Ion Exchange Membranes: Fundamentals and Applications

Fundamental study and industrial application of ion exchange membranes started over half a century ago. Through ongoing research and development, ion exchange membrane technology is now applied to many fields and contributes to the improvement of our standard of living. Ion Exchange Membranes, 2nd edition states the ion exchange membrane technology from the standpoint of fundamentals and applications. It discusses not only various phenomena exhibited by membranes but also their applications in many fields with economical evaluations.

This second edition is updated and revised, featuring ten expanded chapters. New to this edition is a computer simulation program of ion-exchange membrane electrodialysis for water desalination that provides a guideline for designing, manufacturing and operating a practical-scale electrodialyzer. Meant to replace experiments, this program will be an important asset to those with time and monetary budgets.

New edition features ten revised and expanded chapters, providing the latest developments in ion exchange membrane technologyComputer simulation program, accessible through a companion website, provides a guideline for designing, manufacturing and operating practical-scale electrodialyzersAttractive visual presentation, including many figures and diagrams

Part I Fundamentals 1 Preparation of ion-exchange membranes 2 Fundamental properties of ion-exchange membranes 3 Theory of Teorell, Meyer and Sievers (TMS theory) 4 Irreversible thermodynamics 5 Overall mass transport 6 Concentration polarization 7 Water dissociation 8 Hydrodynamics 9 Limiting current density 10 Leakage 11 Membrane deterioration

Part II Applications 12 Electrodialysis 13 Electrodialysis program: Single-pass continuous program 14 Electrodialysis program: Feed-and-bleed program 15 Electrodialysis program: Batch program 16 Electrodialysis reversal 17 Bipolar membrane electrodialysis 18 Electro-deionization 19 Electrolysis 20 Diffusion dialysis 21 Donnan dialysis 22 Fuel cell 23 Redox flow battery 24 Companion site