Hollow Fiber Membranes
Fabrication and Applications
- 1st Edition - March 16, 2021
- Latest edition
- Editors: Tai-Shung Chung, Yingnan Feng
- Language: English
Hollow Fiber Membranes: Fabrication and Applications focuses on the fabrication and applications of hollow fiber membranes. The book amply discusses the fundamental theories and pr… Read more
Hollow Fiber Membranes: Fabrication and Applications focuses on the fabrication and applications of hollow fiber membranes. The book amply discusses the fundamental theories and practical applications of hollow fiber membranes, covering membrane formation mechanisms, hollow fiber spinning techniques, and spinneret design and module fabrication. In addition, novel membrane processes and applications of hollow fiber membranes are introduced.
- Elaborates membrane formation mechanisms
- Illustrates novel hollow fiber fabrication techniques and processes
- Specifies practical spinneret design and module fabrication
- Reviews hollow fiber membranes spun from specialty polymers
- Discusses state-of-the-art hollow fiber membrane applications
People interested in membrane technologies and membrane processes, especially hollow fiber membranes. Researchers, engineers and students. Professors/researchers in the field of chemical engineering, material science and environmental science and engineering. Industries: manufacturing and process engineers in the field of purification and separation for clean water, clean energy and CO2 capture. Education: students in the field of chemical engineering, materials science and environmental science and engineering
Section I Introduction and fundamentals
1. Introduction
Development of membrane technology and comparison between hollow fiber membranes and other membrane configurations
2. Polymeric membrane fabrication by phase inversion
Fundamentals of phase inversion process and membrane formation mechanism
3. Molecular simulation of the phase inversion process
Interpretation and analysis of the simulation studies of the phase inversion process
4. Hollow fiber membranes prepared via thermally induced phase separation
Fundamentals of the thermally induced phase inversion process
Section II Fundamentals of hollow fiber membrane fabrication
5. Irregular contour
Investigation of corrugation phenomenon in the inner contour of hollow fibers during the non-solvent induced phase separation process
6. Macrovoid formation
Investigation of macrovoid evolution of hollow fibers during the non-solvent induced phase separation process
7. Marcrovoid-free hollow fiber
Critical factors to fabricate macrovoid-free hollow fiber membranes
8. Membrane formation of sulfonated polymers
Investigation of the membrane formation of sulfonated polymers
9. Spinneret design and considerations
Critical factors and considerations to design a spinneret for hollow fiber spinning
10. Module fabrication of hollow fiber membranes
Practical techniques in fabricating hollow fiber membrane modules
Section III Novel hollow fiber processes
11. Nano hollow fibers
State-of-the-art hollow fiber nano fiber membranes
12. Hollow fiber spinning of dual-layer membranes
Techniques and critical factors of producing dual-layer hollow fiber membranes
13. Use ionic liquids for hollow fiber spinning
Hollow fiber membrane fabrication with the use of ionic liquids
Section IV Specialty polymers for hollow fiber spinning
14. Polysulfone (PSf)/polyethersulfone (PES)/polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) & Sulfonated polymers
Membrane fabrication and applications of PSf/PES/PPSU hollow fiber membranes
15. Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)
Membrane fabrication and applications of PVDF hollow fiber membranes
16. Polybenzimidazole (PBI)
Membrane fabrication and applications of PBI hollow fiber membranes
17. Polyimides (PI)
Membrane fabrication and applications of PI hollow fiber membranes
Section V Applications of hollow fiber membranes
18. Polyimide hollow fibers for gas separation
PI hollow fiber membranes used for gas separation applications
19. Composite hollow fibers for gas separation
Composite hollow fiber membranes used for gas separation applications
20. I2PS hollow fibers for pervaporation
Novel I2PS spinning technique to fabricate hollow fiber membranes for pervaporation applications
21. Hollow fibers for microfiltration and ultrafiltration
State-of-the-art hollow fiber membranes for microfiltration and ultrafiltration applications
22. Hollow fibers for nanofiltration/organic solvent nanofiltration
State-of-the-art hollow fiber membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration applications
23. Hollow fibers for reverse osmosis (RO)/forward osmosis (FO)/pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)
State-of-the-art hollow fiber membranes for RO, FO and PRO applications
24. Hollow fiber for membrane distillation (MD)
State-of-the-art hollow fiber membranes for MD applications
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 16, 2021
- Language: English
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Tai-Shung Chung
Prof.Chung is a Provost’s Chair Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS). His research focuses on polymeric membranes. He has published more than 725 journal papers with citations of > 36700 (by Scopus) and an H index of 97. After working in US industries for 15 years, he joined NUS in 1995. In 2005-2008, he worked as a Senior Consultant for Hyflux Inc., led and built its membrane research team. He became a Fellow in the Academy of Engineering Singapore in 2012 and received IChemE (Institute of Chemical Engineers, UK) Underwood Medal for exceptional research in separations and Singapore President’s Technology Award in 2015. He was a highly cited researcher in Chemical Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering by the Elsevier and Shanghai Global Ranking in 2016 and received Distinction Award in Water Reuse and Conservation from International Desalination Association (IDA) in 2016. He is also a highly cited researcher in the list of Clarivate Analytics in 2018.
Affiliations and expertise
Provost’s Chair Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS), SingaporeYF
Yingnan Feng
Dr. Feng is a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS). His PhD and Bachelor (1st class honor) were obtained from the same department. His research experience includes membrane formation mechanisms, advanced membrane fabrication and modifications. He is currently leading an academic-industrial collaboration to develop high performance hollow fiber membranes for ultrapure water production. He has published 9 research articles in Journal of Membrane Science, Environmental Science & Technology and other leading research journals. He also won the Travel Award from Membrane Society of Australasia in 2019.
Affiliations and expertise
Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS), SingaporeRead Hollow Fiber Membranes on ScienceDirect