Advanced Membrane Science and Technology for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications

by Angelo Basile (Editor), Suzana Pereira Nunes (Editor)

Overview

Membrane materials allow for the selective separation of gas and vapour and for ion transport. Materials research and development continues to drive improvements in the design, manufacture and integration of membrane technologies as critical components in both sustainable energy and clean industry applications. Membrane utilisation offers process simplification and intensification in industry, providing low-cost, and efficient and reliable operation, and contributing towards emissions reductions and energy security. Advanced membrane science and technology for sustainable energy and environmental applications presents a comprehensive review of membrane utilisation and integration within energy and environmental industries.Part one introduces the topic of membrane science and engineering, from the fundamentals of membrane processes and separation to membrane characterization and economic analysis. Part two focuses on membrane utilisation for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture in coal and gas power plants, including pre- and post-combustion and oxygen transport technologies. Part three reviews membranes for the petrochemical industry, with chapters covering hydrocarbon fuel, natural gas and synthesis gas processing, as well as advanced biofuels production. Part four covers membranes for alternative energy applications and energy storage, such as membrane technology for redox and lithium batteries, fuel cells and hydrogen production. Finally, part five discusses membranes utilisation in industrial and environmental applications, including microfiltration, ultrafiltration, and forward osmosis, as well as water, wastewater and nuclear power applications.With its distinguished editors and team of expert contributors, Advanced membrane science and technology for sustainable energy and environmental applications is an essential reference for membrane and materials engineers and manufacturers, as well as researchers and academics interested in this field. - Presents a comprehensive review of membrane science and technology, focusing on developments and applications in sustainable energy and clean-industry - Discusses the fundamentals of membrane processes and separation and membrane characterization and economic analysis - Addresses the key issues of membrane utilisation in coal and gas power plants and the petrochemical industry, the use of membranes for alternative energy applications and membrane utilisation in industrial and environmental applications

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780857093790
Publisher:	Woodhead Publishing, Limited
Publication date:	08/24/2011
Series:	Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	848
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

Angelo Basile, a Chemical Engineer with a Ph.D. in Technical Physics, was a senior Researcher at the ITM-CNR as a responsible for the research related to both ultra-pure hydrogen production and CO2 capture using Pd-based Membrane Reactors. He is a reviewer for 165 int. journals, an editor/author of more than 50 scientific books and 140 chapters on international books on membrane science and technology; with various patens (7 Italian, 2 European, and 1 worldwide). He is a referee of 1more than 150 international scientific journals and a Member of the Editorial Board of more than 20 of them. Basile is also an associate editor of the: Int. J. Hydrogen Energy; Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Eng.; journal Frontiers in Membrane Science and Technology; and co-Editor-in-chief of the Int. J. Membrane Science & Technol.
Dr Suzana Pereira Nunes is Principal Research Scientist at the Centre for Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The editors are renowned for their research and development of advanced membrane technologies.

Table of Contents

Contributor contact details Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy Preface Part I: Introduction to membrane science and engineering Chapter 1: Fundamental membrane processes, science and engineering Abstract: 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Membrane processes 1.3 Conclusions and future trends Chapter 2: Fundamental science of gas and vapour separation in polymeric membranes Abstract: 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Basic principles and definitions of separation processes 2.3 Effects of the properties of penetrants and polymers 2.4 Effects of pressure on transport parameters 2.5 Effects of temperature on transport parameters 2.6 Gas permeability of polymers: objects of membrane gas separation 2.8 Appendix: list of symbols Chapter 3: Characterization of membranes for energy and environmental applications Abstract: 3.1 Polymer and carbon molecular sieve membranes 3.2 Zeolite and mixed matrix membranes 3.3 Mass transport characterization 3.4 Conclusions 3.6 Appendix: list of symbols Chapter 4: Economic analysis of membrane use in industrial applications Abstract: 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Economic analysis 4.3 Case studies 4.4 Conclusions and future trends Part II: Membranes for coal and gas power plants: carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, synthesis gas processing and oxygen (O2) transport Chapter 5: Membrane technology for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture in power plants Abstract: 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Reasons for using membranes for carbon dioxide (CO2) separation and sequestration 5.3 A short review of membrane technology for CO2 separation 5.4 Performance of membrane processes for CO2 sequestration 5.5 Membrane modules for CO2 sequestration 5.6 Design for power plant integration 5.7 Cost considerations and membrane technology at the industrial scale 5.8 Modelling aspects of gas permeation membrane modules 5.9 Conclusions and future trends 5.11 Appendix: list of symbols Chapter 6: Polymeric membranes for post-combustion carbon dioxide (CO2) capture Abstract: 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Basic principles of flue gas membrane separation 6.3 Membrane development and applications in power plants 6.4 Operation and performance issues and analysis 6.5 Advantages and limitations 6.6 Future trends Chapter 7: Inorganic membranes for pre-combustion carbon dioxide (CO2) capture Abstract: 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Inorganic membranes for carbon dioxide (CO2) separation 7.3 Membrane reactors for CO2 capture 7.4 Techno-economic analysis of the integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) and natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) 7.5 Conclusions and future trends Chapter 8: Inorganic membranes for synthesis gas processing Abstract: 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Basic principles of membrane operation 8.3 Membrane materials and development 8.4 Application and integration in industry 8.5 Membrane modules 8.6 Future trends 8.7 Conclusions 8.9 Appendix: list of symbols Chapter 9: Oxygen transport membranes: dense ceramic membranes for power plant applications Abstract: 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Oxygen transport membrane materials, development and design 9.3 Principles of oxygen membrane separation 9.4 Application and integration in power plants 9.5 Oxygen transport membranes 9.6 Future trends 9.7 Conclusions 9.8 Acknowledgements Part III: Membranes for the petrochemical industry: hydrocarbon fuel and natural gas processing, and advanced biofuels production Chapter 10: Membranes for hydrocarbon fuel processing and separation Abstract: 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Membrane materials, development and design for hydrocarbon processing 10.3 Separation of olefins and paraffins 10.4 Removal of hydrocarbons from liquid streams 10.5 Nanotechnologies from fundamental research to large-scale industry 10.7 Appendix: list of symbols Chapter 11: Polymeric membranes for natural gas processing Abstract: 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Polymeric membrane operations in natural gas processing 11.3 Membrane materials, development and design for natural gas processing 11.4 Operation and performance issues and analysis 11.