Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Photocatalytic Membranes and Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors

Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Photocatalytic Membranes and Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors offers a comprehensive review on the state-of-the-art in the area of PMs and PMRs. The book gives an overview of the basis of photocatalysis and membrane separation and the basic aspects of photocatalytic membranes and photocatalytic membrane reactors, along with their applications, modeling, and the economic aspects of PMs and PMRs. The book addresses the main issues associated with PMRs design and tries to predict how long it will be before laboratory scale models can be scaled to the PMR industry.

Reviews new hybrid separation techniques based on photocatalysis and membranesOffers a detailed description of the various photocatalytic membrane reactors and their functionIncludes new membrane based separation techniques for the removal of emerging contaminants from water, such as pharmaceutical and personal care productsDiscusses numerous reactor configurations and various membrane materials for photocatalytic membranesIncludes the modeling and economic aspects of various processes

1. Heterogeneous Photocatalysis: A Promising Advanced Oxidation Process 2. Membrane and Membrane Processes: The Fundamentals 3. Materials and Design of Photocatalytic Membranes 4. PMRs Utilizing Pressure-Driven Membrane Techniques 5. PMRs Utilizing Non--pressure-Driven Membrane Techniques 6. Performance of Reactors with PMs 7. PMRs in Photodegradation of Organic Contaminants in Water and Wastewater Treatment 8. PMRs in Photocatalytic Synthesis of Organic Compounds 9. How Far Are We from Large-Scale PMR Applications? 10. Modeling Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors 11. Economical Aspects in Photocatalytic Membrane Reactors