Books in the Membrane Science and Technology series

Dedicated to the field of microporous ceramic membranes with separating layers of pore diameter less than 2nm, this book covers a range of issues, namely fundamentals of complex sorption and transport processes in micropore structures, innovative methods of preparation of microporous membranes and examples of their commercial applications.

Covers the operations that could be efficiently used to improve the performance of a variety of industrial production cycles in applications ranging from biotechnology to agrofood. This book focuses on the basic "principles of work", and is applicable to process intensification and sustainable growth strategies.

Inorganic membrane science and technology is a field of membrane separation technology. This book describes the fundamental principles of both synthesis of inorganic membranes and membrane supports and also the associated phenomena of transport and separation in a semi-quantitative form. It is useful for scientists and engineers.

Describing the properties of lipid bilayers and examining biomembrane phenomena, this book presents practical methods for the formation and study of lipid bilayers with either aqueous or metal-lipid bilayer interfaces. It intends to treat planar lipid bilayers as a different type of interfacial adsorption phenomena.

The field of membrane separation technology is in a state of rapid growth and innovation. This book presents the principles and applications of a variety of membrane separation processes from the perspectives of investigators who have made important contributions to their fields.

Emphasizing the aspects of ion-exchange membranes, this book provides an overview of ion-exchange membrane separation processes covering the fundamentals as well as developments of the different products and processes and their applications. It is intended for plant managers, process engineers, research scientists and graduate students.

Talks about Nano and micro engineered membrane technology, an emerging technological area in membrane technology. This book also features applications which cover a spectrum of science, such as micro and nano filtration, gas separation, optics and nanophotonics, catalysis, microbiology, controlled drug delivery, nanopatterning, and others.

The withstanding properties of inorganic membranes provide a set of tools for solving many of the problems that the society is facing, from environmental to energy problems and from water quality to more competitive industries. This book includes contents that expand the lectures given in a Summer School of the European Membrane Society.

The lipid bilayer is the most basic structural element of cell membranes. This work covers topics that range from the origin of the lipid bilayer concept, to the available applications and experimental techniques. Each chapter in this volume is self-contained and describes a group's research, providing detailed methodology and key references.

Covers the technical advances in topics such as structure-function relationships for polymeric, inorganic, and composite membranes. This title discusses various materials, characterization, modelling, computational simulation, process concepts, and spectroscopy. It also covers major membrane types.

Membrane techniques provide a broad science and technology base. Covering materials from highly respected researchers, this refereed book is useful to scientists and engineers involved in a variety of activities, as well as, students and faculty members.