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 | Breakthroughs in Manufacturing and Applications Edited by Annarosa Gugliuzza and Wanqin Jin Copyright: 2025 | Status: Published ISBN: 9781394303458 | Hardcover | 368 pages Price: $225 USD  |
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The book is essential for anyone seeking a deep understanding of porous membranes, as it offers valuable insights into manufacturing methods, innovative applications, and strategies for optimizing membrane design to meet critical project demands across various fields.
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Researchers in chemistry, biology, biomedicine, materials science, textiles, and electronics who are involved with membranes and materials; technologists and product managers from industry, including those responsible for research and development, building prototypes and commercial devices, will find this book to be especially valuable.
Researchers in chemistry, biology, biomedicine, materials science, textiles, and electronics who are involved with membranes and materials; technologists and product managers from industry, including those responsible for research and development, building prototypes and commercial devices, will find this book to be especially valuable.
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Porous Membranes: Breakthroughs in Manufacturing and Applications is a comprehensive guide to discovering the world of porous membranes and their applications. This volume gives a global perspective of basic concepts, featuring manufacturing approaches and potential applications where control of pore size and shape, and distribution can be decisive for the success of a membrane process. In-depth explanations elaborate on the key role assigned to a membrane’s pores in directing events that are crucial for the mandatory targets imposed by a project’s requirements. Further, discussions on how to manage and characterize materials from a molecular to macro scale to achieve highly defined architecture to enable high-performing separations are explored. Advances and innovation are central themes, providing useful solutions to current critical aspects and existing bottlenecks in the control of structural and chemical features of targeted membranes. This cross-disciplinary discussion opens new routes for membrane science in expanding fields, including water management, environmental remediation, recovery of targeted compounds, food, and health.
Readers will find in this book:
• Introduces the strict relationship between extensively ordered porous membranes and enhanced productivity;
• Explores new approaches based on new membrane pore concepts;
• Emphasizes the feasibility and reliability of the proposed techniques within the context of a potential scale-up, analyzing critical issues and traits;
• Focuses on the role of porous membranes in some strategic membrane operations, providing clear evidence about the fundamental role of structure-separation properties for the success of membrane processes dedicated to natural resource management.
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Porous Membranes: Breakthroughs in Manufacturing and Applications is a comprehensive guide to discovering the world of porous membranes and their applications. This volume gives a global perspective of basic concepts, featuring manufacturing approaches and potential applications where control of pore size and shape, and distribution can be decisive for the success of a membrane process. In-depth explanations elaborate on the key role assigned to a membrane’s pores in directing events that are crucial for the mandatory targets imposed by a project’s requirements. Further, discussions on how to manage and characterize materials from a molecular to macro scale to achieve highly defined architecture to enable high-performing separations are explored. Advances and innovation are central themes, providing useful solutions to current critical aspects and existing bottlenecks in the control of structural and chemical features of targeted membranes. This cross-disciplinary discussion opens new routes for membrane science in expanding fields, including water management, environmental remediation, recovery of targeted compounds, food, and health.
Readers will find in this book:
• Introduces the strict relationship between extensively ordered porous membranes and enhanced productivity;
• Explores new approaches based on new membrane pore concepts;
• Emphasizes the feasibility and reliability of the proposed techniques within the context of a potential scale-up, analyzing critical issues and traits;
• Focuses on the role of porous membranes in some strategic membrane operations, providing clear evidence about the fundamental role of structure-separation properties for the success of membrane processes dedicated to natural resource management.
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Author / Editor Details
Annarosa Gugliuzza, PhD is a senior researcher at the National Research Council of Italy. She has edited three books and authored and coauthored over 215 scientific publications, including articles, editorials, book chapters, technical reports, and one patent. She is also active in supervision and mentoring activities and serves as an editor and guest editor for several journals and special issues. Her research interests include membranes, nanofilms, coatings, and smart textiles.
Annarosa Gugliuzza, PhD is a senior researcher at the National Research Council of Italy. She has edited three books and authored and coauthored over 215 scientific publications, including articles, editorials, book chapters, technical reports, and one patent. She is also active in supervision and mentoring activities and serves as an editor and guest editor for several journals and special issues. Her research interests include membranes, nanofilms, coatings, and smart textiles.
