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Encyclopedia of Membranes

  • Encompasses both membrane science and engineering in a topical, useful reference work

  • Covers applications in diverse fields such as medicine, biotechnology, environmental protection and drinking water supply

  • Supports quick access to information through A-Z organization of over 1100 concise, expert entries

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (1419 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xl
  2. A

    1. Ab Initio Calculation

      • Giorgio De Luca
      Pages 1-2
    2. Acetic Acid Dehydration by PV

      • Nora Jullok
      Pages 2-3
    3. Acid Gas: Effect on Membrane Properties

      • Colin A. Scholes
      Pages 5-5
    4. A-CNT

      Pages 5-5
    5. Activity Coefficient

      • Dmitri Bessarabov
      Pages 6-7
    6. Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

      • Loredana De Bartolo
      Pages 7-7
    7. Adhesion to Membrane Surfaces

      • Li-Ping Zhu
      Pages 8-9
    8. Adsorption onto Membrane Surfaces

      • Li-Ping Zhu
      Pages 9-10
    9. Aerobic Membrane Bioreactor

      • A. Achilli, R. W. Holloway
      Pages 13-15
    10. Affinity Membranes

      • Francesca Militano, Lidietta Giorno
      Pages 15-19
    11. Affinity Membranes for Purification of Enzymes

      • Renbi Bai, Xiaoying Zhu
      Pages 20-22
    12. Affinity Separation and Crystallization of Fc Fragments

      • Nilay Bereli, Handan Yavuz, Adil Denizli
      Pages 22-23
    13. Aged Carbon Membrane

      • Miki Yoshimune
      Pages 23-24

About this book

A landmark work covering the major aspects of the science, technology and application of membrane operations and related fields, from basic phenomena to the most advanced applications and future perspectives. Over 1100 concise entries in an A-Z format cover a vibrant field with a multitude of applications in diverse disciplines such as biotechnology, medicine, agro-food and petrochemical industries, environmental protection, as well as drinking water supply. Coverage includes membrane reactors and catalytic design (catalytic membrane reactors). Practically all unit operations of process engineering can be redesigned as membrane unit operations (e. g. membrane distillation, membrane crystallization, membrane stripping, membrane scrubbing). Entries are provided by an international team of experts from academia, research institutions as well as from industry.  

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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Calabria, Rende, Italy

    Enrico Drioli

  • Institute on Membrane Technology National Research Council of Italy ITM-CNR, Rende, Italy

    Lidietta Giorno

About the editors

Enrico Drioli has been working in Membrane Science and Membrane Engineering for many years. He is a Full Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials at the University of Calabria, where he founded the Institute of Membrane Technology of the Italian Research Council in 1993. He was President of the European Society of Membrane Science and Technology (today European Membrane Society) (1982 – 1998). He is also the author of more 530 scientific papers, 18 patents in the field of Membrane Science and Technology and 10 scientific books.

Lidietta Giorno is a membrane biotechnologist with a strong background in biological science, chemical technologies and new materials. She has been involved in membrane science and engineering research and development for almost twenty years. She is Director of the Institute on Membrane Technology of the National Research Council of Italy, ITM-CNR. Lidietta Giorno is co-author of three books and some 70 peer-reviewed scientific papers in international journals. She currently the President of the European Membrane Society (EMS) and editor of the EMS Membrane Newsletter.  

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