1st Edition

Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactors Module Fabrication, Design and Operation, and Potential Applications

324 Pages 203 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

324 Pages 203 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

324 Pages 203 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book on hollow fiber contractors presents an up-to-date compilation of the latest developments and milestones in this membrane technology. Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactors: Module Fabrication, Design and Operation, and Potential Applications provides a comprehensive discussion of hollow fiber membrane applications (including a few case studies) in biotechnology, chemical, food, and... Read more

PART I Introductory Chapters

Chapter 1 Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactors: Introduction and Perspectives

Anil K. Pabby, S. Ranil Wickramasinghe, Kamalesh K. Sirkar, and Ana-Maria Sastre

Chapter 2 Advanced Concepts in Membrane Contactors

Kamalesh K. Sirkar and J. Chau

Chapter 3 Membrane Contactor Device Designs – History and Advancements

A. Sengupta and G. P. Taylor

PART II Chapters on Gas–Liquid Contacting

Chapter 4 Advances in Hollow Fiber Contactor-Based Technology in Gas Absorption and Stripping

P. S.Goh, R. Naim, A. F. Ismail, B. C. Ng, and M. S. Abdullah

Chapter 5 Membrane Contactor Applications in Various Industries

A. Sengupta and P. A. Peterson

PART III Chapters on Liquid–Liquid Contacting

Chapter 6 Computational Modeling of Mass Transfer in Hollow Fiber Membrane-Based Separation Processes

B. Swain, A. M. Sastre, and Anil K. Pabby

Chapter 7 Treatment of Metal-Bearing Aqueous Solutions via Hollow Fibers Processing

F. J. Alguacil

Chapter 8 Process Intensification in Integrated Use of Hollow Fiber Contactor-Based Processes: Case Studies of Sparkling Water Production and Membrane Contactor-Based Strip Dispersion Process

Anil K. Pabby, S. R. Wickramasinghe, Kamalesh K. Sirkar, and A. M. Sastre

Chapter 9 Application of Hollow Fiber Contactor for Polishing of Lean Streams Containing Uranium from Nuclear Industry: Scale up and Demonstration

S. Mukhopadhyay, S. Mishra, K. T. Shenoy, and V. A. Juvekar

Chapter 10 Advances in Membrane Emulsification and Membrane Nanoprecipitation Using Membrane Contactors: State-of-the-Art and Perspectives

E. Piacentini, F. Bazzarelli, E. Drioli, and L. Giorno

PART IV Chapters on Supported Liquid Membranes

Chapter 11 Application of Liquid Membrane Technology at Back End of Nuclear Fuel Cycle—Perspective and Challenges

S. Panja, P. S. Dhami, J. S. Yadav, and C. P. Kaushik

Chapter 12 Hollow Fiber Membrane-Based Analytical Techniques: Recent Advances

Anil K. Pabby, B. Swain, V. K. Mittal, N. L. Sonar, T. P Valsala, D. B. Sathe, R. B. Bhatt, and A. M. Sastre

PART V Chapters on Supported Gas Membranes

Chapter 13 Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactors for Dehumidification of Air

M. Madhumala, T. Nagamani, and S. Sridhar

Chapter 14 Gas Filled Membrane Pores – Fundamentals and Applications

A. Sengupta and S. Ranil Wickramasinghe

Chapter 15 Ammonium Valorization from Urban Wastewater as Liquid Fertilizers by Using Liquid–Liquid Membrane Contactors

A. Mayor, X. Vecino, M. Reig, N. de Arespacochaga, C. Valderrama, and J. L. Cortina

PART VI Chapters on Fluid–Fluid Contacting

Chapter 16 Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactors in Facilitated Transport-Based Separations – Fundamentals and Applications

M. Fallanza, A. Ortiz, D. Gorri, and I. Ortiz

Chapter 17 Membrane Distillation, Membrane Crystallization, and Membrane Condenser

M. Frappa, F. Macedonio, and E. Drioli

Chapter 18 Role of Hollow Fiber Contactor-Based Technology in Fermentation and Enzymatic Transformation and in Chiral Separations

G. P. Syed Ibrahim, A. M. Isloor, and R. Farnood

Chapter 19 Advances in Hollow Fiber Contactor Technology in Food, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnological Separation

T. Patra and S. Ranil Wickramasinghe

 

Biography

Anil K. Pabby, S. Ranil Wickramasinghe, Kamalesh K. Sirkar, Ana-Maria Sastre