Porous polydimethylsiloxine (PDMS) membranes were prepared using polyethylene glycol (PEG) as pore forming agent. After the PDMS-PEG membranes were prepared, they were immersed in hot water to remove PEG from the membranes to prepare the PDMS porous membranes. A dense PDMS membrane was also prepared. The degree of weight swelling of the membranes in toluene increased with an increase in PEG content, indicating the porosity of the membranes increased with PEG content. The solvent permeation across the membranes was measured by low-pressure (0.2-0.3MPa) driven filtration. Pure toluene and waste organic liquid containing fine solid particle (200 µm) and organic solvent were used as feed solutions. Toluene permeation increased with increasing the PEG content. The solid particle weight concentration in waste organic liquid was 7.2wt%, however, almost pure solvent was obtained by the filtration: the solid particle weight concentration was less than 1wt% in permeate.
