Inorganic Membranes: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

Reyes Mallada and Miguel Menéndez (Eds.)0444530703, 9780444530707

The withstanding properties of inorganic membranes provide a set of tools for solving many of the problems that the society is facing, from environmental to energy problems and from water quality to more competitive industries. Such a wide variety of issues requires a fundamental approach, together with the precise description of applications provided by those researchers that have been close to the industrial applications. The contents of this book expand the lectures given in a Summer School of the European Membrane Society. They combine an easily accessible description of the technology, suitable for the graduate level, with the most advanced developments and the prospective of future applications. The large variety of membrane types makes almost compulsory to select a specialist for each of them, and this has been the approach selected in this book. In the case of porous membranes, the advances are related to the synthesis of microporous materials such as silica, carbon and zeolite membranes and hollow fibre membranes. A chapter covers the increasingly relevant hybrid membranes. Attention is also devoted to dense inorganic membranes, experiencing constantly improved properties. The applications of all these membranes are considered throughout the book. Covers all the inorganic membranes field, by different experts. It comes from a European Summer School It includes future directions in the field

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Table of contents :
Content:
Contributors to Volume 13
Pages ix-xi

Preface
Pages xiii-xv
Reyes Mallada, Miguel Menéndez

Stability of Porous Ceramic Membranes Review Article
Pages 1-31
Anita Buekenhoudt

Microporous Silica Membrane: Basic Principles and Recent Advances Review Article
Pages 33-79
André Ayral, Anne Julbe, Vincent Rouessac, Stéphanie Roualdes, Jean Durand

From Polymeric Precursors to Hollow Fiber Carbon and Ceramic Membranes Review Article
Pages 81-119
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Kang Li

Organic-Inorganic Membranes Review Article
Pages 121-134
Suzana Pereira Nunes

Preparation and Characterization of Zeolite Membranes Review Article
Pages 135-175
Patricia Gorgojo, Óscar de la Iglesia, Joaquín Coronas

Industrial Applications of Porous Ceramic Membranes (Pressure‐Driven Processes) Review Article
Pages 177-216
Susana Luque, Daniel Gómez, José R. Álvarez

Pervaporation and Gas Separation Using Microporous Membranes Review Article
Pages 217-253
Clara Casado Coterillo, Ana María Urtiaga Mendia, Inmaculada Ortiz Uribe

Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Palladium Membranes Review Article
Pages 255-323
Angelo Basile, Fausto Gallucci, Silvano Tosti

Mathematical Modeling of Pd‐Alloy Membrane Reactors Review Article
Pages 325-400
Giuseppe Barbieri, Francesco Scura, Adele Brunetti

Oxygen and Hydrogen Separation Membranes Based on Dense Ceramic Conductors Review Article
Pages 401-458
Marie‐Laure Fontaine, Truls Norby, Yngve Larring, Tor Grande, Rune Bredesen

Index
Pages 459-460