Download or read book Membranes written by Alfredo Maciel-Cerda and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes current advances in the research on membranes and applications in industry, groundwater, and desalination processes. Topics range from synthesis of new polymers to preparation of membranes using new water treatments for effluents, graphite membranes, development of polymeric and ceramic materials for production of membranes intended to separate gases and liquids, and liquid-liquid phases. The authors include materials used to produce catalytic membranes for polymer synthesis. The book also details theoretical approaches and simulation of membrane processes and parameters and design.