Comprehensive Membrane Science and Engineering vol III

✍ Scribed by Enrico Drioli, Lidietta Giorno

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 271
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This multivolume work covers all aspects of membrane science and technology--from basic phenomena to the most advanced applications and future perspectives. Modern membrane engineering is critical to the development of process-intensification strategies and to the stimulation of industrial growth. The work presents researchers and industrial managers with an indispensable tool toward achieving these aims.Covers membrane science theory and economics, as well as applications ranging from chemical purification and natural gas enrichment to potable waterIncludes contributions and case studies from internationally recognized experts and from up-and-coming researchers working in this multi-billion dollar field Takes a unique, multidisciplinary approach that stimulates research in hybrid technologies for current (and future) life-saving applications (artificial organs, drug delivery)

✦ Table of Contents

Basic Aspects of Membrane Reactors......Page 1
Introduction......Page 2
Boosting of Alkane Dehydrogenation by Hydrogen Removal......Page 3
Increasing the Esterification Yield by Water Removal......Page 4
Water removal in Knoevenagel condensations in micro reactors......Page 5
Hydrogen Production by Water Splitting Using Oxygen-Selective Perovskite Membranes......Page 6
POM to Synthesis Gas in a Perovskite Hollow-Fiber Membrane Reactor......Page 8
Hydrocarbon Partial Oxidation with Selective Oxygen Supply......Page 12
Partial Hydrogenation of Cyclooctadiene to Cyclooctene in a Pore-through-Flow Membrane Reactor......Page 14
Removal of Oxygen as a Reaction Rate Inhibitor in the NOx Decomposition in an Extractor-Type Membrane Reactor......Page 18
Conclusions......Page 20
References......Page 21
Computer-Aided Model-Based Design and Analysis of Hybrid Membrane Reaction-Separation Systems......Page 25
Introduction......Page 26
Simultaneous Design of Membrane Process......Page 27
Design Problem Definition......Page 28
Simultaneous Design Framework......Page 29
Multilevel modeling......Page 30
Solution approaches......Page 31
Synthesis Design of Hybrid Processes......Page 33
Hybrid process design and analysis (stage 1)......Page 34
Generic Model for a Hybrid Process......Page 39
Computer-Aided Methods and Tools......Page 42
Model Library......Page 43
Model equations and characterizing variables......Page 44
Solution approaches......Page 45
Stage 1: Hybrid process design and analysis......Page 46
Implementation (stage 2)......Page 49
Validation (stage 3)......Page 50
Conclusions......Page 51
Relevant Websites......Page 54
Nomenclature......Page 57
Introduction......Page 58
Mathematical Modeling of Catalytic MRs......Page 60
Tubular MR......Page 61
Catalytic Membranes......Page 62
A Two-Separate-Phase Enzyme-Loaded MR......Page 63
Pore-through Flow Mode Enzyme-Loaded MR......Page 64
Energy Balance......Page 65
Tubular Pd-Based MRs......Page 66
A Two-separate-Phase Enzyme-Loaded MR......Page 71
Pore-through Flow Mode: An Enzyme-Loaded MR......Page 72
Potentiality and Perspectives of MRs......Page 73
References......Page 76
Nomenclature......Page 80
Some General Considerations on Membrane Reactors......Page 81
Materials for Membrane Reactors......Page 82
Catalytic Membrane Preparation......Page 83
The Reaction Takes Place in One of the Two Fluid Phases......Page 85
The reaction takes place outside the membrane......Page 86
The reaction takes place inside the membrane......Page 87
The reaction takes place inside the membrane structure......Page 88
The catalysts are placed in the membrane lumen......Page 89
The catalysts are placed on the membrane surface......Page 90
The catalysts are dispersed on the membrane structure......Page 91
Membrane Contactors......Page 92
Membrane contactors working in wetted mode with negligible homogeneous reaction......Page 93
Membrane contactor reaction working in nonwetted mode with negligible homogeneous reaction......Page 95
Evaluation of Local Mass Transfer Coefficients in the Boundary Layers Located on Both Sides of the Membrane Surface......Page 96
Membrane contactors in the presence of a homogeneous reaction in the liquid phase......Page 97
Catalytic Three-Phase Membrane Reactors......Page 98
