
Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes
Membrane Technologies in Environmental Protection and Public Health: Challenges and Opportunities
- 1st Edition - January 26, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Angelo Basile, Mario Gensini, Ivo Allegrini, Alberto Figoli
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 1 0 3 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 1 0 4 - 2
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Request a sales quoteCurrent Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Membrane Technologies in Environmental Protection and Public Health- Challenges and Opportunities illustrates the application of membrane technology used in separation processes, along with the advantages of membranes in comparison with other types of separation methods. In addition, the book illustrates new approaches for pollution monitoring and helps researchers develop new membrane systems for air or water pollution monitoring. Sections focus on the application of membrane technology to new membranes, hence it is ideal for R&D managers in industry and a variety of others, including academic researchers and postgraduate students working in strategic treatment, separation and purification processes.
- Includes membrane purification processes relating to environmental applications and membrane-based tools for air monitoring
- Discusses membrane water potabilization
- Presents a comprehensive reference on recent applications of membrane technology in environmental monitoring and pollution processes
- Cover Image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Environmental air pollution: an anthropogenic or a natural issue?
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Most significant pollutants
- 1.3 The spatial scales of air pollution: emissions
- 1.4 Evolution of pollutants in the atmosphere
- 1.5 Air pollution and polar regions
- 1.6 Conclusions
- Acronyms
- List of symbols
- References
- Chapter 2. Environmental air pollution: near-source air pollution
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Near-source chemical and physical parameters
- 2.3 Thermal structure of the troposphere
- 2.4 Elevated emission sources
- 2.5 The use of radon in air pollution data interpretation
- 2.6 Atmospheric stability and secondary pollutants
- 2.7 Advances in air pollution monitoring
- 2.8 Conclusions
- List of acronyms
- List of symbols
- References
- Chapter 3. The environmental pollution’s influence on public health: general principles and case studies
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Air pollution
- 3.3 Water pollution
- 3.4 Noise pollution
- 3.5 Soil pollution
- 3.6 Other forms of pollution
- 3.7 Case studies
- 3.8 Conclusions and future trends
- List of acronyms
- References
- Chapter 4. Environmental monitoring and membrane technologies: a possible marriage?
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Membrane-based monitoring methods
- 4.3 Environmental applications
- 4.4 Conclusions and future trends
- Acknowledgment
- Acronyms
- Symbols
- References
- Chapter 5. Potentially toxic elements (As, Cd, Cr, Hg, and Pb), their provenance and removal from potable and wastewaters
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Toxicity of As, Cd, Cr, Hg, and Pb
- 5.3 Metal removal from water
- 5.4 Conclusions and future trends
- List of acronyms
- List of symbols
- References
- Chapter 6. Some organic compounds in potable water: the PFASs, EDCs and PPCPs issue
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 International directives on surface and drinking waters
- 6.3 Sources, environmental dynamics, and final fate
- 6.4 Environmental and ecosystem effects
- 6.5 Drinking water treatment plants
- 6.6 Conclusions and future trends
- Acknowledgments
- List of acronyms
- References
- Chapter 7. Current nanocomposite membranes as a tool for organic compounds remediation in potable waters
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Background of membrane technologies used in water remediation
- 7.3 Recent developments in novel nanocomposite membrane for organic compounds and pollutants removal from water
- 7.4 Conclusion and future trends
- Acknowledgments
- List of acronyms
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 8. Membranes for air cleaning
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Membranes for air cleaning
- 8.3 Polymeric membrane preparation for air cleaning
- 8.4 Membrane materials for air cleaning
- 8.5 Membrane technology applications in air cleaning
- 8.6 Conclusions and future trends
- List of acronyms
- List of symbols
- References
- Chapter 9. Antifouling membranes for polluted solvents treatment
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Membrane technology for aqueous streams
- 9.3 Membrane technology for organic solvent
- 9.4 Brief description of techniques for characterizing and understanding mechanisms membrane fouling
- 9.5 Conclusions and outlook
- Acknowledgments
- List of acronyms
- List of symbols
- References
- Chapter 10. Membrane sensors for pollution problems
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Air pollution
- 10.3 Water pollution
- 10.4 Pathogens
- 10.5 Conclusion and future trends
- List of acronyms
- List of symbols
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 26, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 396
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128241035
- eBook ISBN: 9780128241042
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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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Mario Gensini
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Ivo Allegrini
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Alberto Figoli
He also had international experience in industrial research labs: about 1 year (1996) at Quest International Nederland B.V. (ICI), Process Research Group, Naarden (The Netherlands) on “Setting of a pilot plant for aromatic compounds extraction using the pervaporation (PV) membrane technology”; Secondment in 2010 and 2011 at GVS, SpA, Bologna, within the EU project “Implementation of Membrane Technology to Industry” (IMETI) on “Preparation and Characterisation of hybrid membranes for VOCs removal”.
He was granted for the “Short Term Mobility Programme” by CNR, in 2004 and 2005, at the “Environmental Protection Agency of United States (USEPA)”, Sustainable Technology Division, Cincinnati (USA) on “Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and aroma removal using a novel asymmetric membrane by pervaporation” nell’ambito dello “Short Term Mobility Programme” funded CNR.
He is responsible and involved in various National and International projects. He is also responsible, within the CNR organisation, for two research lines on membrane preparation and characterisation and on pervaporation (PV) applications.
He is author of more than 60 research papers in peer reviewed journals, several book chapters, a book, two patents and many oral presentations (also as invited lecture) in National and International Conferences and Workshops.