1. Edition - October 2008
135.- Euro
2008. 1016 Pages, Hardcover
- Monograph -
ISBN-10: 0-471-73167-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-471-73167-2 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
Membrane manufacturing processes are sensitive to operating conditions and raw material properties, making quality control a key concern in the industry. This book comprehensively covers the manufacturing and industrial applications of membranes plus quality management and Six Sigma, along with providing membrane fundamentals. Considering future prospects and the strategically important issues in membrane technology as well, Membranes: Fundamentals, Manufacturing, and Applications is an important reference tool and source for professionals in industries such as water treatment, pharmaceutical companies, and fuel cell processing.

From the contents
Preface.

About the Editors.

Contributors.

Part I: MEMBRANES AND APPLICATIONS IN WATER AND WASTEWATER.

1. Thin-Film-Composite Membranes for Reverse Osmosis. (T. Uemura and M. Henmi).

2. Cellulose Triacetate Membranes for Reverse Osmosis. (A. Kumano and N. Fujiwara).

3. Seawater Desalination (N. Voutchkov and R. Semiat).

4. Seawater Desalination by Ultra-Low Energy Reverse Osmosis. (R. L. Truby).

5. Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration (N. Kubota, T. Hashimoto, and Y. Mori).

6. Water Treatment by Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration (M. D. Kennedy, J. Kamanyi, S. S. Salinas, N. H. Lee, J. C. Schippers, and G. Amy).

7. Water Reclamation and Desalination by Membranes (P. Cote, M. Liu, and S. Siverns).

8. Chitosan Membranes with Nanoparticles for Remediation of Chlorinated Organics (Y-H. Tee and D. Bhattacharyya).

9. Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment (P. Cornel and S. Krause).

10. Submerged Membranes (A. Fane).

11. Nanofiltration (B. Van der Bruggen and J. Geens).

12. Membrane Distillation (M. Khayet).

13. Ultrapure Water by Membranes (A. Dey).

Part II: MEMBRANES FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY AND CHEMICAL / BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS).

14. Tissue Engineering with Membranes (Z. Cui).

15. Biopharmaceutical Separations by Ultrafiltration (R. Ghosh).

16. Nanofiltration in Organic Solvents (P. Silva, L. G. Peeva, and A. G. Livingston).

17. Pervaporation (F. Baig).

18. Biomedical Applications of Membranes (G. Catapano and J. Vienken).

19. Hemodialysis Membranes (N. J. Ofsthun, S. Karoor, and M. Suzuki).

20. Tangential Flow Filtration for Virus Capture (S. R. Wickramasinghe).

Part III: GAS SEPARATIONS.

21. Vapor and Gas Separation by Membranes (R. W. Baker).

22. Gas Separation by Polyimide Membranes (Y. Kase).

23. Gas Separation by Carbon Membranes (P. J. Williams and W. J. Koros).

24. Polymeric Membrane Materials and Potential Use in Gas Separation (H. B. Park and Y. M. Lee ).

25. Hydrogen Separation Membranes (Y. H. Ma).

Part IV: MEMBRANE CONTACTORS AND REACTORS.

26. Membrane Contactors (K. K. Sirkar).

27. Membrane Reactors (E. Drioli and E. Fontananova).

Part V: ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY APPLICATIONS.

28. Facilitated Transport Membranes for Environmental, Energy and Bio Applications (J. Zou, J. Huang, and W. S. W. Ho).

29. Fuel Cell Membranes (P. N. Pintauro and R. Wycisk).

Part VI: MEMBRANE MATERIALS AND CHARACTERIZATION.

30. Recent Progress in Mixed Matrix Membranes (C. Liu, A. M. W. Hillock, S. Husain, W. J. Koros, and S. Kulprathipanja).

31. Fabrication of Hollow-Fiber Membranes by Phase Inversion (T-S. N. Chung).

32. Membrane Surface Characterization (M. Kallioinen and M. Nystrom).

33. Membrane Characterization by Ultrasonic Time-Domain Reflectometry (W. B. Krantz and A. R. Greenberg).

34. Micro-structural Optimization of Thin Supported Inorganic Membranes for Gas and Water Purification (M. L. Mottern, J. Y. Shi, K. Shqau, D. Yu, and H. Verweij).

35. Structure/Property Characteristics of Polar Rubbery Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Removal (V. A. Kusuma, H. Lin, B. D. Freeman, M. Jose-Yacaman, S. Kalakkunnath, and D. S. Kalika).

Index.