Metal　organic　frameworks　(MOFs)　have　received　much　attention　in　recent　years　because　of　their　good　compatibility　with　polymer　as　well　as　their　porous　structure　that　facilitates　transport　tillers　in　a　polymer　matrix.　In　this　study,　MIL-53　particles　were　synthesized　and　incorporated　into　polydimethylsiloxane　(PDMS)　matrix　to　produce　novel　MIL-53/PDMS　hybrid　membrane.　The　morphologies　and　structures　of　MIL-53　particles　and　their　hybrid　membranes　were　characterized　by　SEM,　XRD,　FTIR,　AFM　and　contact　angle.　It　can　be　seen　from　the　results　that　MIL-53　particles　formed　hydrogen　bonding　with　PDMS　and　dispersed　well　in　PDMS　matrix.　In　addition,　the　hydrophobicity　of　hybrid　membrane　were　improved　due　to　the　doping　of　MIL-53　particles.　The　MIL-53/PDMS　hybrid　membranes　were　used　for　ethanol　permselective　pervaporation.　The　effects　of　particle　loading,　feed　concentration　and　temperature　on　the　separation　performance　of　MIL-53/PDMS　membranes　were　investigated.　The　results　indicated　that　compared　with　pristine　PDMS　membrane,　the　permeate　flux　of　MIL-53/PDMS　hybrid　membranes　with　40%　loading　significantly　increased　from　1667　to　5467　g/(m(2)　h),　while　the　separation　factor　remained　11.1.　The　enhancement　of　the　permeate　flux　could　be　attributed　to　the　water-repellency　surface　and　ethanol-affinity　channels　of　MIL-53　particles.　The　unique　nature　of　MIL-53　suggests　a　promising　future　to　fabricate　hybrid　membranes　for　ethanol　recovery　via　pervaporation　process.　(C)　2015　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.