Membrane Processes in Separation and Purification

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Membranes in Biotechnology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Membrane Processes in Biotechnology: An Introduction

      • Georges Belfort

      Pages 3-7

   3. Biotechnology Processes: Membrane Materials, Modules and Process Design

      • Georges Belfort, Carole A. Heath

      Pages 9-26

   4. Fouling and Concentration Polarisation in Ultrafiltration and Microfiltration

      • P. Aimar, M. Meireles, P. Bacchin, V. Sanchez

      Pages 27-57

   5. Cross — Flow Filtration of Biological Suspensions

      • K. H. Kroner

      Pages 59-83

   6. Affinity Membranes in Bioseparations

      • E. Klein

      Pages 85-107

   7. Cross-Flow Application of Affinity Membranes

      • K. H. Kroner

      Pages 109-126

   8. New Developments in Membrane Bioreactors

      • Georges Belfort, Carole A. Heath

      Pages 127-148

   9. Enzyme Membrane Reactors

      • G. Iorio, V. Calabro’, S. Todisco

      Pages 149-167

   10. Integration of Fermentation and Membrane Processes

       • João Crespo, Manuel Carrondo

       Pages 169-193

   11. Recovery of Volatile Bioproducts by Pervaporation

       • K. W. Böddeker

       Pages 195-205

   12. Novel Hollow Fiber Applications in Medicine and Biotechnology

       • Franz-Josef Gerner

       Pages 207-225

3. Membranes in Environmental Technology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 227-227

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   2. The Use of Membrane Processes in Environmental Problems. An Introduction

      • Marcel Mulder

      Pages 229-262

   3. Membrane Pressure Driven Processes in Water Treatment

      • P. Aptel

      Pages 263-281

   4. Pervaporation: Removal of Organics from Water and Organic/Organic Separations

      • J. G. Wijmans, R. W. Baker, A. L. Athayde

      Pages 283-316

   5. Description of Facilitated Transport and Environmental Applications

      • Richard D. Noble, J. Douglas Way

      Pages 317-342

   6. Membrane Gas Absorption Processes in Environmental Applications

      • Albert E. Jansen, Rob Klaassen, Paul H. M. Feron, Jan H. Hanemaaijer, Berend Ph. ter Meulen

      Pages 343-356

   7. Separation of Organic Vapors from Air with Membranes

      • K.-V. Peinemann, K. Ohlrogge

      Pages 357-372

The chapters of this book are based upon lectures presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Membrane Processes in Separation and Purification (March 21 - April 2, 1993, Curia, Portugal), organized as a successor and update to a similar Institute that took place 10 years ago (p.M.Bungay, H.K. Lonsdale, M.N. de Pinho (Eds.): Synthetic Membranes: Science, Engineering and Applications, NATO ASI Series, Reidel, Dordrecht, 1986). The decade between the two NATO Institutes witnesses the transition from individually researched membrane processes to an applied and established membrane separation technology, as is reflected by the contents of the corresponding proceeding volumes. By and large, the first volume presents itself as a textbook on membrane processes, still valid, while the present volume focuses on areas of separation need as amenable to membrane processing: Biotechnology and Environmental Technology. Accordingly, the contributions to this volume are grouped into "Membranes in Biotechnology" (11 papers), "Membranes in Environmental Technology" (6 papers), and "New Concepts" (4 papers). This is followed by one contribution each on "Energy Requirements" and "Education", i.e., membrane processes within an academic curriculum. The book thus amounts to a state of the art of applied membrane processing and may well augment the more fundamental approach of its predecessor.

• Absorption
• Fermentation
• biotechnology
• filtration
• hydrogen
• materials science
• reaction
• separation process
• transport
• ultrafiltration
• water
• air pollution and air quality

• Department of Chemistry, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

  João G. Crespo

• GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht, Germany

  Karl W. Böddeker

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