Wanqin Jin, PhD is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Nanjing Tech University, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, and the Chief Scientist of the National Basic Research Program of China and a major program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published over 300 refereed journal publications and two monographs, contributed six book chapters, and has 40 authorized patents. His current research focuses on the development of membrane materials and processes.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I: Basic Concepts on Porous Membranes
1. Porous Membranes: A Brief Introduction to Basics Concepts and Fields of Applications
Annarosa Gugliuzza
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Overview on Pore Size Concept and Transport Mechanisms
1.2.1 Poiseuille Flow
1.2.2 Knudsen Diffusion
1.2.3 Selective Surface Diffusion
1.2.4 Molecular Sieving
1.2.5 Solution-Diffusion Transport
1.2.6 Mixed Transport Mechanisms
1.2.7 Active and Assisted Transport
1.3 Porous Membranes for Membrane Processes
1.3.1 Microfiltration Membranes
1.3.2 Ultrafiltration Membranes
1.3.3 Nanofiltration Membranes
1.3.4 Reverse Osmosis Membranes
1.3.5 Membrane Contactors Processes
1.3.6 Gas Separation and Pervaporation Membranes
Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
2. Approaches to Characterize Pores in Membranes
Amalia Gordano
2.1 Introduction to Porous Membranes
2.2 Porosity
2.3 Methods to Estimate Porosity
2.3.1 Methods of Capillary Balance
2.3.2 Method of Permeation of Solutes
2.3.3 Method of Bubble Pressure
2.3.4 Method of Liquid-Liquid Porosimetry
2.3.5 Method of Permeability
2.3.6 Method of Gas Adsorption/Desorption
2.3.7 Method of Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry
2.3.8 Method of Thermometry
2.3.9 Method of Perporometry
2.3.10 Method of Positron Annihilation Duration Spectroscopy
2.3.11 Methods of Scatter Radiation
2.4 Microscopy Techniques
2.5 Conclusions
References
Part II: Sustainable Fabrication of High-Defined and Dynamic Membrane Pores
3. Smart Porous Membranes with Gating Pores for Responsive Separations
Zhuang Liu and Liang-Yin Chu
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Fabrication Approaches of Smart Membranes with Gating Pores
3.2.1 “Grafting From” Method
3.2.2 “Grafting To” Method
3.2.3 “Blending” Method
3.3 Stimuli-Responsive Separations
3.3.1 Smart Pores for Size Separations
3.3.2 Smart Pores for Affinity Separation
3.3.2.1 Hydrophobic Adsorption
3.3.2.2 Chiral Resolution
3.3.3.3 Removal of Heavy Metal Ions
3.4 Summary and Outlook
References
4. Development of Anion Exchange Membranes via Click Chemistry
Binoy Maiti, Alex Abramov and David Díaz Díaz
Abbreviations
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Poly(2,6-Dimethyl Phenylene Oxide) (PPO)-Based Anion Exchange Membranes
4.3 Polysulfone-Based Exchange Membranes
4.4 Polystyrene-Based Anion Exchange Membranes
4.5 Poly(ionic Liquid)s-Based Anion Exchange Membrane
4.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
5. Supercritical Fluid-Assisted Porous Membrane Formation: Mechanisms and Applications
Lucia Baldino and Stefano Cardea
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Membranes Morphological Characteristics
5.3 Brief Overview on Traditional Membranes Formation Mechanisms and Applications
5.4 Supercritical Phase Separation
5.5 Main Application Fields of Membranes Produced by Supercritical Phase Separation
5.6 Conclusions
References
6. Advanced Fabrication of Porous Membranes for Membrane Contactors Processes
M. Frappa, F. Macedonio, E. Drioli and A. Gugliuzza
Nomenclature
Greek symbols
Subscript
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Membrane Contactors Technology: An Overview
