Synthetic Membranes: Science, Engineering and Applications

✍ Scribed by H. Strathmann (auth.), P. M. Bungay, H. K. Lonsdale, M. N. de Pinho (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 734
• Series: NATO ASI Series 181
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The chapters in this book are based upon lectures given at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Synthetic Membranes (June 26-July 8, 1983, Alcabideche, Portugal), which provided an integrated presentation of syn­ thetic membrane science and technology in three broad areas. Currently available membrane formation mechanisms are reviewed, as well as the manner in which synthesis conditions can be controlled to achieve desired membrane structures. Membrane performance in a specific separa­ tionprocess involves complex phenomena, the understanding of which re­ quires a multidisciplinary approach encompassing polymer chemistry, phys­ ical chemistry, and chemical engineering. Progress toward a global understanding of membrane phenomena is described in chapters on the principles of membrane transport. The chapters on membrane processes and applications highlight both established and emerging membrane processes, and elucidate their myriad applications. It is our hope that this book will be an enduring, comprehensive compen­ dium of the state of knowledge in the field of synthetic membranes. We have been encouraged in that hope by numerous expressions of interest in the book, coming from a variety of potential users.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Synthetic Membranes and Their Preparation....Pages 1-37
Preparation of Asymmetric Membranes by the Phase Inversion Process....Pages 39-56
Transport Principles—Solution, Diffusion and Permeation in Polymer Membranes....Pages 57-107
Transport Principles - Porous Membranes....Pages 109-153
Separation by Membranes....Pages 155-168
Transport in Ion Exchange Membranes....Pages 169-179
Membrane Electrodes....Pages 181-196
Electrodialysis....Pages 197-223
Microfiltration....Pages 225-247
Ultrafiltration....Pages 249-305
Reverse Osmosis....Pages 307-342
Selectivity in Membrane Filtration....Pages 343-366
Concentration Polarization in Reverse Osmosis and Ultrafiltration....Pages 367-388
Membrane Gas Separations—Why and How....Pages 389-401
Pervaporation....Pages 403-436
Membranes in Energy Conservation Processes....Pages 437-455
Process Design and Optimization....Pages 457-521
Carrier-Mediated Transport....Pages 523-566
Liquid Membranes....Pages 567-579
Controlled Release Delivery Systems....Pages 581-624
Dialysis....Pages 625-645
Biomedical Applications....Pages 647-665
Membranes and Membrane Processes in Biotechnology....Pages 667-682
Biological Membrane Concepts....Pages 683-699
How to Bridge the Gap Between Membrane Biology and Polymer Science....Pages 701-712
Back Matter....Pages 713-733

✦ Subjects

Physical Chemistry