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Nanocomposite Membranes for Gas Separation

  • 1st Edition - July 7, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Pei Sean Goh, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
  • Language: English

The development of a new class of nanocomposite membranes has served as one of the most prominent strategies to address the intrinsic limitations of conventionally used po… Read more

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Description

The development of a new class of nanocomposite membranes has served as one of the most prominent strategies to address the intrinsic limitations of conventionally used polymeric and inorganic membranes. Nanocomposite membranes consist of nanosized inorganic nanomaterials that are incorporated into the structure of continuous polymer matrices. Owing to the exceptional properties exhibited by the nanomaterials, the resultant nanocomposite membranes demonstrate higher selectivity and permeability that surpass the Robeson upper boundary limit.

Nanocomposite Membranes for Gas Separation provides a comprehensive review of the advances made in the development and application of gas separation nanocomposite membranes. In particular, the book covers the focuses on the fabrication, modification, characterization and applications of nanocomposite membranes for gas separation. It is an important reference source both for materials scientists, environmental engineers and chemical engineers who are looking to understand how nanocomposite membranes are being used to create better techniques for gas separation.

Key features

  • Provides detailed insights in the fabrication, modification, characterization and applications of nanocomposite membranes for gas separation
  • Shows how nanotechnology is being used to address current limitations of the development of polymeric and inorganic membranes for gas separation, including low separation performance in terms of permeability and selectivity
  • Explores the potential of nanocomposite membranes to help create more effective gas separation techniques

Readership

Researchers and postgraduate students of materials science, environmental chemistry, and chemical engineering; industry professionals working on applications of nanocomposite materials

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Nanocomposite Membrane Materials

3. Configuration and structure of Nanocomposite Membranes

4. Nanocomposite Membrane Fabrication

5. Modification of Nanomaterials for Nanocomposite Membrane

6. Characterization of Nanocomposite Membrane

7. Application of Nanocomposite Membranes

8. Computational Studies: Modeling and Simulation

9. Conclusion and Future Direction

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 7, 2020
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Pei Sean Goh

Dr. Pei Sean Goh serves as an Associate Professor in the School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UTM. She is also a Research Fellow of Advanced Membrane Research Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), UTM and the Head of Nanostructured Materials Research Group in UTM. Her research interests focus on the development of nanostructured materials and their polymer-based composites for membrane-based separation processes including CO2 gas removal, desalination and wastewater treatment. She has authored or co-authored more than 300 Scopus/ISI-indexed research papers. She is also an Associate member of Academy of Sciences Malaysia, member of Global Young Academy, recipient of L’Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science Malaysia 2020 and Outstanding Young Chemist Award 2025 of Malaysian Institute of Chemistry
Affiliations and expertise
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Skudai, Malaysia

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Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

Professor Ahmad Fauzi bin Ismail is the Founding Director of the Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), UTM. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom, under the Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholarship. Prof. Fauzi is the recipient of more than 200 prestigious national and international awards. Among his most notable accolades are the Mustafa Prize Award / (OIC/Muslim Nobel Prize) 2023 (the first Malaysian to receive the Award), The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Prize in Engineering Sciences 2019, Merdeka Award 2014, Malaysian Toray Science & Technology Foundation Award 2013, and three consecutive Malaysia’s Rising Star Awards (2016–2018), Malaysian Young Scientist Award, 2001. He also received the ASEAN Young Scientist and Technologist Award 2000 and the Elsevier Groundbreaking Research Award, 2025.

Affiliations and expertise
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

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