Nanostructured Polymer Membranes, Volume 2: Applications [Hardcover]

The 2nd volume on applications with discuss the various aspects of state-of-the-art, new challenges and opportunities for gas and vapor separation of polymer membranes, membranes for wastewater treatment, polymer electrolyte membranes and methanol fuel cells, polymer membranes for water desalination, optical, electrochemical and anion/polyanion sensors, polymeric pervaporation membranes, organic-organic separation, biopolymer electrolytes for energy devices, carbon nanoparticles for pervaporation polymeric membranes, and mixed matrix membranes for nanofiltration application.

Preface xvii

1 Nanostructured Polymer Membranes: Applications, State-of-the-Art, New Challenges and Opportunities 1
Visakh. P. M

1.1 Membranes: Technology and Applications 1

1.2 Polymer Membranes: Gas and Vapor Separation 3

1.3 Membranes for Wastewater Treatment 4

1.4 Polymer Electrolyte Membrane and Methanol Fuel Cell 5

1.5 Polymer Membranes for Water Desalination and Treatment 6

1.6 Biopolymer Electrolytes for Energy Devices 7

1.7 Phosphoric Acid-Doped Polybenzimidazole Membranes 9

1.8 Natural Nanofibers in Polymer Membranes for Energy Applications 10

1.9 Potential of Carbon Nanoparticles for Pervaporation Polymeric Membranes 14

1.10 Mixed Matrix Membranes for Nanofiltration Application 16

1.11 Fundamentals, Applications and Future Prospects of Nanofiltration Membrane Technique 18

References 19

2 Membranes: Technology and Applications 27
Yang Liu and Guibin Wang

2.1 Introduction 27

2.2 Reverse Osmosis Process 37

2.3 Ultrafiltration Process 50