Short description The only book to cover all the different membrane areas and regard them as unit operations in process engineering. The editors are well known and recognized in the field, while the active experience of the authors provides a highly practical, industrially relevant approach.
From the contents Introduction MOLECULAR SEPARATION Molecular Modeling, A Tool fort he Knowledge-Based Design of Polymer-Based Membrane Materials Polymeric Membranes for Molecular Separations Fundamentals of Membrane Solvent Separation and Pervaporation Fundamentals of Membrane Gas Separation Fundamentals in Electromembrane Separation Processes Fouling in Membrane Processes Energy and Environmental Issues and Impacts of Membranes in Industry Membrane Gas-Separation: Applications CO2 Capture with MembraneSystems Seawater and Brackish-Water Desalination with Membrane Operations Developments in Membrane Science for Downstream Processing Integrated Membrane Processes TRANSFORMATION Fundamental of Chemical Membrane Reactors Mathematical Modeling of Biochemical Membrane Reactors Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors in the Conversion or Degradation of Organic Compounds Wastewater Treatment by Membrane Bioreactors Biochemical Membrane Reactors in Industrial Processes Biomedical Membrane Extracorporeal Devices Membranes in Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering MEMBRANE CONTACTORS Basics in Membrane Contacts Membrane Emulsification: Principles and Applications Membrane Contactors in Industrial Applications Extractive Separations in Contactors with One and Two Immobilized L/L Interfaces: Applications and Perspectives
