Membrane Technology in the Chemical Industry

Membrane Technolgy in the Chemical Industry - 2001

S.P. Nunes, K.-V. Peinemann (eds.)

WILEY-VCH

ISBN 3-527-28485-0

PART I
Chapters
1. Introduction
2. Membrane Market
3. Membrane Preperation
4. Presently available membranes for liqiud serparation
5. Surface modification of membranes
6. Gas separation with membranes

PART II
Chapters
1. The separation of organic vapors from gas streams by means of membranes
2. Gas separation membrane applications
3. State of Art of pervaporation processes in the chemical industry
4. Nanofiltration of charged organic molecules in aqueous and non-aqueous solvents: Separation results and mechanisms
5. Industrial membranes reactors
6. Electromembrane processes
7. Membrane technology in the chemical industrie: Future Directions

Review:

The first part of this book reviews the several fields of application of the membrane technology in the chemical industry. Part two shows concrete examples and discuss the advantages and eventual hindrances for membrane processes such as gas seperation, pervaporation, nanofiltration and electrochemical processes in chemical applications.
It is a useful handbook on membrane technology and applications for engineers and students.

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