Synthesis of high performance Silicalite-1 zeolite membranes on silica tubes was first reported in this paper.After two-step in-situ hydrothermal synthesis,well intergrown Silicalite-1 zeolite membranes were synthesized on silica tubes after aging at 75 ℃ for 12 h.The Silicalite-1 zeolite membranes were characterized by SEM.The separation performance towards ethanol/water mixtures was evaluated by pervaporation.With temperature increasing,the flux of S-1 membrane,increased from 0.2 kg·m-2·h-1 at 30 ℃ to ca. 1.0 kg·m-2·h-1 at 80 ℃, while the separation factor decreased from 110 to 89.These results showed that silica supports may be more suitable for preparing high performance Silicalite-1 membranes.
