Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Engineering with Membranes

This book discusses various aspects of membrane engineering. This includes, but is not limited to, the role of membranes in food production, treatment and recovery, their applications in electrochemical processes and devices, in drug delivery and in ionic materials, such as salts, acids and bases, recovery. In addition, this book approaches the above topics from a different angle than the existing publications, i.e., reviews technical difficulties, environmental challenges and economic analysis.

Membranes are one of the technologies which can affect various aspects of engineering dealing with feeds and products. Membranes demonstrate selective purifying properties, hence, membranes can help in the removal of various pollutants onsite and without the need of adding extra units and apparatuses. Besides that, membranes help reactions shift forward and make the whole process more efficient.

- Describes the role of membrane in food production, treatment and purification

- Discusses the membrane applications in electronic processes and electrochemical devices

- Covers membranes in drug delivery systems and drug industries

- Reviews membranes in ionic materials recovery, such as salts, acids and bases