ISBN-13: 9780470906873 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 2390 str.
Foreword by Professor Menachem Elimelech, Yale University, USA This 3-volume thematic work provides critical assessment of the status and advancements in materials and fabrication of membranes, membrane based processes, and applications critical to industrial applications and research from fundamental and practical levels. The Encyclopedia of Membrane Science and Technology binds together the history of synthetic membranes, as well as state-of-the-art findings of younger and experienced membrane researchers from over 25 countries. This comprehensive publication considers the fast growing interest in synthetic membranes and their many applications, including drinking water purification, gas separations, food technology, biotechnology, drug delivery devices, rechargeable batteries and fuel cells.
This reference covers all aspects of synthetic membranes at the fundamental as well as practical levels. This 3–volume thematic work offers the opportunity to critically assess the status of advancements in materials science of membranes and their engineering applications.