This ready reference on Membrane Technologies for Water Treatment, is an invaluable source detailing sustainable, emerging processes, to provide clean, energy saving and cost effective alternatives to conventional processes. The editors are internationally renowned leaders in the field, who have put together a first-class team of authors from academia and industry to present a highly approach to the subject. The book is an instrumental tool for Process Engineers, Chemical Engineers, Process Control Technicians, Water Chemists, Environmental Chemists, Materials Scientists and Patent Lawyers.

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PrefaceFUNDAMENTALS OF FOULINGIntroductionConcentration Boundary LayerModeling Ultrafiltration in the Absence of FoulingModeling Membrane Filtration in the Presence of FoulingFouling Overview: its Nature and Key InfluencesModeling of FoulingPrevention and Reduction of FoulingReverse Osmosis and FoulingFouling in Ultrafiltration and MicrofiltrationFouling in Pervaporation and Gas SeparationConcluding RemarksBIOFOULING IN MEMBRANE SYSTEMSIntroductionBiofouling: Definition, Formation, and Impact on Membrane PerformanceAssessment, Visualization, and MonitoringStrategies for Controlling BiofoulingFuture Developments and ConclusionCURRENT AND EMERGING MEMBRANE PROCESSES FOR WATER TREATMENTIntroductionGlobal Assessment and Forecast of the Water Treatment Membrane MarketMembrane Products and ProcessesMembrane FoulingMembrane Process Integration in Water TreatmentConclusionsINTEGRATED MEMBRANE SYSTEMS FOR DESALINATIONIntroductionProcess Intensification StrategyPotential of Membrane Processes in Desalination SchemesIntegrated Membrane Systems for Water TreatmentCost AnalysisConclusionsSEAWATER AND BRACKISH-WATER DESALINATION WITH MEMBRANE OPERATIONSIntroduction: The Need for WaterMembrane Techniques in Water TreatmentReverse-Osmosis Desalination: Process and CostsTreatment of Sewage and Polluted WaterFouling and PreventionR&D DirectionsSummaryWATER TREATMENT IN THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRYIntroductionProcess Waters and Effluents in the Pulp and Paper IndustryImportant Membrane CharacteristicsOperational Parameters Affecting Filtration EfficiencyExamples of Industrial ApplicationsPurfication of FreshwaterConcentrate Treatment and DisposalResearch Trends and FutureMEMBRANE BIOREACTORSIntroductionMembranes in Wastewater TreatmentMembrane Bioreactor ConfigurationsCommercialization of the MBR ProcessSummary