The high performance poly(ether-block-amide) (PEBA2533) membrane was prepared by dry phase inversion method

and then used for separation of vanillin from dilute aqueous solutions in the pervaporation-crystallization coupling (PVCC) system. The structural morphology of PEBA2533 membranes were characterized by SEM. The effects of feed concentration and operating temperature on the pervaporation performances of membrane were investigated. The results showed that the swelling degree of PEBA2533 membrane increased with the increase of concentration. This indicated that PEBA2533 could preferentially adsorb vanillin. With the increase of the feed concentration

the flux of vanillin increased while the separation factor decreased slightly. The vanillin permeation flux and separation factor both increased as the operating temperature increased. The equation of Arrhenius indicated that vanillin was more sensitive to temperature than water. When the temperature of first condenser was controlled at 2℃ in the PVCC system

the flux of crystal vanillin in the first condenser was 39.52 g·m-2·h-1 and the purity was more than 99%.