Boron Separation Processes

The impending crisis posed by water stress and poor sanitation represents one of greatest human challenges for the 21st century, and membrane technology has emerged as a serious contender to confront the crisis. Yet, whilst there are countless texts on wastewater treatment and on membrane technologies, none address the boron problem and separation processes for boron elimination. Boron Separation Processes fills this gap and provides a unique and single source that highlights the growing and competitive importance of these processes. For the first time, the reader is able to see in one reference work the state-of-the-art research in this rapidly growing field. The book focuses on four main areas:

Effect of boron on humans and plantsSeparation of boron by ion exchange and adsorption processesSeparation of boron by membrane processesSimulation and optimization studies for boron separation

Provides in one source a state-of-the-art overview of this compelling areaReviews the environmental impact of boron before introducing emerging boron separation processesIncludes simulation and optimization studies for boron separation processesDescribes boron separation processes applicable to specific sources, such as seawater, geothermal water and wastewater

1. Boron in the Environment

Fyodor S. Kot

2. The Chemistry of Boron in Water

Victor Kochkodan, Nawaf Bin Darwish, Nidal Hilal

3. Risk Assessment of Borates in Occupational Settings

Yalçın Duydu, Nurşen Başaran, Hermann M. Bolt

4. Ion Exchange Borate Kinetics

Jidong Lou, Gary L. Foutch

5. Separation and Recovery of Boron From Various Resources Using Chelate Adsorbents

Kazuharu Yoshizuka, Syouhei Nishihama

6. Adsorption of Boron by Minerals, Clays, and Soils

Tomasz Ko_zlecki, Izabela Polowczyk

7. Iminobis-Alkylene Diol Function as Alternative Boron-Chelating Group: Its Incorporation into Various Polymer Topologies for Removal of Trace Boron Via Direct Sorption and Polymer-Enhanced Ultrafiltration

Hasan Zerze, Levent Yilmaz, H. Onder Ozbelge, Niyazi Bicak

8. Boron Removal Using Membranes

Viatcheslav (Slave) Freger, Hilla Shemer, Abraham (Avi) Sagiv, Raphael Semiat

9. Boron Removal From Seawater Using Reverse Osmosis Integrated Processes

Nalan Kabay, Marek Bryjak

10. Boron Removal From Water by SorptioneMembrane Filtration Hybrid Process

Marek Bryjak, Nalan Kabay

11. Boron Removal Using Ion Exchange Membranes

Piotr Dydo, Marian Turek

12. Boron Removal From Geothermal Water Using Membrane Processes

Nalan Kabay

13. Basic Principles of Simulating Boron Removal in Reverse

Osmosis Processes

Jae-Hong Kim, Pyung-Kyu Park

14. Single SWRO Pass Boron Removal at High pH: Prospects and Challenges

Oded Nir, Ori Lahav

15. Seawater Reverse Osmosis Permeate: Comparative Evaluation of Boron Removal Technologies

Amos Bick, Gideon Oron

16. Hybrid AdsorptioneMicrofiltration Process with Plug Flow of Microparticulate Adsorbent for Boron Removal

Marek Blahu_siak, _Stefan Schlosser, Nalan Kabay

17. Boron Uptake from Aqueous Solution by Chelating Adsorbents: A Statistical Experimental Design Approach

Esra Bilgin Simsek, Bahire Filiz Senkal, Ulker Beker