesGeneral ChemistryEnvironmental ChemistryGeneral Chemical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSDG 7 - Affordable and Clean EnergyFunding InfoThe research has been carried out within the TTW Perspectief Pro-gramme “Microsync” project number P16-10The research has been carried out within the TTW Perspectief Pro-gramme “Microsync” project number P16-10http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85123589988&partnerID=8YFLogxK