6.2.1 Membrane Distillation
6.2.2 Osmotic Distillation
6.2.3 Membrane Crystallization
6.2.4 Membrane Emulsification
6.2.5 Gas–Liquid Membrane Contactors
6.2.6 Membrane Condenser
6.3 Membrane Morphology and Wetting Properties Relationships
6.3.1 Pore Size and Distribution
6.3.2 Surface Contact Angle
6.4 Green Materials for More Sustainable Membrane Fabrication
6.5 Manufacturing Procedures for Porous Membrane Fabrication
6.5.1 Phase Separation
6.5.1.1 Non-Solvent Induced Phase Separation (NIPS)
6.5.1.2 Vapor Induced Phase Separation (VIPS)
6.5.1.3 Thermally-Induced Phase Separation (TIPS)
6.5.2 Phase Separation and Micromolding
6.5.3 Water Droplets Self-Assembly
6.5.4 Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers
6.5.5 Electrospinning
6.5.6 Track Etching
6.5.7 3D Printed Membranes
6.6 Compelling Case Studies for Water Desalination
6.7 Conclusions
References
Part III: Recent Advances in Membrane Separations Based on Porous Materials
7. Biotech Porous Membranes
Qian Wang and Zhaoliang Cui
7.1 Introduction to MBR
7.1.1 What is an MBR?
7.1.2 MBR Features
7.1.3 Classification of MBR
7.2 Membrane Materials for MBR
7.2.1 PVDF
7.2.2 PP
7.2.3 PTFE
7.2.4 CA
7.3 Commercial-Scale MBR
7.3.1 MBR Commercial Development Process
7.3.2 Commercial MBR Technology
7.3.2.1 Immersion FS Technology
7.3.2.2 Immersion HF Technology
7.3.2.3 External MBR Technology
7.3.2.4 MABR Technology
References
8. Porous Imprinted Membranes for Recovering Targeted Compounds and Environmental Remediation
Laura Donato
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Fundamentals of Molecularly Imprinted Membranes
8.3 Separation Mechanisms and Assessment of Selective Properties of MIMs
8.4 Application of Porous Molecularly Imprinted Membranes
8.4.1 Porous Molecularly Imprinted Membranes in Food Science
8.4.1.1 Selective Separation of Bioactive Compounds
8.4.1.2 Food Safety
8.4.2 Water Remediation
8.4.2.1 Removal of Pharmaceuticals
8.4.2.2 Removal of Pesticides and Other Recalcitrant Contaminants
8.5 Ion Imprinted Membranes and Removal of Ions
8.6 Future and Perspectives
References
9. Few-Layer Materials in Porous Membranes for Advanced Water Desalination
M. Frappa, G. Di Luca, E. Drioli and A. Gugliuzza
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Environmental Issues: Pollutant Source and Useful Membrane Strategies
9.3 Water Desalination: From Traditional to Advanced Membrane Operations
9.4 2D Materials for Next Generation Water Desalination
9.5 Techniques of Exfoliation
9.5.1 Electrochemical Exfoliation
9.5.2 Micromechanical Cleavage
9.5.3 Ball Milling
9.5.4 Ultrasonication
9.5.5 Shear Exfoliation
9.5.6 Wet Jet Milling
9.6 Few-Layers 2D Materials-Based Membranes and Water Treatment
9.7 A Focus on Graphene-Based Membranes for Water Desalination
9.7.1 Defective Graphene Confined in Polymeric Porous Membranes
9.7.2 Graphene Membranes to Membrane Distillation Processes
9.8 Few-Layered Graphene Nanochannels Like Ion Filtering
9.9 Chalcogenides in Porous Confined Membranes for Water Desalination
9.10 Water Desalination and Few-Layer Materials Within the Circular Economy Framework
Acknowledgments
References
10. Sub-Nanometer Channels in Two-Dimensional-Material Membranes for Gas Separation
Song Liu, Long Cheng, Gongping Liu and Wanqin Jin
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Three Main Types of Membrane Structures
10.2.1 Porous Monolayer Graphene Membrane
10.2.2 Laminar Membranes
10.2.3 Nanosheet-Based Mixed-Matrix Membranes
