Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Renewable Energy Integrated with Membrane Operations

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Renewable Energy Integrated with Membrane Operations offers an overview of advanced technologies in the field of water desalination, wastewater treatment and hydrogen production that is coupled with renewable energy sources. Membrane processes are well-recognized technologies in the field of water and wastewater treatment. This book reviews their potential and lists new technologies which allow for the use of solar, hydroelectric, wind, hydrothermal and other forms of renewable energy with the same effect. In addition, it highlights what has already been achieved in the integration of membrane reactors and energy produced by biomass.

Provides an overview of the interconnections between membrane technology and renewable energy sourcesProvides a comprehensive review of advanced research on membrane processes for water desalination, wastewater treatment and hydrogen productionRelates the various processes to energy sources, including solar, wind, biomass and geothermal energyAddresses key issues involved in the use of renewable energy in wastewater treatment

1. Wastewater treatment by renewable energy driven membrane process 2. Water desalination by (non-solar) renewable energy-powered RO systems 3. Renewable energy powered membrane technology: cost analysis and energy consumption 4. Desalination by renewable energy-powered electrodialysis processes 5. Pressure Retarded Osmosis and Reverse Electrodialysis as Power Generation Membrane Systems 6. Renewable energy-powered membrane systems for water desalination 7. Water treatment by renewable energy-driven membrane distillation 8. Study of hybrid photovoltaic/fuel cell system for stand-alone applications 9. Polymer electrolyte membrane technologies integrated with renewable energy for hydrogen production 10. Solar energy for pure hydrogen production using inorganic membrane reactors 11. Power producton by biomass gasification Technologies 12. Membrane gas separation combined with renewable energy systems 13. MBR and integration with renewable energy - towards sustainable autonomous wastewater treatment 14. Integrating Pressure Retarded Osmosis and Membrane Distillation