“…In addition, mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) using zeolites such as silicalite-1 (Moermans et al, 2000), ZSM-5 (Zhan et al, 2012) and 4A zeolite (Khosravi et al, 2012;Nigiz et al, 2012), functionalized carbon nanotubes (Qiu et al, 2010) or magnesium oxide (Jiang et al, 2007) as fillers have been studied for the dehydration of ethanol and isopropanol, achieving higher selectivities and/or fluxes than those of the pristine polymer membranes. To improve the matching between the filler and the polymer matrix, MMMs comprising mesoporous inorganic materials such as dual pore SBA-15 and silica MCM-41 Flynn et al, 2013;Kudasheva et al, 2014) have also been proposed.…”