10.3 Other Two-Dimensional Material Membranes
10.4 Applications for Gas Separation
10.4.1 Hydrogen Purification
10.4.2 CO2 Capture
10.4.3 More Challenging Gas Mixtures
10.5 Conclusions and Perspectives
References
Index
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Preface
Acknowledgements
Part I: Basic Concepts on Porous Membranes
1. Porous Membranes: A Brief Introduction to Basics Concepts and Fields of Applications
Annarosa Gugliuzza
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Overview on Pore Size Concept and Transport Mechanisms
1.2.1 Poiseuille Flow
1.2.2 Knudsen Diffusion
1.2.3 Selective Surface Diffusion
1.2.4 Molecular Sieving
1.2.5 Solution-Diffusion Transport
1.2.6 Mixed Transport Mechanisms
1.2.7 Active and Assisted Transport
1.3 Porous Membranes for Membrane Processes
1.3.1 Microfiltration Membranes
1.3.2 Ultrafiltration Membranes
1.3.3 Nanofiltration Membranes
1.3.4 Reverse Osmosis Membranes
1.3.5 Membrane Contactors Processes
1.3.6 Gas Separation and Pervaporation Membranes
Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
2. Approaches to Characterize Pores in Membranes
Amalia Gordano
2.1 Introduction to Porous Membranes
2.2 Porosity
2.3 Methods to Estimate Porosity
2.3.1 Methods of Capillary Balance
2.3.2 Method of Permeation of Solutes
2.3.3 Method of Bubble Pressure
2.3.4 Method of Liquid-Liquid Porosimetry
2.3.5 Method of Permeability
2.3.6 Method of Gas Adsorption/Desorption
2.3.7 Method of Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry
2.3.8 Method of Thermometry
2.3.9 Method of Perporometry
2.3.10 Method of Positron Annihilation Duration Spectroscopy
2.3.11 Methods of Scatter Radiation
2.4 Microscopy Techniques
2.5 Conclusions
References
Part II: Sustainable Fabrication of High-Defined and Dynamic Membrane Pores
3. Smart Porous Membranes with Gating Pores for Responsive Separations
Zhuang Liu and Liang-Yin Chu
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Fabrication Approaches of Smart Membranes with Gating Pores
3.2.1 “Grafting From” Method
3.2.2 “Grafting To” Method
3.2.3 “Blending” Method
3.3 Stimuli-Responsive Separations
3.3.1 Smart Pores for Size Separations
3.3.2 Smart Pores for Affinity Separation
3.3.2.1 Hydrophobic Adsorption
3.3.2.2 Chiral Resolution
3.3.3.3 Removal of Heavy Metal Ions
3.4 Summary and Outlook
References
4. Development of Anion Exchange Membranes via Click Chemistry
Binoy Maiti, Alex Abramov and David Díaz Díaz
Abbreviations
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Poly(2,6-Dimethyl Phenylene Oxide) (PPO)-Based Anion Exchange Membranes
4.3 Polysulfone-Based Exchange Membranes
4.4 Polystyrene-Based Anion Exchange Membranes
4.5 Poly(ionic Liquid)s-Based Anion Exchange Membrane
4.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
5. Supercritical Fluid-Assisted Porous Membrane Formation: Mechanisms and Applications
Lucia Baldino and Stefano Cardea
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Membranes Morphological Characteristics
5.3 Brief Overview on Traditional Membranes Formation Mechanisms and Applications
5.4 Supercritical Phase Separation
5.5 Main Application Fields of Membranes Produced by Supercritical Phase Separation
5.6 Conclusions
References
6. Advanced Fabrication of Porous Membranes for Membrane Contactors Processes
M. Frappa, F. Macedonio, E. Drioli and A. Gugliuzza
Nomenclature
Greek symbols
Subscript
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Membrane Contactors Technology: An Overview
