Membrane Assisted Water Purificatio

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-0-443-32968-5
Verlag: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Buch, Englisch, 694 Seiten, Format (B × H): 192 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1390 g

Membrane Technology for Water Purification contains real-life applications and methods to facilitate deep understanding of the use of membrane technologies in water purification. The book is a comprehensive guide arranged in three parts to enable both students and researchers to learn about the most recent updates in materials science to clean up water pollutants. Membrane systems are finding increasing application worldwide in purification and the editors are lead experts in the field.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thomas, Sabu

Swaminathan, Viswanathan

Maria, Hanna J.

Thomas, Jince

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Marine Geologie, Ozeanographie (Meereskunde)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART 1: Fundamentals of Water Purification Membranes
1. Introduction
2. Membranes In Water Purification
3. Types Of Membranes
4. Fouling
5. Membrane Cleaning
6. Water Quality Using Membranes
7. Latest Advancements in Membrane Technology
8. Membrane Bioreactors

PART 2: Water Purification Membrane Processes and Techniques
1. Materials
2. Membrane Fabrication
3. Membrane Systems
4. Membrane Characterizations.
5. Advanced Membranes Inspired by Cell Membranes
6. Application Characteristics of Membranes Used in Different Fields
7. Theory Modeling And Simulation
8. Anti-Fouling Membranes
9. Challenges In Water Purification Membranes

Part 3: Applications of Water Purification Membranes
1. Operation Of Membrane Water Systems, Process Control, And Maintenance.
2. The State of Art in Research in Water Purification Membranes
3. Membranes For Municipal Wastewater
4. Membranes For Industrial Effluent Wastewater
5. Membranes For Medical and Pharmacological Industries
6. Membranes For Agricultural Wastewater
7. Membranes For Desalination
8. Membranes For Resource Recovery
9. Membrane Technology for Drinking Water Purification
10. Life-Cycle Analysis of Membranes
11. Lab To Industry
12. Energy Requirements in Various Types of Membranes in Water Purification.
13. Cost-Benefit Analysis
14. List Of Commercial Membrane Products company, country, efficiency, material, configuration, year
15. Current Technology Drawbacks
16. Circular Economy and Sustainability

Über Autor(innen)

Thomas, Sabu
Prof. Sabu Thomas is a globally renowned scientist and one of the leading researchers in polymer science and nanotechnology. He currently serves as Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering and was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his pioneering work on polymer blends, nanocomposites, green materials, and sustainable polymers.

Thomas, Jince
Dr. Jince Thomas is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Toronto, Canada. He previously served as an Assistant Professor (on contract) at the International and Inter- University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India, where he was later awarded the Chief Minister’s Nava Kerala Postdoctoral Fellowship. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University. Dr. Thomas has contributed to a collaborative Indo- Malaysian research program with Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, and has held visiting research positions at Ariel University in Israel and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA. He is the author and co- author of numerous peer- reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and edited volumes. His research focuses on polymeric membranes,
electrolytes, polymer nanocomposites, and electrochemical energy systems, with a strong focus on computational simulations to support materials design and performance evaluation

Swaminathan, Viswanathan
Dr Viswanathan Swaminathan is the founder and Executive Director of Memfill Tech Pvt Ltd, Indigenous Hollow Fiber Membrane Manufacturer. This industry has solutions for desalination, effluent treatment, sewage treatment and silica removal and wastewater resource recovery using hollow fiber membranes.

Maria, Hanna J.
Hanna J. Maria is a Senior Researcher at the School of Energy Materials and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Her research focusses on natural rubber composites and their blends, thermoplastic composites, lignin, nanocellulose, bionanocomposites, nanocellulose, rubber-based composites and nanocomposites.