Membranes for Clean and Renewable Power Applications

Part 1 Introduction: An introduction to the utilization of membrane technology in the production of clean and renewable power; Combining membrane processes with renewable energy technologies: Perspectives on membrane desalination, biofuels and biogas production, and microbial fuel cells. Part 2 Membranes for biofuel production and processing: Membrane processes for biofuel separation: an introduction; Membranes and membrane reactors for the production of second generation biofuels; Membrane reactors for biodiesel production. Part 3 Membranes for syngas, hydrogen and oxygen production and processing: Steam reforming of biofuels for the production of hydrogen-rich gas; Perovskite membrane reactors: Fundamentals and applications for oxygen production, syngas production and hydrogen processing; Environmental analysis of hydrogen-methane blends for transportation. Part 4 Membranes for fuel cells: Ceramic membranes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC): state-of-the-art and perspectives; Microbial fuel cells: transformation of wastes into clean energy; Direct bioethanol fuel cells. Part 5 Membranes integrated with solar and wind energy and for water-related applications: Membrane technologies for solar-hydrogen production; Membrane technologies for solar-desalination plants; Membrane technologies for the storage as methane of energy generated by wind power and other renewable sources; Forward osmosis: Introduction and applications for wastewater processing, energy conservation and energy generation.