1st Edition

Membrane Modification Technology and Applications

Edited By Nidal Hilal, Mohamed Khayet, Chris J. Wright Copyright 2012

    Membrane Modification: Technology and Applications is written for engineers, scientists, graduate students, and researchers in the field of membrane science and technology, materials science, applied physics, chemistry, and environmental science. The book presents the complete range of membrane modification techniques used to increase efficiency of

    Membranes in Nuclear Science and Technology: Membrane Modification as a Tool for Performance Improvement. Use of Impedance Spectroscopy for Characterization of Modified Membranes. Reduction of Membrane Fouling by Polymer Surface Modification. Modifications of Polymeric Membranes by Incorporating Metal/Metal Oxide Nanoparticles. Development of Antifouling Properties and Performance of Nanofiltration Membranes by Interfacial Polymerization and Photografting Techniques. Integrating Hydrophobic Surface-Modifying Macromolecules into Hydrophilic Polymers to Produce Membranes for Membrane Distillation. Plasma Modification of Polymer Membranes. Surface Modification of Electrospun Nanofiber and Nanofibrous Membranes. Development of Membranes for Pervaporation by Membrane Surface Modification and Incorporation of Inorganic Particles. Tailor-Made Polymeric Membranes for Advanced Crystallization of Biomolecules. Chemical Cross-Linking Modifications of Polymeric Membranes for Gas Separation Applications. Development of Fuel Cell Polymer Electrolyte Membranes by Radiation-Induced Grafting with Electron-Beam Irradiation. Modification of Sulfonated Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) for DMFC Application. Nanofiltration Membrane in Textile Effluent Treatment. Future Prospects.

    Biography

    Mohamed Khayet is an affiliate of the Department of Applied Physics, University Complutense of Madrid, Spain.

    Nidal Hilal is an affiliate of The Centre for Clean Water technologies, Swansea University, UK.

    Chris Wright is an affiliate of The Center for Clean Water technologies, Swansea University, UK.