Introduction to Membrane Science and Technology

Preface
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INTRODUCTION
Overview of Membrane Science and Technology
History of Membranes Science and Technology
Advantages and Limitations of Membrane Processes
The Membrane-Based Industry: Its Structures and Markets
Future Developments in Membrane Science and Technology
Summary

FUNDAMENTALS
Introduction
Definition of Terms
Fundamentals of Mass Transport in Membranes and Membrane Processes
Mathematical Description of Mass Transport in Membranes

MEMBRANE PREPARATION AND CHARACTERIZATION
Introduction
Membrane Materials
Preparation of Membranes
Membrane Characterization

PRINCIPLES OF MEMBRANE SEPARATION PROCESSSES
Introduction
The Principle of Membrane Filtration Processes
The Principle of Gas and Vapor Separation
The Principle of Dialysis
The Principle of Electromembrane Processes
The Principle of Membrane Contactors
Membrane Reactors
Membrane-Based Controlled Release of Active Agents

MEMBRANE MODULES AND CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION
Introduction
Membrane Modules
Concentration Polarization and Membrane Fouling

MEMBRANE PROCESS DESIGN AND OPERATION
Introduction
Membrane Filtration Processes
Gas Separation
Pervaporation
Dialysis
Electrodialysis and Related Processes

APPENDIX A
APPENDIX B

Heinrich Strathmann is Professor Emeritus of the University of Twente, The Netherlands. He obtained his basic education in Physical Chemistry at the University of Darmstadt in Germany where he received his Dr.-Ing. in 1965. He worked for several years in the membrane based industry in the United States and in Germany. He is also Associate Professor at the University of Stuttgart and Honorary Prrofessor at South China Central University.
Dr. Strathmann is on the editorial board of various scientific journals and is author of three books on membrane science and technology. In 2007 he was awarded by the European Membrane Society with the R.M. Barrer Price.

H. Strathmann, University of Stuttgart, Germany