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Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes

Cogeneration Systems and Membrane Technology

  • 1st Edition - March 5, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Angelo Basile, Giuseppe Spazzafumo
  • Language: English

Current Trends and Future Developments in (Bio-) Membranes: Cogeneration Systems and Membrane Technology offers an exhaustive overview of the status of cogeneration systems a… Read more

Description

Current Trends and Future Developments in (Bio-) Membranes: Cogeneration Systems and Membrane Technology offers an exhaustive overview of the status of cogeneration systems as they relate to advanced membrane technologies for energy savings. The different options for cogeneration are analyzed, both for large (district) and small (residential) size units, with different primary fuels. Energy efficiency is reported and lifecycle analysis is carried out for all different options. The book outlines strategies for engineering development and process intensification of interest to both industrial and developing countries. Finally, the book includes three chapters on lifecycle analysis (LCA) and economic analysis.

Key features

  • Provides an overview of the interconnections between membrane technology and the systems used for the cogeneration of electricity, such as exhaust gas cleaning, carbon capture and sequestration, and low temperature fuel cells
  • Includes two different studies on LCA and a case study on economic analysis
  • Presents comprehensive reviews on various traditional cogeneration systems and compares them to alternative membrane-based technologies
  • Covers membrane based technologies and their application in co-generation systems
  • Addresses key issues on the introduction of process intensification in energy production

Readership

R&D managers in industry as well as academic researchers and postgraduate students (Chemists/electrochemists, chemical engineers) interested in the development of membrane technologies in energy production. Energy producers, utilities, distributors; Engineering and Process Engineering companies and Chemical Plants

Table of contents

1. Cogeneration plants for district heating (and cooling)

2. The application of membranes in district energy systems

3. Impact assessment of exhaust gas emissions from cogeneration PEMFC systems

4. Conventional systems for exhaust gas cleaning and carbon capture and sequestration

5. Development of membrane technologies for exhaust gas cleaning and carbon capture and sequestration

6. Life Cycle Assessment of tri-generation plants

7. Residential cogeneration and trigeneration

8. Integrated membrane-assisted reforming in fuel processors for cogeneration applications

9. Residential cogeneration and trigeneration with fuel cells

10. Solar reformers coupled with PEMFCs for residential cogeneration and trigeneration applications

11. Conventional syngas cleaning systems for low temperature fuel cells

12. Development of membrane technologies for H2 production in reforming process for low temperature

13. Case study: Economic assesment of co-generation fuel and electricity in an IGCC plant.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 5, 2020
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Angelo Basile

Angelo Basile is a Full Professor and a leading authority in membrane science and technology. Since 2014, he has served as Full Professor in Systems, Methods and Technologies of Chemical Engineering Processes at CNR-ITM in Rende, Italy. His work covers hydrogen purification and production using membrane reactors, CO₂ capture, process intensification, and the treatment of industrial effluents with advanced membrane operations. Basile has edited many scientific books and authored numerous book chapters, bridging complex research with clear knowledge for engineers and scientists. Motivated by the role of AI/ML in accelerating membrane process design and automation, he supports integrating data-driven methods for smart plants and reaction–separation optimisation.

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, ITM-CNR, University of Calabria, Italy

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Giuseppe Spazzafumo

Giuseppe Spazzafumo is associate professor at University of Cassino and Southern Lazio (Italy) and CEO at EnTraT srls. Author of more than 100 scientific papers mainly focused on hydrogen energy systems, fuel cell systems, and power to gas, Dr. Spazzafumo is also editor or co-author of four books. He has been invited as a plenary speaker to several international conferences and was a member of scientific committees at many international conferences. He was the scientific coordinator of some research activities financed by ENEA, ENEL, APAT, Italian Ministry of Research and obtained 4 Italian patents. He is a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Vice President for Conferences of the International Association for hydrogen Energy.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy

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