408 Pages
40 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
Synthetic membranes are widely used for water purification and wastewater treatment. Development of membranes for water treatment has provided a method to produce potable water with much lower energy than thermal distillation. This book will describe the basic principles that govern transport across both natural and synthetic membranes in water treatment. The mass and fluid transport equations... Read more
Basic Principles. Membranes. Types of Resistance Towards Mass Ttransport Across a Membrane. Diffusion. Fluid Flow. Electro-diffusion. Appendices.
Biography
Dr. Reza Foudazi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at New Mexico State University. He has received several grants from National Science Foundation for his research, and holds numerous patents in the area. He also serves as a reviewe
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