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Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes

  • 1st Edition
  • January 5, 2020
  • Angelo Basile + 1 more
  • English
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Current Trends and Future Developments in (Bio-) Membranes: Recent Advances in Metallic Membranes presents recent developments in metallic membranes used in membrane reactors to save energy. It also offers a comprehensive review of the present state-of-the-art on the fabrication and design of metallic membranes and membrane reactors, considering various applications. This book focuses on the structure, preparation, characterization and applications of metallic membranes and membrane reactors, as well as transport mechanisms and simulation aspects. As recent research has focused on the development of metallic membranes and their applications, this book is an ideal reference on different production procedures and their use.

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes

  • 1st Edition
  • November 27, 2019
  • Angelo Basile + 2 more
  • English
  • Paperback
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Current Trends and Future Developments in (Bio-) Membranes: Membranes in Environmental Applications offers an overview of environmental pollution, covering the air, water, waste from agriculture and climate change, and including emerging offenders such as microplastics and electronic waste which can be solved by conventional and advanced membrane techniques. Chapters cover environmental pollution issues followed by specific membrane processes, problems related to environmental pollution, and the different techniques used for solving these problems. For each pollutant, such as CO2 and fuel, water and wastewater, waste from agriculture, etc., specific membrane processes are described. Users will find a comprehensive overview on the environmental problems that influence climate change and aquatic/water preservation, CO2 emission and air pollution, metals, toxic pollutants in water, wastewater problems and treatments, and more.

Sustainable Nanoscale Engineering

  • 1st Edition
  • September 18, 2019
  • Gyorgy Szekely + 1 more
  • English
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Sustainable Nanoscale Engineering: From Materials Design to Chemical Processing presents the latest on the design of nanoscale materials and their applications in sustainable chemical production processes. The newest achievements of materials science, in particular nanomaterials, opened new opportunities for chemical engineers to design more efficient, safe, compact and environmentally benign processes. These materials include metal-organic frameworks, graphene, membranes, imprinted polymers, polymers of intrinsic microporosity, nanoparticles, and nanofilms, to name a few. Topics discussed include gas separation, CO2 sequestration, continuous processes, waste valorization, catalytic processes, bioengineering, pharmaceutical manufacturing, supercritical CO2 technology, sustainable energy, molecular imprinting, graphene, nature inspired chemical engineering, desalination, and more.

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes

  • 1st Edition
  • September 15, 2019
  • Angelo Basile + 2 more
  • English
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Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Reverse and Forward Osmosis: Principles, Applications, Advances covers the important aspects of RO, FO and their combination in integrated systems, along with their specific and well-established applications. The book offers an overview of recent developments in the field of forward and reverse osmosis and their applications in water desalination, wastewater treatment, power generation and food processing. General principles, membrane module developments, membrane fouling, modeling, simulation and optimization of both technologies are also covered. The book's ultimate goal is to support the scientific community, professionals and enterprises that aspire to develop new applications.

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes

  • 1st Edition
  • September 13, 2019
  • Angelo Basile + 2 more
  • English
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Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Ceramic Membrane Bioreactors presents the latest information on the application of ceramic MBR technology, including its maximum robustness and reliability when compared with other membrane-based systems. The book includes a comprehensive analysis of scenarios that are ideal for the potential use of ceramic MBRs. Sections cover applications, advantages/disadvantages, the modeling of ceramic membrane bioreactors, a comparison with other membrane systems, and a section on fouling mechanisms.

Membranes for Municipal Water Supply

  • 1st Edition
  • July 31, 2019
  • Simon Judd
  • English
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Membranes for Municipal Water Supply explores new concepts relating to the increasing use of membranes across several industries, especially the municipal water industry that is assigned the task of providing clean drinking water. These membranes are used to rid the water of pathogens, color, taste and other impurities. They are also used in desalination processes which are common in hotter, drier countries. Topics covered include the use of membranes, their theoretical basis and practical applications. The book's author heads up one of the best-known water sciences departments in the world (Cranfield, UK) and has longstanding experience in this area.

Introduction to Adsorption

  • 1st Edition
  • November 27, 2018
  • Chi Tien
  • English
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Introduction to Adsorption: Basics, Analysis, and Applications presents adsorption basics that are relevant and essential to its application, including data analysis, interpretation and design calculations. The book deliberately keeps background information to a minimum, instead comprehensively covering adsorption of liquid solutions, the difference between equilibrium individual solute uptake and surface excess, a general discussion of adsorbate uptake mechanisms and uptake rate expression, uptake steps, performance models and their generalizations, application of performance models, and design methods based on the constant behavior assumption and unused bed length concept.

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes

  • 1st Edition
  • October 16, 2018
  • Angelo Basile + 1 more
  • English
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Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Membrane Processes in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological field presents the main membrane techniques along with their basic principles, mode of operations, and applications. It covers well-known techniques such as ultrafiltration and membrane chromatography, while also exploring emerging membrane technologies which are finding their way in pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, including membrane emulsification, membrane bioreactors, and solvent-resistant nanofiltration. State-of-the-art applications of membrane systems in areas such as drug delivery and virus removal are also investigated by leading experts in the field. Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Membrane Processes in the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological field is a definitive reference for academics, post-graduates, and researchers in the subjects of biochemical engineering, pharmaceutics, and biotechnology. It is also useful to R&D companies and institutions in these areas, specifically those interested in bioseparations, biopurification, bioproduction, and drug delivery.

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes

  • 1st Edition
  • September 12, 2018
  • Angelo Basile + 2 more
  • English
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Current Trends and Future Developments in (Bio-) Membranes: Renewable Energy Integrated with Membrane Operations offers an overview of advanced technologies in the field of water desalination, wastewater treatment and hydrogen production that is coupled with renewable energy sources. Membrane processes are well-recognized technologies in the field of water and wastewater treatment. This book reviews their potential and lists new technologies which allow for the use of solar, hydroelectric, wind, hydrothermal and other forms of renewable energy with the same effect. In addition, it highlights what has already been achieved in the integration of membrane reactors and energy produced by biomass.

Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Membranes

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 25
  • September 11, 2018
  • Mihir Kumar Purkait + 3 more
  • English
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Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Membranes: Smart Polymeric Membranes explains the fundamentals and advances in topics relating to the field of membrane science. It elaborately explains concepts relating to stimuli responsive membranes, with special importance given down to minute details. Material selection, preparation, characterization and applications of various stimuli responsive membranes are extensively addressed, and their relevance (including examples) is included. The book covers history and development, merits and demerits, mechanisms of transport and fouling, applicability of membranes to various diverse areas, and preparation and characterization techniques of membranes. Next, the concept of fouling and its remedial actions is discussed. Finally, promising fields of research in the membrane science and future perspectives of membrane science field are explored.