
Membrane Separation Principles and Applications
From Material Selection to Mechanisms and Industrial Uses
- 1st Edition - September 10, 2018
- Latest edition
- Editors: Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Mukhlis A. Rahman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Takeshi Matsuura
- Language: English
Membrane Separation Principles and Applications: From Material Selection to Mechanisms and Industrial Uses, the latest volume in the Handbooks in Separation Science series, is t… Read more

Membrane Separation Principles and Applications: From Material Selection to Mechanisms and Industrial Uses, the latest volume in the Handbooks in Separation Science series, is the first single resource to explore all aspects of this rapidly growing area of study. Membrane technology is now accepted as one of the most effective tools for separation and purification, primarily due to its simple operation. The result has been a proliferation of studies on this topic; however, the relationships between fundamental knowledge and applications are rarely discussed. This book acts as a guideline for those who are interested in exploring membranes at a more progressive level.
Covering methods of pressure driving force, partial pressure driving force, concentration driving force, electrical potential driving force, hybrid processes, and more, this volume is more complete than any other known resource on membrane separations.
- Covers membrane material selection, membrane fabrication, membrane characterization, separation mechanisms and applications in each chapter
- Authored by contributors who are internationally recognized as experts in their respective fields
- Organized by the driving force behind each type of membrane separation—a unique approach that more clearly links fundamental principles with their dominant applications
Chemists and chemical engineers, professors, graduate students at research institutions and industry who are engaged in R&D of membranes for separation processes. People studying gas separation, waste water treatment and water production, fuel cells, food processing, and policy makers
2. Nanofiltration
3. Ultrafiltration
4. Microfiltration
5. Gas separation
6. Vapor separation
7. Pervaporation
8. Membrane distillation
9. Dialysis
10. Forward osmosis
11. Pressure retarded osmosis
12. Hybrid processes: Membrane adsorption
13. Hybrid processes: Membrane bioreactor
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 10, 2018
- Language: English
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Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
Dr. A.F. Ismail is a Professor at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), where he is the Founding Director of the Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre. He served as Dean of Research for the Materials and Manufacturing Alliance at UTM and was UTM’s 7th Vice Chancellor from 2021 to 2024. Dr. Ismail has received several awards, including the highly coveted Mustafa Prize (2023), often referred to as the “Muslim Nobel Prize.” With more than 74,000 overall citations, he is a highly cited researcher in "Separation and Purification Technology" (Elsevier) and has made several contributions to membrane science, particularly in polymeric, inorganic, and mixed matrix membranes for applications such as water treatment, desalination, gas separation, hemodialysis, fuel cells, and palm oil refining. Dr. Ismail also plays active roles in the scientific community, serving as Chairman of the Malaysia Membrane Society (MyMembrane) and Vice President of the Aseanian Membrane Society.
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Mukhlis A. Rahman
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Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
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