Green Membrane Technologies towards Environmental Sustainability
- 1st Edition - August 18, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Ludovic Francis Dumee, Mohtada Sadrzadeh, Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 1 6 5 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 1 6 6 - 1
Green Membrane Technology Towards Environmental Sustainability covers experimental and theoretical aspects of greener membranes and processes. The book fills the gap in current l… Read more
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Green Membrane Technology Towards Environmental Sustainability covers experimental and theoretical aspects of greener membranes and processes. The book fills the gap in current literature and offers a platform that introduces and discusses new routes in fabricating green membranes and processes for developing green membranes. Although membranes and membrane processes have decades of history, rapid development in membranes manufacturing and emerging membrane driven markets is requiring new and more sustainable engagement of manufacturers, membrane operators and scientists.
This book is written for chemical and polymer engineers, materials scientists, professors, graduate students, as well as general readers at universities, research institutions and R&D departments in industries who are engaged in sustainable engineering and practical strategies in circular economy.
- Provides a broad reference base on a wide range of information on greener technologies and new generation membranes
- Details experimental and theoretical aspects of the greener membranes and processes
- Dedicated exclusively to greener routes for fabricating sustainable membranes in separation and delivery applications
Researchers in academia and industry in chemical engineering, materials science, and polymer engineering working on membrane-based separation technology, Researchers in academia and industry in environmental science and engineering, and chemistry developing green and sustainable materials and technologies, R&D engineers of many industries for a wide range of applications, including material development, water and wastewater treatment, desalination, etc.
1. An introduction to green membrane technology
2. Green solvents for membrane fabrication
3. 3D printing in membrane technology
4. Recycled materials for membrane fabrication
5. Biomimetic membranes
6. Green nanofiber membranes
7. Bio-sourced and biodegradable materials for membrane fabrication
8. Green surface modification methods and coating techniques for polymer membranes
9. Inorganic membranes for green applications
10. Stimuli-responsive catalytic membrane reactors: current challenges and future outlook in water treatment technologies
11. Aqueous phase separation technology
12. Green energy generation using membrane technologies based on salinity gradient
13. Renewable energy sources utilized for membrane desalination processes
14. Membrane Technology for Brine Management and Valuable Resource Recovery
15. Gravity-driven membrane separation for water treatment
16. Membrane processes in food and pharmaceutical industries
17. Sustainable organic solvent nanofiltration membranes
18. Fuel cell technology for green energy generation
19. Atmospheric water production
20. Perspectives
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 18, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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Ludovic Francis Dumee
Dr. Ludo Dumée is Professor of separation materials within the Chemical Engineering Department of Khalifa University, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Ludo is a materials engineer interested in the development and application of advanced separation materials, primarily focused on membranes and catalysts. His research interests lay in the understanding of nanoscale interactions between contaminants and surfaces as well as the design of reactive and stimuli-responsive materials in the water, gas and healthcare applications. His work has been focused on the development of innovative solutions to tackle environmental challenges arising from emerging micro-pollutants, such as PFAS or microplastics, as well as the simultaneous separation and conversion of gases into fuels and monomers to facilitate resource recovery and conversion. He is a strong advocate of Circular Materials Manufacturing and Engineering approaches and of low-footprint separation technologies development.
Ludo Demée published a book as a single author and participated in the preparation of over 10 book chapters. He has been editing research journals since 2016 both for special issues and as an associate Editor of the Journal of Water Process Engineering.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of separation materials within the Chemical Engineering Department of Khalifa University, in Abu Dhabi, UAEMS
Mohtada Sadrzadeh
Mohtada Sadrzadeh is Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada. His research focuses on membrane separation processes for water and gas treatment;, and thin film composite and nanocomposite membranes.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, CanadaMS
Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi
Mohammad Mahdi A. Shirazi is currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Center for Membrane Technology, Department of Chemistry and Bioscience at Aalborg University, Denmark. He received his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kashan. His current research interests focus on membrane technologies for resource recovery, desalination, wastewater treatment, and remediation of emerging contaminants, all towards environmental sustainability and the circular economy. He is also keen on materials development and nanofiber membranes for advanced separation technologies. He has contributed to many academic and industrial projects. He also co-edited a book about nanofiber membranes and published >45 references, including international refereed journal papers and book chapters. He has also delivered several invited talks at international events. He has been editing special issues and collections and reviewing for high-ranked journals from reputed publishers. He has a significant commitment to the advancement of cleaner and greener technologies for environmental sustainability and the circular economy.
Affiliations and expertise
Co-Founder and R & D & I Manager, Membrane Industry Development Institute, Tehran, IranRead Green Membrane Technologies towards Environmental Sustainability on ScienceDirect