Dehydration of binary methyl acetate-water mixtures under neutral, acidic, and basic conditions was carried out by using PERVAP composite membranes based on polyvinyl alcohol and poly(1-vinylpyrrolidone--2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) P(VP--DMAEMA). The effects of an acid (HCl) and a base (NaOH) on the separation performance of the membrane during the pervaporation process were investigated. The pH-responsive nature of membranes has been confirmed by swelling tests and analysis of the chemical structure of polymeric membranes. In addition, a mechanism of ring-opening of VP units is proposed and correlated to the changes of membrane separation performance.
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