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Membrane engineering in the circular economy : renewable sources valorization in energy and downstream processing in agro-food industry /

Membrane Engineering in the Circular Economy: Renewable Sources Valorization in Energy and Downstream Processing in Agro-food Industry describes the modification of the general concept of "waste," including waste valorization as added-value products that are useful for energy production an...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Iulianelli, Adolfo (Editor ), Cassano, Alfredo (Editor ), Conidi, Carmela (Editor ), Petrotos, Konstantinos (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, 2022.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover
  • Membrane Engineering in the Circular Economy
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • Preface
  • 1 Membrane engineering and renewable energy in the circular economy
  • 1 Introduction to the fundamentals of the membrane engineering
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Pressure-driven membrane processes
  • 1.2.1 Microfiltration
  • 1.2.2 Ultrafiltration
  • 1.2.3 Nanofiltration
  • 1.2.4 Reverse osmosis
  • 1.2.5 Membrane gas separation
  • 1.3 Membrane contactors
  • 1.3.1 Membrane distillation
  • 1.3.2 Membrane crystallization
  • 1.3.3 Membrane emulsification
  • 1.3.4 Membrane dryers
  • 1.3.5 Membrane condensers
  • 1.4 Membrane reactors
  • 1.4.1 Inert membrane reactors
  • 1.4.2 Catalytic membrane reactors
  • 1.5 Membrane bioreactors
  • 1.6 Conclusions and future trends
  • Nomenclature
  • Symbols
  • References
  • 2 The impact of membrane engineering in the circular economy
  • 2.1 Introduction: from linear to circular economy. An historical overview
  • 2.2 Membrane engineering today
  • 2.2.1 Production systems, separations processes, and membranes
  • 2.2.2 Membranes as a key technology for sustainable production
  • 2.2.3 The continuing development of membrane engineering
  • 2.3 Place and role of membrane engineering in a circular economy
  • 2.3.1 Renewable feedstocks
  • 2.3.2 Energy sources and requirement
  • 2.3.3 Production processes
  • 2.3.4 Environmental and safety issues
  • 2.3.5 Integrated systems
  • 2.4 Challenges and prospects
  • 2.4.1 Breakthrough materials performances
  • 2.4.2 New membrane modules production technologies
  • 2.4.3 Looking for alternative driving forces
  • 2.4.4 Toward a revolution in process engineering tools
  • 2.5 Conclusion and future trends
  • Nomenclature
  • References
  • 3 The zero-waste economy: from food waste to industry
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Circular economy-definitions, aspects, applications, and advantages
  • 3.2.1 Circular economy definitions
  • 3.2.2 Linear economy versus circular economy: linear economy disadvantages and circular economy benefits
  • 3.2.3 Material flows in circular economy
  • 3.3 The zero waste target: food lost and waste valorization
  • 3.4 Membrane technology to improve circular economy in food industry
  • 3.4.1 Membrane processes for the recovery of products with high added value from waste
  • 3.4.2 Integrated membrane systems on wastewater fractionation
  • 3.4.3 Economic and environmental aspects of the membrane system
  • 3.5 Conclusions and future trends
  • Nomenclature
  • References
  • 4 Circular economy in selected wastewater treatment techniques
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Water situation
  • 4.3 Circular economy in the water sector
  • 4.4 Applications, benefits, and obstacles to water reuse
  • 4.5 Water recovery from wastewater
  • 4.6 Energy, fertilizer, and other products from wastewater
  • 4.7 Potentialities of membrane desalination technologies for a circular water economy