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Membrane and Desalination Technologies

  • Coverage of the principles of membrane and desalination technologies and the fundamentals of water and wastewater treatment
  • Emphasis on industry standards, trends in the field, municipal & industrial full-scale operations, POU and POE applications
  • Examples of actual operating water and wastewater treatment plants based on membrane technology
  • Examples of actual desalination plants based on both membrane and non-membrane technologies

Part of the book series: Handbook of Environmental Engineering (HEE, volume 13)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
  2. Membrane Technology: Past, Present and Future

    • A. G. (Tony) Fane, Rong Wang, Yue Jia
    Pages 1-45
  3. Preparation of Polymeric Membranes

    • Jizhong Ren, Rong Wang
    Pages 47-100
  4. Membrane Filtration Regulations and Determination of Log Removal Value

    • Nazih K. Shammas, Lawrence K. Wang
    Pages 135-199
  5. Treatment of Food Industry Foods and Wastes by Membrane Filtration

    • Lawrence K. Wang, Nazih K. Shammas, Munir Cheryan, Yu-Ming Zheng, Shuai-Wen Zou
    Pages 237-269
  6. Membrane Separation: Basics and Applications

    • Jiaping Paul Chen, Honghui Mou, Lawrence K. Wang, Takeshi Matsuura, Yuting Wei
    Pages 271-332
  7. Membrane Systems Planning and Design

    • Nazih K. Shammas, Lawrence K. Wang
    Pages 333-389
  8. Adsorption Desalination: A Novel Method

    • Kim Choon Ng, Ibrahim I. El-Sharkawy, Bidyut Baran Saha, Anutosh Chakraborty
    Pages 391-431
  9. Membrane Processes for Reclamation of Municipal Wastewater

    • Jianjun Qin, Kiran A. Kekre
    Pages 433-476
  10. Potable Water Biotechnology, Membrane Filtration and Biofiltration

    • Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul, Nazih K. Shammas, Yung-Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang, Jirapat Ananpattarachai
    Pages 477-523
  11. Desalination of Seawater by Thermal Distillation and Electrodialysis Technologies

    • Jiaping Paul Chen, Lawrence K. Wang, Lei Yang, Yu-Ming Zheng
    Pages 525-558
  12. Desalination of Seawater by Reverse Osmosis

    • Jiaping Paul Chen, Edward S. K. Chian, Ping-Xin Sheng, K. G. Nadeeshani Nanayakkara, Lawrence K. Wang, Yen-Peng Ting
    Pages 559-601
  13. Membrane Technologies for Point-of-Use and Point-of-Entry Applications

    • Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul, Yung-Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang
    Pages 603-638
  14. Membrane Technologies for Oil–Water Separation

    • Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul, Yung-Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang
    Pages 639-668
  15. Back Matter

    Pages 699-716

About this book

In this essential new volume, Volume 13: Membrane and Desalination Technologies, a panel of expert researchers provide a wealth of information on membrane and desalination technologies. An advanced chemical and environmental engineering textbook as well as a comprehensive reference book, this volume is of high value to advanced graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, scientists, and designers of water and wastewater treatment systems. This is an essential part of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series, an incredible collection of methodologies that study the effects of pollution and waste in their three basic forms: gas, solid, and liquid. Chapters adopt the series format, employing methods of practical design and calculation illustrated by numerical examples, including pertinent cost data whenever possible, and exploring in great detail the fundamental principles of the field. Volume 13: Membrane and Desalination Technologies is an essential guide for researchers, highlighting the latest developments in principles of membrane technology, membrane systems planning and design, industrial and municipal waste treatments, desalination requirements, wastewater reclamation, biofiltration, and more.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Zorex Corporation, New York, USA

    Lawrence K. Wang

  • Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Lenox, USA

    Lawrence K. Wang, Nazih K. Shammas

  • Krofta Engineering Corporation, Lenox, USA

    Lawrence K. Wang, Nazih K. Shammas

  • Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore

    Jiaping Paul Chen

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, USA

    Yung-Tse Hung

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eBook USD 169.00
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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