Yuecheng Wang

Jul 31, 2024 | science.org | Kai Wang |Wenjia Li |Rajkumar Vasudeva Raju |Yuecheng Wang

AbstractDewatering of aqueous azeotropes is crucial and pervasive in raw chemical refineries and solvent recovery in the chemical industry but is recognized as one of the most energy-intensive processes. Pervaporation using crystalline molecular sieve membranes provides an energy-efficient solution, but stress loads stemming from thermal and mechanical risks of pervaporation are most likely to cause membrane cracks, which greatly reduces reliability of membranes in real-world applications.