Membrane Handbook

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Overview

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Overview

      • W. S. Winston Ho, Kamalesh K. Sirkar

      Pages 3-15

3. Gas Permeation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17

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   2. Definitions

      • Raymond R. Zolandz, Gregory K. Fleming

      Pages 19-24

   3. Theory

      • Raymond R. Zolandz, Gregory K. Fleming

      Pages 25-53

   4. Design of Gas Permeation Systems

      • Raymond R. Zolandz, Gregory K. Fleming

      Pages 54-77

   5. Applications

      • Raymond R. Zolandz, Gregory K. Fleming

      Pages 78-94

   6. Economics

      • Raymond R. Zolandz, Gregory K. Fleming

      Pages 95-101

4. Pervaporation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103

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   2. Definitions and Background

      • Hubert L. Fleming, C. Stewart Slater

      Pages 105-116

   3. Theory

      • Hubert L. Fleming, C. Stewart Slater

      Pages 117-122

   4. Design

      • Hubert L. Fleming, C. Stewart Slater

      Pages 123-131

   5. Applications and Economics

      • Hubert L. Fleming, C. Stewart Slater

      Pages 132-159

5. Dialysis

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161

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   2. Definitions

      • Stephen B. Kessler, Elias Klein

      Pages 163-166

   3. Theory

      • Stephen B. Kessler, Elias Klein

      Pages 167-185

   4. Design

      • Stephen B. Kessler, Elias Klein

      Pages 186-205

   5. Applications

      • Stephen B. Kessler, Elias Klein

      Pages 206-211

   6. Cost Estimates

      • Stephen B. Kessler, Elias Klein

      Pages 212-215

Membrane processes have wide industrial ap­ This handbook reviews the published litera­ plications covering many existing and emerging ture, presents an in-depth description of com­ uses in the chemical, petrochemical, petroleum, mercialized membrane processes, and gives a state-of-the-art review of new membrane pro­ environmental, water treatment, pharmaceutic­ al, medical, food, dairy, beverage, paper, tex­ cess concepts under development. It is intended tile, and electronic industries. The existing ap­ to be a single source of underlying principles, membranes, membrane modules, process de­ plications include: (1) dialysis for the purifica­ tion of human blood (the artificial kidney), (2) sign, applications, and cost estimates. It is also electrodialysis for the desalination of brackish a first attempt to bridge the gap between the water to produce potable water, (3) reverse theory and practice. osmosis for the desalination of seawater, (4) There are several groups which may benefit ultrafiltration for the concentration of large pro­ from this handbook. It can be used as educa­ tein molecules from cheese, casein whey, and tional material for industrial personnel engaged milk, and (5) microfiltration for the sterilization in membrane separations. For scientists and of pharmaceutical and medical products, beer, engineers active in research and development in wine, and soft drinks. Since membrane pro­ synthetic membranes, it will serve as a single cesses generally have low capital investment, as source of reference for the entire field.

• Filtration
• electrodialysis
• extraction
• pollution
• separation process
• ultrafiltration
• water

• Corporate Research, Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, USA

  W. S. Winston Ho

• Center for Membranes and Separation Technologies, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, USA

  Kamalesh K. Sirkar

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