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Emerging membrane technology for sustainable water treatment /

Emerging Membrane Technology for Sustainable Water Treatment provides the latest information on the impending crisis posed by water stress and poor sanitation, a timely issue that is one of the greatest human challenges of the 21st century. The book also discusses the use of membrane technology, a s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Hankins, Nicholas P. (Autor), Singh, Rajindar (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • Preface
  • Membrane processes for global water solutions. Ethical and sustainable utilisation of water: global scenarios and engineering responsibilities ; Introduction to membrane processes for water treatment
  • Desalination and potable water purification. Forward osmosis for sustainable water treatment ; Desalination by membrane distillation ; Sustainable energy systems for seawater reverse osmosis desalination ; Desalination and on-site energy for groundwater treatment in developing countries using fuel cells ; Ion exchange membranes for water softening and high-recovery desalination ; Water treatment by electromembrane processes
  • Wastewater treatment for reclamation and reuse. Removal of emerging contaminants for water reuse by membrane technology ; Surfactant and polymer-based technologies for water treatment ; Submerged and attached growth membrane bioreactors and forward osmosis membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment ; Brine treatment and high recovery desalination
  • New membrane materials and applications. Development of hybrid processes for high purity water production ; Biomimetic membranes for water purification and wastewater treatment ; Novel graphene membranes
  • theory and application ; Nanocomposite and responsive membranes for water treatment ; Membrane fouling, modelling and recent developments for mitigation
  • Index.