1st Edition
Advanced Separations by Specialized Sorbents
Composite Hydrogel Materials; S. Kudaibergenov, Zh. Ibrayeva, M. Yashkarova, S. Kabdrakhmanova, and G. Tatykhanova
Cryogels for Affinity Chromatography; Nilay Bereli, Deniz Türkmen, Handan Yavuz, Igor Yuri Galaev, and Adil Denizli
Particulate/Cell Separations Using Macroporous Monolithic Matrices; Akshay Srivastava, Akhilesh Kumar Shakya, and Ashok Kumar
Polysaccharide-Based Composite Hydrogels for Removal of Pollutants from Water; Junping Zhang and Aiqin Wang
Iron Oxide Magnetic Composite Adsorbents for Heavy Metal Pollutant Removal; Doina Hritcu, Gianina Dodi, and Marcel Ionel Popa
Biopolymers-Zeolites Composites as Biosorbents for Separation Processes; Maria Valentina Dinu, and Ecaterina Stela Dragan
Metal-Impregnated Ion Exchanger for Selective Removal and Recovery of Trace Phosphate; Sukalyan Sengupta and Arup K. SenGupta
Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Water Polishing; Joanna Wolska and Marek Bryjak
Biopolymer-Based Sorbents for Metal Sorption; Eric Guibal, Thierry Vincent, and Ricardo Navarro
Mixed-Mode Sorbents in Solid-Phase Extraction; N. Fontanals, F. Borrull, and Rosa Maria Marcé
Interpenetrating Polymer Network Composite Hydrogels and Their Applications in Separation Processes; Ecaterina Stela Dragan, and Maria Valentina Dinu
Toward Adaptive Self-Informed Membranes; Ioana Moleavin and Mihail Barboiu
Biography
Ecaterina Stela Dragan is the head of the Functional Polymers Department at the "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry in Iasi, Romania. Her research interests include the synthesis and characterization of ionic polymers, smart composite hydrogels, porous ionic nano- and micro-structured materials, surface modification by polyelectrolytes, and separation by ion exchangers and biosorbents. Dr. Dragan is author or coauthor of more than 140 publications in international journals, 12 book chapters, and 38 national patents. She has been involved in the publication of seven books, both as an author and editor. She is also a reviewer for numerous international journals.