Internal diffusion in a TPCMR......Page 100
Influence of external mass transfer......Page 101
Some Considerations on the Mass Balance in Membrane Contactors and Three-Phase Membrane Reactors......Page 102
References......Page 104
Catalytic Membranes and Membrane Reactors......Page 108
Introduction......Page 109
Membrane Functions in a MR......Page 110
Organic MRs......Page 120
Immobilization of Catalysts in Membranes......Page 121
Industrial Applications of MRs and the As-Yet Existing Limitations......Page 127
References......Page 129
Introduction......Page 133
Definition of a Pervaporation Membrane Reactor......Page 135
Conventional Approach Using Reactive Distillation......Page 136
R1-Type Pervaporation Membrane Reactors......Page 138
Pervaporation-Aided Esterification......Page 140
Esterification of Acetic Acid and Ethanol......Page 141
Esterification of Acetic Acid with Other Alcohols......Page 146
Esterification Reactions with Other Acids......Page 148
R2-Type Pervaporation Membrane Reactors: Reactions Other than Esterification Reactions......Page 149
Conclusions......Page 156
References......Page 157
Photocatalytic Processes in Membrane Reactors......Page 162
Photocatalysis as a Green Process......Page 163
Mechanism......Page 164
Photocatalytic reaction parameters......Page 165
New Generation of Photocatalysts......Page 167
Total oxidation of environmental pollutants......Page 169
Selective oxidations and reductions......Page 170
Photocatalysis Coupled with Other Technologies......Page 171
Potentials and Limits of the Photocatalytic Processes......Page 172
Variables Influencing the Performance of PMRs......Page 173
Pressurized membrane photoreactors......Page 174
Submerged (depressurized) membrane photoreactors......Page 175
Photocatalytic membrane contactors......Page 176
Future Perspectives: Solar Energy......Page 177
Adsorption Kinetics......Page 178
Photocatalytic Kinetics......Page 179
Quantum Yield and Relative Photonic Efficiency......Page 180
Modeling of PMR......Page 181
One-Step Synthesis and Separation of Phenol in a PMC......Page 182
Photodegradation of Pharmaceutical in PPMR and SPMR......Page 183
Conclusions......Page 185
References......Page 186
Relevant Websites......Page 188
Introduction......Page 191
Membrane Bioreactors with Biocatalyst Recycled in the Retentate Stream......Page 193
Biocatalytic Membrane Reactors......Page 195
Biocatalytic Membrane Reactors Using Entrapped Enzyme within the Membrane Thickness......Page 196
Enzyme adhesion to the membrane by strong bond......Page 198
Enzyme immobilized on the surface......Page 201
Biocatalytic Membranes and Membrane Bioreactor Applications......Page 202
Biocatalytic Membranes and Membrane Bioreactors in Food Applications......Page 203
Submerged Membrane Bioreactors in Water Treatment and Other Emerging Applications......Page 204
References......Page 205
HFMB for 3D Tissue Engineering......Page 209
Bioartificial Liver......Page 211
Bioartificial Kidney......Page 212
Development of Biodegradable Hollow Fiber Membrane......Page 213
Mathematical Modeling......Page 216
References......Page 219
Introduction......Page 224
Membranes for Liver Tissue Regeneration......Page 225
Cell Source......Page 226
Bioreactor......Page 228
Membrane BAL Systems in Clinical Evaluation......Page 231
Membrane BAL system in Preclinical and In Vitro Evaluation......Page 232
Novel Membrane Biohybrid System for Liver Regeneration......Page 234
Membranes for Neuronal Tissue Regeneration......Page 235
Guidance therapies......Page 236
Tissue response to bridging devices......Page 237
Membranes Used in In Vivo Neuronal Regeneration......Page 240
Acknowledgments......Page 242
References......Page 243
Separation and Purification of Stem and Blood Cells by Porous Polymeric Membranes......Page 248
Introduction......Page 249
Blood-Cell Separation......Page 250
Leukocyte-Removal Filter......Page 251
LCAP Using Leukocyte-Removal Filter......Page 254
Stem-Cell Separation......Page 256
Separation of HSCs and blood cells by membranes......Page 257
Separation of HSCs by several surface-modified membranes......Page 260
Separation of MSCs/Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells......Page 263
Cell separation through PU membranes......Page 264
Cell separation through various porous membranes......Page 267
References......Page 268