Fundamental Modeling of Membrane Systems. Membrane and Process Performance

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and forward osmosis 3. Pervaporation 4. Gas permeation and Supported liquid membranes 5. Membrane contactors 6. Membrane bioreactors 7. Ion exchange membrane systems Electrodialysis and other electromembrane processes 8. Hybrid processes based on membrane technology

Authors

Patricia Luis Materials and Process Engineering (iMMC-IMAP), Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. Professor Patricia Luis Alconero holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cantabria in Spain. In 2010, she moved to KU Leuven (Belgium) as postdoc researcher. Since 2013 she is professor at UCLouvain in Belgium. Her research focuses on the application of membrane-based technology in (bio)chemical processes, with special interest in CO2 capture and recovery, organic-organic separations, water treatment, membrane synthesis and the development of novel low-cost technology for application in developing countries. She is Member of the Editorial Board of the journals: Separation and Purification Technology, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, and Clean Technologies. She is also Member of the EFCE (European Federation of Chemical Engineering) Section on Membrane Engineering, Member of the European Membrane Society, and Academic Member of the Athens Institute for Education and Research, belonging to the Environment Research Unit and the Industrial Engineering Research Unit. She has authored more than 80 publications with more than 2000 citations.