Emerging Membrane Technology for Sustainable Water Treatment

✍ Scribed by Hankins, Nicholas P.; Singh, Rajindar

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 465
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Emerging Membrane Technology for Sustainable Water Treatment provides the latest information on the impending crisis posed by water stress and poor sanitation, a timely issue that is one of the greatest human challenges of the 21st century. The book also discusses the use of membrane technology, a serious contender that can be used to confront the crisis on a global scale, along with its specific uses as a solution to this escalating problem.

• Provides a unique source on membrane technology and its application for water treatment
• Focuses on technologies designed for the treatment of seawater and brackish water
• Highlights the most economically and environmentally friendly membrane technologies
• Lists various technologies and emphasizes their link to renewable energy, energy efficiency, nanotechnology, reuse, and recycle

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter,Copyright,List of Contributors,PrefaceEntitled to full textSection 1: Membrane Processes for Global Water SolutionsChapter 1 - Ethical and Sustainable Utilisation of Water: Global Scenarios and Engineering Responsibilities, Pages 3-13, W. Richard Bowen
Chapter 2 - Introduction to Membrane Processes for Water Treatment, Pages 15-52, Rajindar Singh, Nicholas P. Hankins
Chapter 3 - Forward Osmosis for Sustainable Water Treatment, Pages 55-76, Li-Cheng Shen, Nicholas P. Hankins
Chapter 4 - Desalination by Membrane Distillation, Pages 77-109, Julio A. Sanmartino, Mohamed Khayet, M.C. García-Payo
Chapter 5 - Sustainable Energy Systems for Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination, Pages 111-134, Philip A. Davies
Chapter 6 - Desalination and On-site Energy for Groundwater Treatment in Developing Countries Using Fuel Cells, Pages 135-162, Rajindar Singh
Chapter 7 - Ion Exchange Membranes for Water Softening and High-Recovery Desalination, Pages 163-179, Malynda A. Cappelle, Thomas A. Davis
Chapter 8 - Water Treatment by Electromembrane Processes, Pages 181-214, Nalan Kabay, Özgür Arar, Samuel Bunani
Chapter 9 - Removal of Emerging Contaminants for Water Reuse by Membrane Technology, Pages 217-247, Long D. Nghiem, Takahiro Fujioka
Chapter 10 - Surfactant and Polymer-Based Technologies for Water Treatment, Pages 249-276, Li-Cheng Shen, Nicholas P. Hankins, Rajindar Singh
Chapter 11 - Submerged and Attached Growth Membrane Bioreactors and Forward Osmosis Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment, Pages 277-296, Sher Jamal Khan, Nicholas P. Hankins, Li-Cheng Shen
Chapter 12 - Brine Treatment and High Recovery Desalination, Pages 297-324, J. Gilron
Chapter 13 - Development of Hybrid Processes for High Purity Water Production, Pages 327-357, Rajindar Singh
Chapter 14 - Biomimetic Membranes for Water Purification and Wastewater Treatment, Pages 359-369, Chuyang Y. Tang, Zhining Wang, Claus Hélix-Nielsen
Chapter 15 - Novel Graphene Membranes – Theory and Application, Pages 371-388, Jakob Buchheim, Roman M. Wyss, Chang-Min Kim, Mengmeng Deng, Hyung Gyu Park
Chapter 16 - Nanocomposite and Responsive Membranes for Water Treatment, Pages 389-431, Sebastián Hernández, Anthony Saad, Lindell Ormsbee, Dibakar Bhattacharyya
Chapter 17 - Membrane Fouling, Modelling and Recent Developments for Mitigation, Pages 433-462, Catalina Alvarado, Kathryn Farris, James Kilduff
Index, Pages 463-472