Synthetic Polymeric Membranes for Advanced Water Treatment, Gas Separation, and Energy Sustainability

Synthetic Polymeric Membranes for Advanced Water Treatment, Gas Separation, and Energy Sustainability is a cutting-edge guide that focuses on advanced water treatment applications, covering oily wastewater treatment, desalination, removal of dyes and pigments, photodegradation of organic hazardous materials, heavy metal removal, removal and recovery of nutrients, and volatile organic compounds. Other sections examine the area of gas separation, including acidic gas removal, oxygen enrichment, gas and vapor separation, hydrogen separation, and gas sensing. Final sections cover applications for sustainable energy usage, including the use of synthetic polymer membranes in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), and more.

This is a highly valuable guide for researchers, scientists, and advanced students, working with polymer membranes and films, and across polymer science, polymer chemistry, materials science, chemical e

Explains the design, preparation and characterization of synthetic polymer-based membranes for advanced applicationsProvides a clear picture of the state-of-the-art in the field, including novel fabrication approaches and the latest advances in physico-chemical characterizationsSupports the development and implementation of innovative, sustainable solutions to water treatment, gas separation and energy devices

Part 1: Advanced Water Treatment Applications of Synthetic Polymer Membranes: Structure, Preparation, and Applications 1. Synthetic polymer-based membranes for treatment of oily wastewater 2. Synthetic Polymer-based Membrane for Desalination 3. Synthetic Polymer-based Membrane for Dye and Pigment Removal 4. Synthetic Polymer-based Membrane for Photodegradation of Organic Hazardous Materials 5. Synthetic Polymer-based Membrane for Heavy Metal Removal 6. Application of Polymer-base Membrane for Nutrient Removal and Recovery in Wastewater 7. Synthetic Polymer-based Membranes for the Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds from Water 8. Forward Osmosis Membranes for Water Purification

Part 2:  Gas Separation Applications of Synthetic Polymer Membranes: Structure, Preparation, and Applications  9. Synthetic Polymer-based Membranes for Acidic Gas Removal 10. Synthetic Polymer-based Membranes for Oxygen Enrichment 11. Synthetic Polymeric Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separations 12. Synthetic Polymer-based Membranes for Hydrogen Separation 13. Polymeric Composite Membranes for Gas Separation: State-of-the-art 2D fillers

Part 3: Energy Sustainability Applications of Synthetic Polymer Membranes: Structure, Preparation, and Applications  14. Synthetic Polymer-based Membranes for Microbial Fuel Cell 15. Synthetic Polymer-based Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Applications 16. Polymeric Composite Membranes for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells 17. Synthetic Polymer-based Membranes for Lithium Ion Batteries 18. Polymeric Membranes for Pressure-retarded Osmosis