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Membrane and Desalination Technologies

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Editors:
  1. Lawrence K. Wang

    1. Zorex Corporation, New York, USA
      Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Lenox, USA
      Krofta Engineering Corporation, Lenox, USA

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  2. Jiaping Paul Chen

    1. Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore

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  3. Yung-Tse Hung

    1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, USA

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  4. Nazih K. Shammas

    1. Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Lenox, USA
      Krofta Engineering Corporation, Lenox, USA

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  • Coverage of the principles of membrane and desalination technologies and the fundamentals of water and wastewater treatment
  • Emphasis on industry standards, trends in the field, municipal & industrial full-scale operations, POU and POE applications
  • Examples of actual operating water and wastewater treatment plants based on membrane technology
  • Examples of actual desalination plants based on both membrane and non-membrane technologies

Part of the book series: Handbook of Environmental Engineering (HEE, volume 13)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Membrane Technology: Past, Present and Future

    • A. G. (Tony) Fane, Rong Wang, Yue Jia
    Pages 1-45

  3. Preparation of Polymeric Membranes

    • Jizhong Ren, Rong Wang
    Pages 47-100

  4. Advanced Membrane Fouling Characterization in Full-Scale Reverse Osmosis Processes

    • Lianfa Song, Kwee Guan Tay
    Pages 101-134

  5. Membrane Filtration Regulations and Determination of Log Removal Value

    • Nazih K. Shammas, Lawrence K. Wang
    Pages 135-199

  6. Treatment of Industrial Effluents, Municipal Wastes, and Potable Water by Membrane Bioreactors

    • Lawrence K. Wang, Ravinder Menon
    Pages 201-236

  7. Treatment of Food Industry Foods and Wastes by Membrane Filtration

    • Lawrence K. Wang, Nazih K. Shammas, Munir Cheryan, Yu-Ming Zheng, Shuai-Wen Zou
    Pages 237-269

  8. Membrane Separation: Basics and Applications

    • Jiaping Paul Chen, Honghui Mou, Lawrence K. Wang, Takeshi Matsuura, Yuting Wei
    Pages 271-332

  9. Membrane Systems Planning and Design

    • Nazih K. Shammas, Lawrence K. Wang
    Pages 333-389

  10. Adsorption Desalination: A Novel Method

    • Kim Choon Ng, Ibrahim I. El-Sharkawy, Bidyut Baran Saha, Anutosh Chakraborty
    Pages 391-431

  11. Membrane Processes for Reclamation of Municipal Wastewater

    • Jianjun Qin, Kiran A. Kekre
    Pages 433-476

  12. Potable Water Biotechnology, Membrane Filtration and Biofiltration

    • Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul, Nazih K. Shammas, Yung-Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang, Jirapat Ananpattarachai
    Pages 477-523

  13. Desalination of Seawater by Thermal Distillation and Electrodialysis Technologies

    • Jiaping Paul Chen, Lawrence K. Wang, Lei Yang, Yu-Ming Zheng
    Pages 525-558

  14. Desalination of Seawater by Reverse Osmosis

    • Jiaping Paul Chen, Edward S. K. Chian, Ping-Xin Sheng, K. G. Nadeeshani Nanayakkara, Lawrence K. Wang, Yen-Peng Ting
    Pages 559-601

  15. Membrane Technologies for Point-of-Use and Point-of-Entry Applications

    • Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul, Yung-Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang
    Pages 603-638

  16. Membrane Technologies for Oil–Water Separation

    • Puangrat Kajitvichyanukul, Yung-Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang
    Pages 639-668

  17. Gas-Sparged Ultrafiltration: Recent Trends, Applications and Future Challenges

    • Kaustubha Mohanty, Raja Ghosh
    Pages 669-697

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 699-716
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In this essential new volume, Volume 13: Membrane and Desalination Technologies, a panel of expert researchers provide a wealth of information on membrane and desalination technologies. An advanced chemical and environmental engineering textbook as well as a comprehensive reference book, this volume is of high value to advanced graduate and undergraduate students, researchers, scientists, and designers of water and wastewater treatment systems. This is an essential part of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series, an incredible collection of methodologies that study the effects of pollution and waste in their three basic forms: gas, solid, and liquid. Chapters adopt the series format, employing methods of practical design and calculation illustrated by numerical examples, including pertinent cost data whenever possible, and exploring in great detail the fundamental principles of the field. Volume 13: Membrane and Desalination Technologies is an essential guide for researchers, highlighting the latest developments in principles of membrane technology, membrane systems planning and design, industrial and municipal waste treatments, desalination requirements, wastewater reclamation, biofiltration, and more.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Zorex Corporation, New York, USA

    Lawrence K. Wang

  • Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Lenox, USA

    Lawrence K. Wang, Nazih K. Shammas

  • Krofta Engineering Corporation, Lenox, USA

    Lawrence K. Wang, Nazih K. Shammas

  • Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore

    Jiaping Paul Chen

  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, USA

    Yung-Tse Hung

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