6.2.1 Membrane Distillation
6.2.2 Osmotic Distillation
6.2.3 Membrane Crystallization
6.2.4 Membrane Emulsification
6.2.5 Gas–Liquid Membrane Contactors
6.2.6 Membrane Condenser
6.3 Membrane Morphology and Wetting Properties Relationships
6.3.1 Pore Size and Distribution
6.3.2 Surface Contact Angle
6.4 Green Materials for More Sustainable Membrane Fabrication
6.5 Manufacturing Procedures for Porous Membrane Fabrication
6.5.1 Phase Separation
6.5.1.1 Non-Solvent Induced Phase Separation (NIPS)
6.5.1.2 Vapor Induced Phase Separation (VIPS)
6.5.1.3 Thermally-Induced Phase Separation (TIPS)
6.5.2 Phase Separation and Micromolding
6.5.3 Water Droplets Self-Assembly
6.5.4 Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers
6.5.5 Electrospinning
6.5.6 Track Etching
6.5.7 3D Printed Membranes
6.6 Compelling Case Studies for Water Desalination
6.7 Conclusions
References
Part III: Recent Advances in Membrane Separations Based on Porous Materials
7. Biotech Porous Membranes
Qian Wang and Zhaoliang Cui
7.1 Introduction to MBR
7.1.1 What is an MBR?
7.1.2 MBR Features
7.1.3 Classification of MBR
7.2 Membrane Materials for MBR
7.2.1 PVDF
7.2.2 PP
7.2.3 PTFE
7.2.4 CA
7.3 Commercial-Scale MBR
7.3.1 MBR Commercial Development Process
7.3.2 Commercial MBR Technology
7.3.2.1 Immersion FS Technology
7.3.2.2 Immersion HF Technology
7.3.2.3 External MBR Technology
7.3.2.4 MABR Technology
References
8. Porous Imprinted Membranes for Recovering Targeted Compounds and Environmental Remediation
Laura Donato
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Fundamentals of Molecularly Imprinted Membranes
8.3 Separation Mechanisms and Assessment of Selective Properties of MIMs
8.4 Application of Porous Molecularly Imprinted Membranes
8.4.1 Porous Molecularly Imprinted Membranes in Food Science
8.4.1.1 Selective Separation of Bioactive Compounds
8.4.1.2 Food Safety
8.4.2 Water Remediation
8.4.2.1 Removal of Pharmaceuticals
8.4.2.2 Removal of Pesticides and Other Recalcitrant Contaminants
8.5 Ion Imprinted Membranes and Removal of Ions
8.6 Future and Perspectives
References
9. Few-Layer Materials in Porous Membranes for Advanced Water Desalination
M. Frappa, G. Di Luca, E. Drioli and A. Gugliuzza
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Environmental Issues: Pollutant Source and Useful Membrane Strategies
9.3 Water Desalination: From Traditional to Advanced Membrane Operations
9.4 2D Materials for Next Generation Water Desalination
9.5 Techniques of Exfoliation
9.5.1 Electrochemical Exfoliation
9.5.2 Micromechanical Cleavage
9.5.3 Ball Milling
9.5.4 Ultrasonication
9.5.5 Shear Exfoliation
9.5.6 Wet Jet Milling
9.6 Few-Layers 2D Materials-Based Membranes and Water Treatment
9.7 A Focus on Graphene-Based Membranes for Water Desalination
9.7.1 Defective Graphene Confined in Polymeric Porous Membranes
9.7.2 Graphene Membranes to Membrane Distillation Processes
9.8 Few-Layered Graphene Nanochannels Like Ion Filtering
9.9 Chalcogenides in Porous Confined Membranes for Water Desalination
9.10 Water Desalination and Few-Layer Materials Within the Circular Economy Framework
Acknowledgments
References
10. Sub-Nanometer Channels in Two-Dimensional-Material Membranes for Gas Separation
Song Liu, Long Cheng, Gongping Liu and Wanqin Jin
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Three Main Types of Membrane Structures
10.2.1 Porous Monolayer Graphene Membrane
10.2.2 Laminar Membranes
10.2.3 Nanosheet-Based Mixed-Matrix Membranes
10.3 Other Two-Dimensional Material Membranes
10.4 Applications for Gas Separation
10.4.1 Hydrogen Purification
10.4.2 CO2 Capture
10.4.3 More Challenging Gas Mixtures
10.5 Conclusions and Perspectives
References
Index
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