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The only book dedicated to membrane technology, covering all the different innovative membrane areas from separation to contactors, and regarding them as unit operations in process engineering.The specific potential of these advanced new operations is analyzed by different experts in the field, with regard to their basic aspects and in particular to their potential application for a sustainable growth and improvement in the quality of life. To this end, much emphasis is placed on the role of membrane engineering as a dominant technology in such areas as water desalination or artificial organs.The editors are well known and recognized within the community, while the active experience of the authors provides a highly practical, industrially relevant approach to the subject. Topics considered in detail include membranes in fuel cells, membranes in MEMS and OLEDS, as well as integrated membrane systems.
List of contents
IntroductionMOLECULAR SEPARATIONMolecular Modeling, A Tool fort he Knowledge-Based Design of Polymer-Based Membrane MaterialsPolymeric Membranes for Molecular SeparationsFundamentals of Membrane Solvent Separation and PervaporationFundamentals of Membrane Gas SeparationFundamentals in Electromembrane Separation ProcessesFouling in Membrane ProcessesEnergy and Environmental Issues and Impacts of Membranes in IndustryMembrane Gas-Separation: ApplicationsCO2 Capture with MembraneSystemsSeawater and Brackish-Water Desalination with Membrane OperationsDevelopments in Membrane Science for Downstream ProcessingIntegrated Membrane ProcessesTRANSFORMATIONFundamental of Chemical Membrane ReactorsMathematical Modeling of Biochemical Membrane ReactorsPhotocatalytic Membrane Reactors in the Conversion or Degradation of Organic CompoundsWastewater Treatment by Membrane BioreactorsBiochemical Membrane Reactors in Industrial ProcessesBiomedical Membrane Extracorporeal DevicesMembranes in Regenerative Medicine and Tissue EngineeringMEMBRANE CONTACTORSBasics in Membrane ContactsMembrane Emulsification: Principles and ApplicationsMembrane Contactors in Industrial ApplicationsExtractive Separations in Contactors with One and Two Immobilized L/L Interfaces: Applications and Perspectives
About the author
Enrico Drioli is Full Professor at the School of Engineering of the University of Calabria (Italy) and Director of the Institute of Membrane Technology (ITM) of CNR. He is the Honorary President of the European Membrane Society. His main research activities are in the field of Membrane Science and Technology. He is author of more than 460 scientific papers and 16 patents and Member of the Advisory Board of several internationally renowned journals.
Lidietta Giorno is researcher at the Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR, Italy. Her research experiences include membrane bioengineering, catalytic membranes and biocatalytic membrane reactors, integrated membrane systems for bioseparations and bioconversions, downstream processing based on molecular separation, membrane chirotechnology, membrane emulsifier. She is co-author of two books and some 50 peer reviewed papers. She is currently the President of the European Membrane Society.
Summary
The only book dedicated to membrane technology, covering all the different innovative membrane areas from separation to contactors, and regarding them as unit operations in process engineering.
The specific potential of these advanced new operations is analyzed by different experts in the field, with regard to their basic aspects and in particular to their potential application for a sustainable growth and improvement in the quality of life. To this end, much emphasis is placed on the role of membrane engineering as a dominant technology in such areas as water desalination or artificial organs.
The editors are well known and recognized within the community, while the active experience of the authors provides a highly practical, industrially relevant approach to the subject. Topics considered in detail include membranes in fuel cells, membranes in MEMS and OLEDS, as well as integrated membrane systems.
