
Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes
Recent Advances on Membrane Reactors
- 1st Edition - October 20, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Angelo Basile, Fausto Gallucci
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 6 5 9 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 6 6 0 - 4
Integrated Membrane Reactors explores recent developments and future perspectives in the area of membrane reactor (MR) systems. It includes fundamental principles, the differ… Read more

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- Describes all the kinds of membrane reactors today under study
- Focuses on many applications of membrane reactors in the area of chemical and biochemical engineering
- Discusses simulation of membrane reactors enabling their design
- Introduces the concepts of process intensification and process integration
- Illustrates all the advantages of membrane reactors with respect to the so-called traditional/convention reactor
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1. Introduction to membrane and membrane reactors
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction and principles
- 1.2 Membranes
- 1.3 Membrane bioreactors
- 1.4 Combination of membranes and catalytic reactions
- 1.5 Conclusions and future trends
- Nomenclature
- References
- 2. Protonic electrocatalytic membrane reactors
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Ammonia synthesis
- 2.3 CO2 reduction
- 2.4 Hydrocarbon dehydrogenation
- 2.5 Other reactions
- 2.6 Conclusion and future trends
- Nomenclature
- References
- 3. Packed bed membrane reactors
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Latest developments in packed bed membrane reactors
- 3.3 Conclusions and future trends
- Nomenclature
- References
- 4. Fluidized bed membrane reactors
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Latest developments in fluidized bed membrane reactors
- 4.3 Conclusions and future trends
- Nomenclature
- References
- 5. Microstructured membrane reactors for process intensification
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Design and fabrication
- 5.3 Examples of microstructured membrane reactors
- 5.4 Conclusion and future trends
- Nomenclature
- Symbols
- References
- 6. Pervaporation membrane reactor
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Pervaporation membrane reactors
- 6.3 Fields of application
- 6.4 Conclusions and future trends
- Nomenclature
- References
- 7. Polymeric membrane reactors
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Polymeric membranes
- 7.3 Classification of membrane reactors
- 7.4 Polymeric membrane microreactors
- 7.5 Conclusions and future trends
- 7.6 Acronyms
- References
- 8. Current trends in enzymatic membrane reactor
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Designs of enzymatic membrane reactor
- 8.3 Membrane characteristics
- 8.4 Enzyme immobilization in enzymatic membrane reactor
- 8.5 Enzymatic membrane reactor versus other reactor configurations
- 8.6 Applications of enzymatic membrane reactor
- 8.7 Conclusion and outlook
- Nomenclature
- References
- 9. Membrane reactors in bioartificial organs
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Bioartificial organs—design issues
- 9.3 Transport phenomena
- 9.4 Membrane bioreactor as bioartificial liver
- 9.5 Membrane bioreactors for bioartificial kidney
- 9.6 Membrane bioreactor as a biomimetic model for nervous tissue analogue
- 9.7 Conclusions and future perspectives
- Nomenclature
- References
- 10. Photocatalytic membrane reactors
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Basic principles of photocatalysis
- 10.3 Basic of photocatalytic membrane reactors
- 10.4 Applications of photocatalytic membrane reactors
- 10.5 Advantages and limitations of photocatalytic membrane reactors
- 10.6 Conclusion and future trends
- List of symbols
- List of acronyms
- Acknowledgments
- References
- 11. Electrochemical membrane reactors
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Electrochemical reactors
- 11.3 Diaphragms for liquid electrolytes
- 11.4 Polymer membrane materials
- 11.5 Ceramic membrane materials
- 11.6 Selected endergonic applications
- 11.7 Conclusions and future trends
- Nomenclature
- References
- Further reading
- 12. Modeling of membrane reactors
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Packed bed membrane reactors
- 12.3 Conclusions and future trends
- Nomenclature
- References
- 13. Techno-economic analysis of membrane reactors
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Latest developments in techno-economic analysis for membrane reactors
- 13.3 Conclusions and future trends
- Nomenclature
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: October 20, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 382
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128236598
- eBook ISBN: 9780128236604
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Angelo Basile
Angelo Basile, a Chemical Engineer with a Ph.D. in Technical Physics, was a senior Researcher at the ITM-CNR as a responsible for the research related to both ultra-pure hydrogen production and CO2 capture using Pd-based Membrane Reactors. He is a reviewer for 165 int. journals, an editor/author of more than 50 scientific books and 140 chapters on international books on membrane science and technology; with various patens (7 Italian, 2 European, and 1 worldwide). He is a referee of 1more than 150 international scientific journals and a Member of the Editorial Board of more than 20 of them. Basile is also an associate editor of the: Int. J. Hydrogen Energy; Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Eng.; journal Frontiers in Membrane Science and Technology; and co-Editor-in-chief of the Int. J. Membrane Science & Technol.
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