Current Trends and Future Developments in (Bio-) Membranes: Renewable Energy Integrated with Membrane Operations offers an overview of advanced technologies in the field of water desalination, wastewater treatment and hydrogen production that is coupled with renewable energy sources. Membrane processes are well-recognized technologies in the field of water and wastewater treatment. This book reviews their potential and lists new technologies which allow for the use of solar, hydroelectric, wind, hydrothermal and other forms of renewable energy with the same effect. In addition, it highlights what has already been achieved in the integration of membrane reactors and energy produced by biomass.
Please Note: This is an On Demand product, delivery may take up to 11 working days after payment has been received.
Table of Contents
1. Wastewater treatment by renewable energy driven membrane process 2. Water desalination by (non-solar) renewable energy-powered RO systems 3. Renewable energy powered membrane technology: cost analysis and energy consumption 4. Desalination by renewable energy-powered electrodialysis processes 5. Pressure Retarded Osmosis and Reverse Electrodialysis as Power Generation Membrane Systems 6. Renewable energy-powered membrane systems for water desalination 7. Water treatment by renewable energy-driven membrane distillation 8. Study of hybrid photovoltaic/fuel cell system for stand-alone applications 9. Polymer electrolyte membrane technologies integrated with renewable energy for hydrogen production 10. Solar energy for pure hydrogen production using inorganic membrane reactors 11. Power producton by biomass gasification Technologies 12. Membrane gas separation combined with renewable energy systems 13. MBR and integration with renewable energy towards sustainable autonomous wastewater treatment 14. Integrating Pressure Retarded Osmosis and Membrane Distillation
Authors
Angelo Basile Institute on Membrane Technology, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy. Angelo Basile, officially qualified as a Full Professor at university in the subject "Sistems, Methods and Technologies of the Chemical Engineering Processes, until 2020 was a senior researcher at the Italian National Research Council (CNR), wherein he developed membranes for gas purification and membrane reactors for pure hydrogen production. His prolific research works have been published in numerous papers and conference proceedings, and he has also produced various Italian (8), European (3 )and worldwide (1)patents. Basile has edited more than 60 scientific books and 60 special journal issues on membrane science and technology. He is an associate editor of various international journals (like IJHE) and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Membrane Science & Technology; and member of the editorial board of more 20 int. journals. Angelo Basile's h-index 51, on the areas: Energy, Chem. Eng., Env. Science, Materials Science, Chemistry, (www.scopus.com - 21 March 2022).Today Basile is a R&D Manager at ECO2Energy (Rome) and Hydrogenia (Genoa), both societies under the umbrella of the European society Greeninvest; he also is offcially collaborating with the Dept. of Eng. at the University Campus Bio-medical of Rome. Alfredo Cassano Senior Researcher, Institute on Membrane Technology of the Italian National Research Council, ITM-CNR, University of Calbria, Rende, Italy. Alfredo Cassano, a Biologist, is senior Researcher at ITM-CNR since 2000. He has a long experience in the field of membrane science and technology with research expertise including pressure-driven membrane processes, membrane contactors and integrated membrane operations mainly applied to wastewater treatments and agro-food productions.
Alfredo Cassano's h-index is 33, with 123 document results (24/June/2020, www.scopus.com), with a total of 3925 citations. He has 109 scientific papers in peer to peer journals and 96 papers in international congresses; he is co-author of 6 scientific books, 35 book chapters in international books and two national patents in the field of membrane science and technology. He is also referee of several international scientific journals and member of the Editorial board of 9 of them. Cassano also prepared 4 special issues on membrane science and technology for 3 international journals (Membranes, Foods and Journal of Membrane Science and Research). He is involved as scientific responsible or main investigator in different national projects with both Italian Ministry of Education, University & Research and private companies and international projects funded by EU. He has been tutor of 28 Thesis for master and Ph.D. students at ITM-CNR. Alberto Figoli Institute on Membrane Technology, Italian National Research Council, Italy. Dr. Alberto Figoli obtained his PhD degree at Membrane Technology Group, Twente University (Enschede, The Netherlands) in 2001. He graduated in Food Science and Technology at the Agriculture University of Milan 1996. Since December 2001, he has a permanent position as Researcher at Institute on Membrane Technology (ITM-CNR) in Rende (CS), Italy.
He also had international experience in industrial research labs: about 1 year (1996) at Quest International Nederland B.V. (ICI), Process Research Group, Naarden (The Netherlands) on "Setting of a pilot plant for aromatic compounds extraction using the pervaporation (PV) membrane technology; Secondment in 2010 and 2011 at GVS, SpA, Bologna, within the EU project "Implementation of Membrane Technology to Industry (IMETI) on "Preparation and Characterisation of hybrid membranes for VOCs removal.
He was granted for the "Short Term Mobility Programme by CNR, in 2004 and 2005, at the "Environmental Protection Agency of United States (USEPA), Sustainable Technology Division, Cincinnati (USA) on "Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and aroma removal using a novel asymmetric membrane by pervaporation nell'ambito dello "Short Term Mobility Programme funded CNR.
He is responsible and involved in various National and International projects. He is also responsible, within the CNR organisation, for two research lines on membrane preparation and characterisation and on pervaporation (PV) applications.
He is author of more than 60 research papers in peer reviewed journals, several book chapters, a book, two patents and many oral presentations (also as invited lecture) in National and International Conferences and Workshops.
