Nanocomposite Membranes for Complex Separations

Download or read book Nanocomposite Membranes for Complex Separations written by Seunguk Yeu and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past few decades there has been great interest in exploring alternatives to conventional separation methods due to their high cost and energy requirements. Membranes offer a potentially attractive alternative as they potentially address both of these points. The overarching theme of this work is to design nanocomposite membranes for processes where existing separation schemes are inadequate. This book focuses on three challenges: 1) designing organic-inorganic hybrid membranes for reverse-selective removal of alkanes from light gases, 2) defect-free inorganic nanocomposite membranes that have uniform pores, and 3) organic-inorganic hybrid membranes and photocatalytic membranes for minimizing protein fouling in microfiltration applications. Also, the author presents the basic membrane theories for the readers who are not familiar with membrane.