Membranes For Environmental Applications

This book introduces recent developments of membrane technologies applied to gas and water treatments, energy processes and environmental issues. Novel knowledge and mechanisms on membrane fabrication and usage in energy, chemical, and environmental engineering are detailed in 12 book chapters from France, UK, Spain, China, Nigeria, Iran and Pakistan. The information in this book will be useful for engineers, students, and experts in these fields.

This book introduces recent developments of membrane technologies applied to gas and water treatments, energy processes and environmental issues. Novel knowledge and mechanisms on membrane fabrication and usage in energy, chemical, and environmental engineering are detailed in 12 book chapters from France, UK, Spain, China, Nigeria, Iran and Pakistan. The information in this book will be useful for engineers, students, and experts in these fields.

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. Presents an overview on the interconnections between membrane technology and environmental issues Provides a comprehensive review of the environmental pollution issues tackled by membrane processes Addresses key issues in energy production from renewable sources

Research interest in inorganic membrane materials and processes has significantly increased in recent years due to novel, potentially low-cost energy and fuel production applications. This book documents the recent progress in membrane science, especially in advanced materials and novel reaction and separation concepts. The book classifies membranes based on the mechanism of operation, i.e., size exclusion filtration, solution-diffusion, and mixed ion-electron conduction of the permeate streams. This is the first book on the use of inorganic membranes for fuel and energy applications.

This book focuses on the nanofiber membrane’s fabrication, characterization, and performance for medical, environment and energy applications. Topics include polymer, inorganic and composite-form nanofiber membrane materials. Top Research teams from varied disciplines and continents outline applied nanofiber membrane fabrication techniques and characterizations. Promising nanofiber membranes for improving and enhancing technologies used in drug delivery, wound healing, tissue engineering, water and wastewater treatment and purification, gas separation and purification, air purification, and fuel cells are discussed along with the likely path forward for commercial usage. Key Features: Shares the most recent discovery solutions from experts all over the globe for the numerous problems in medical, environmental and energy applications. Provides a holistic cycle of nanofiber membrane development which comprehensively discusses the membrane preparation, characterizations, performance and the way forward for a specific process and application. Explains the mechanism of separation and purification. Focuses on the nanofiber membrane’s fabrication, characterizations, and performance in various scenarios and commercial applications.

Membrane Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment, Energy and Environment provides information to assess the quantity and quality of current research and development activities in the ASEAN region, especially on membrane science and technology, which is recognized as one of the most powerful tools to solve environmental and energy problems. The book also reflects upon the Middle East region, where research on water treatment is growing due to scarcity of water. It includes: • information on the latest developments of novel membranes for water and wastewater treatment • an interdisciplinary approach addressing the challenges of fresh water supply and sanitation Many innovative ideas on the development of membrane science and technology are assembled in this book and readers will find information on the rapidly growing Research and Development activities in the ASEAN and the Middle East regions that are emerging as the next generation research centres of membrane technologies, especially owing to their need of technology for water and wastewater treatment. Membrane Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment, Energy and Environment will be useful not only for the engineers, scientists, professors and graduate students who are engaged in the Research and Development activities of the field, but also for a global audience interested in the sustainable development of these regions. Table of contents: Novel Membrane Development; Water and Wastewater Treatment (Applications); Water and Wastewater Treatment (Modelling); Membranes for Energy and Environmental Applications; Membranes for Environmental and Energy Applications (Gas Separation Application); Membranes for Other Applications This title is co-published with CRC Press

There is increasing political and environmental pressure on industry to clean up the water which it uses in many processes, and to re-use this water where possible. This cleaning is done using specially-developed industrial membranes and this book covers the types and design of membranes, how they work and in which industries they are used. Special attention is paid to the textile, food/ beverage, pharmaceutical, oil and pulp and paper industries where such membranes are in regular use.