Development and characterisation of hybrid polysaccharide membranes for dehydration processes.

The purpose of this work is the development and characterisation of new hybrid polysaccharide (FucoPol) membranes. These membranes were prepared by incorporation of a SiO network homogeneously dispersed by using a sol-gel method with GPTMS as a crosslinker silica precursor. They were further crosslinked with CaCl for reinforcement of mechanical properties and improvement of their permeation performance.