
Membrane Distillation
Principles and Applications
Description
Key Features
- A comprehensive review on the development of MD membranes, MD modules, MD membrane characterization, MD configurations, applications in different areas and theoretical models
- Introduction to the terminology and fundamental concepts associated with MD as well as an historical review of MD development
- Description of commercial membranes used in MD as well as laboratory-made membranes, including emerging membranes
Readership
Table of Contents
Dedication
Preface
Acknowledgements
Author Biographies
Chapter 1. Introduction to Membrane Distillation
Chapter 2. Membranes Used in MD and Design
Chapter 3. Formation of Flat Sheet Phase Inversion MD Membranes
Chapter 4. Formation of Hollow Fibre MD Membranes
Chapter 5. Thermally Induced Phase Separation for MD Membrane Formation
Chapter 6. Membrane Modification for MD Membrane Formation
Chapter 7. Formation of Nano-Fibre MD Membranes
Chapter 8. MD Membrane Characterization
Chapter 9. MD Membrane Modules
Chapter 10. Direct Contact Membrane Distillation
Chapter 11. Sweeping Gas Membrane Distillation
Chapter 12. Vacuum Membrane Distillation
Chapter 13. Air Gap Membrane Distillation
Chapter 14. Membrane Distillation Hybrid Systems
Chapter 15. Economics, Energy Analysis and Costs Evaluation in MD
Chapter 16. Future Directions in Membrane Distillation
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 492
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2011
- Published: August 12, 2011
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780444638434
- eBook ISBN: 9780080932224