Features
Explores chemical, pharmaceutical, food processing, and biotechnological applications of membrane processes ranging from selective separation to solvent and material recovery Presents in-depth knowledge of membrane separation mechanisms, transport models, membrane permeability computations, membrane types and modules, and membrane reactors Provides background information on the various membrane components and processes to evaluate their potential application Deals with membrane applications in industrial waste management and environmental engineering
Summary
The Handbook of Membrane Separations: Chemical, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnological Applications provides detailed information on membrane separation technologies as they have evolved over the past decades. To provide a basic understanding of membrane technology, this book documents the developments dealing with these technologies. It explores chemical, pharmaceutical, food processing and biotechnological applications of membrane processes ranging from selective separation to solvent and material recovery. This text also presents in-depth knowledge of membrane separation mechanisms, transport models, membrane permeability computations, membrane types and modules, as well as membrane reactors.
Table of Contents
PART I: MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS IN CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES AND IN CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Membranes in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries and in Conservation of Natural Resources: An Introduction; A.M. Sastre, Syed S.H. Rizvi and A.K Pabby
Application of Membrane Contactors in Mass Transfer Devices; A. Gupta and A. Pittman,
Membrane Chromatography; M.E. Avramescu, Z. Borneman, and M. Wessling
Membranes in Gas Separation; M.B. Hagg
Pervaporation: Theory, Practice and Applications in the Chemical and Allied Industries; V. Pangarkar and S. Pal
Current Status and Prospects for Ceramic Membrane Applications; C. Guizard and P. Amblard
Membrane Technology and Supercritical Fluids: Recent Advances; G. Rios, S. Sarrade, and D. Paolucci
Techniques to Enhance the Performance of Membrane Processes; A.G. Fane and S. Chang
Separation and Removal of Hydrocarbons Using Polymer Membranes; S.I. Semenova
Zeolite Membranes: Synthesis, Characterization, Important Applications and Recent Advances; R. Mallada, M. Arruebo, P. Pina
Membrane Fouling: Recent Strategies and Methodologies for Its Minimization; M.F.A. Goosen, R. Roque, and S. S. Sablani
Membrane Extraction in Preconcentration, Sampling and Trace Analysis; J.Å. Jönsson
Hybrid Liquid Membrane Processes with Organic Water-Immiscible Carriers (OHLM): Application in Chemical and Biochemical Separations;
V. Kislik Advancements in Membranes Processes for Pharmaceutical Applications;
R. Kuriyel, M. Fushijima, and G. Jung Membranes in Drug Delivery;
M. Grassi Bio-Responsive Hydrogel Membranes;
J. Hubble and R. Zhang PART II: MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, FOOD PROCESSING, LIFE SCIENCES AND ENERGY CONVERSION
Membrane Applications in Biotechnology, Food Processing Life Sciences and Energy Conversion: Introduction;
S.S.H. Rizvi Ultrafiltration Based Protein Bioseparation;
R. Ghosh Membrane Distillation in Food Industry;
S. Nene, G. Patil, and K.S.M.S. Raghavrao Applications of Membrane Separation in the Brewing Industry;
C.I. Moraru and U. Schrader Development of Bipolar Membrane Technology in Food and Bio-Industries;
G. Pourcelly and L. Bazinet Applications of Membrane Technology in the Dairy Industry;
P.A. Marcelo and S.S.H. Rizvi Microporous Membrane Blood Oxygenators;
B. Han and S.R. Wickramasinghe Transporting and Separating Molecules Using Tailored Nanotube Membranes;
C.R. Martin and P. Kohli The Use of Emulsion Liquid Membrane Systems in Chemical and Biotechnological Separations;
J. Perera and G.W. Stevens Membrane Electroporation and Emerging Biomedical Applications;
K.P. Mishra Proton Conducting Membrane for Fuel Cells;
V. Rao, K.A. Friedrich, and U. Stimming PART III: MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS IN INDUSTRIAL WASTE
MANAGEMENT (INCLUDING NUCLEAR), ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING AND FUTURE TRENDS IN MEMBRANE SCIENCE
Membranes Applications in Industrial Waste Management (Including Nuclear), Environmental Engineering and Future Trends in Membrane Science: Introduction;
A.K Pabby and A.M. Sastre Treatment of Radioactive Effluents: Introduction, Fundamentals and Scope of Different Membrane Processes;
B.M. Misra and V. Ramchandran Radioactive Waste Processing: Advancement in Pressure Driven Processes and Current World Scenario;
G. Zakrzewska-Trznadel Liquid Membranes Based Separations of Actinides;
P.K. Mahopatra and V.K. Manchanda Reverse Osmosis Based Treatment of Radioactive Liquid Wastes Generated in Hospital Facility and in Steel Industry: Case Studies;
M. Sancho, J.M. Arnal, G. Verdú, and J. Lora Evaluation of Membrane Based Processing of Radioactive Nuclear Plant waste: Case Studies;
A.K. Pabby, S.K. Gupta, S.R. Sawant, N.S. Rathore, P. Janadan, R.D. Changrani, and P.K. Dey Application of Donnan membrane process for recovery of coagulants from water treatment residuals;
A.K. SenGupta and P. Prakash Utilization of Membrane Processes in Treating Various Effluent Generated in the Pulp and Paper Industry;
and M. Nystrom Membrane Bio-Reactors for Waste Water Treatment;
E. Casey Membrane Assisted Solvent Extraction for Recovery of Metallic Pollutants: Process Modeling and Optimization;
I. Ortiz and A. Irabien Membrane Contactors for Gaseous Streams Treatments;
A. Criscuoli and E. Drioli Strip Dispersion Technique: Application for the Strategic and Precious Metal Separation and Treatment of Wastewater Streams;
A.K. Pabby, S.C. Roy, J.V. Sonawane, F.J. Alguacil, and A.M. Sastre Electrically Enhanced Membrane Separations and Catalysis;
V.M. Linkov, B.J. Bladergroen, and M.A. Maluleke Membrane Processes for Treatment of Industrial Tannery Effluents: A Case Study;
A. Bodalo-Santoyo, E.Gómez, and A.M. Hidalgo New Developments in Nanofiltration Technology: A Case Study on Recovery of Impurity-Free Sodium Thiocyanate for Acrylic Fibre Industry;
S. Sridhar and B. Smitha Future Progresses in Membrane Engineering;
E. Drioli and E. Fontananova
Editorial Reviews
“…a comprehensive discussion of membrane applications in the chemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries, in biotechnology, and in the treatment of toxic industrial effluents. The applications of membranes in different areas are described by scientists and engineers who not only are experts in membrane science and technology, but also have extensive experience in the specific field of membrane application….”
—From the Foreword, Heiner Strathmann, University of Stuttgart, Germany