Membrane Contactors: Fundamentals, Applications and Potentialities (Volume 11)

by Enrico Drioli, A. Criscuoli, E. Curcio

Membrane Fundamentals, Applications and Potentialities, Volume 11 covers new operations that could be efficiently used to improve the performance of a variety of industrial production cycles in applications ranging from biotechnology to agrofood. This book focuses on the basic "principles of work": required membrane materials and properties; major operating parameters; the importance of module configuration and design and; the performance of membrane contactors in specific processes. The authors’ dynamic approach to this subject makes Membrane Fundamentals, Applications and Potentialities, Volume 11 the most comprehensive book currently available on all aspects related to the 'membrane contactor world.

* Describes new unit operations in process engineering* Covers a wide variety of industrial applications, from biotechnology to agrofood* Applicable to process intensification and sustainable growth strategies

516 pages, Paperback

First published December 19, 2005