“…This work addresses the development of novel high-performance membranes based on sodium alginate (SA) and hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) blend for pervaporation dehydration of isopropanol. SA is a natural polysaccharide extracted from seaweed, which is actively applied in medical [ 36 , 37 ], paper, cosmetic, and food industries [ 38 ], and as a membrane material in various membrane processes [ 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 ], especially, in pervaporation for dehydration of organic solvents [ 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 ]. Hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) is a carbohydrate polymer, namely, water-soluble cellulose ether with high compatibility with various water-soluble polymers [ 51 , 52 , 53 ].…”