Electrospun silica-based inorganic/organic hybrid membranes with tunable performance in appropriate solvent systems

Abstract

In order to explore and develop the exceptional performance of inorganic/organic hybrid materials, research into a suitable solvent system for use in electrospinning of silica-based inorganic/organic hybrid membranes with tunable performance was successfully conducted. Hexamethylene diisocyanate and polymethyl methacrylate were selected specifically on the basis of their characteristic features to be combined with inorganic silica gel in different solvents. Excellent flexibility of the silica/hexamethylene diisocyanate hybrid membrane was demonstrated and hydrophobic behavior with separation characteristics was confirmed for the silica/polymethyl methacrylate hybrid membrane.