Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Membranes: Smart Polymeric Membranes explains the fundamentals and advances in topics relating to the field of membrane science. It elaborately explains concepts relating to stimuli responsive membranes, with special importance given down to minute details. Material selection, preparation, characterization and applications of various stimuli responsive membranes are extensively addressed, and their relevance (including examples) is included. The book covers history and development, merits and demerits, mechanisms of transport and fouling, applicability of membranes to various diverse areas, and preparation and characterization techniques of membranes. Next, the concept of fouling and its remedial actions is discussed. Finally, promising fields of research in the membrane science and future perspectives of membrane science field are explored.
Key Features
Provides basic and advanced knowledge of smart membranes, considering their morphological, physicochemical and separation characteristics
Written in a clear and lucid style, keeping a diverse audience in mind
Based on the state-of-art research of the authors
Readership
Senior undergraduate and graduate students and industry professionals, researchers and academicians in chemical engineering working in membrane science
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Membranes 2. pH Responsive Membranes 3. Temperature Responsive Membranes 4. Photo Responsive Membranes 5. Biologically Responsive Membranes 6. Electric Field Responsive Membranes 7. Magnetic Field Responsive Membranes 8. Ultrasound Responsive Membranes
Dr. Mihir Kumar Purkait is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Chair Professor of National Jal Jeevan Mission, Dean of Alumni and External Affairs, and former Head of Centre for the Environment at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG). Prior to joining as faculty at IITG (2004), he received his Ph.D. and M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITKGP) after completing his B.Tech and B.Sc (Hons) in Chemistry from the University of Calcutta. He has received several awards like; Dr. A.V. Rama Rao Foundation’s Best Ph.D. Thesis and Research Award in Chemical Engineering from IIChE (2007), BOYSCAST Fellow award (2009-10) from the DST, Young Engineers Award in the field of Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Engineers (India, 2009), Young Scientist Medal award from the Indian National Science Academy (INSA, 2009). Prof. Purkait is a Fellow of several academic and professional body/societies. His current research activities are focused in four distinct areas viz. i) advanced separation technologies, ii) waste to energy, iii) smart materials for various applications, and iv) process intensification. In each of the areas, his goal is to synthesis stimuli responsive materials and to develop a more fundamental understanding of the factors governing the performance of the chemical and biochemical processes. He has around 20 years of experience in academics and research and published more than 250 papers in different reputed journals (Citation: >12000, h-index = 64, 10 index = 152). He has 10 patents and completed 35 sponsored and consultancy projects from various funding agencies. Prof. Purkait has guided 20 Ph.D. students. He is the author of 10 books and several book chapters published in reputed Internal journals.
Affiliations and Expertise
Chair Professor, National Jal Jeevan Mission (NJJM), Govt of India, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India
Manish Kumar Sinha
Dr. Manish Kumar Sinha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar (PDPU), India. Before joining PDPU, he has received his PhD and M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati after completing his B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune, India. His research work is dedicated to synthesis of stimuli responsive material and use these synthesized material for the modification of polymeric membranes. He has also studied on fouling tendency as well as different mitigation techniques to reduce the fouling of polymeric membranes and developed mathematical modeling of fouling. He is also working on water purification using hybrid technique of membrane filtration with electro-coagulation. He has published 11 research papers in international scientific journals like Journal of membrane Science, Desalination, RSC advances etc.
Affiliations and Expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar (PDPU), India
Piyal Mondal
Mr. Piyal Mondal received his undergraduate degree from National Institute of Technology Durgapur in 2012 and Masters degree in chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwathti, India. He is currently pursuing doctoral research in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His research focuses on green synthesis of metal nanoparticles for real life applications. He has published 5 papers and 2 books, and presented more than 10 papers in national and international conferences.
Affiliations and Expertise
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India
Randeep Singh
Dr. Randeep Singh is a researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His research work is dedicated to the preparation of various membranes and the mathematical analysis of the transport phenomena in membrane separation processes, including wastewater treatment, fruit juice clarification, protein separation, and value-added product separation from biogenic source. He is also working on fabrication of different membrane modules for environmental separation. He has authored two books.
Affiliations and Expertise
Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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