Membrane Contactor Technology (eBook)

Dr. Mohammad Younas is the Department Head of Chemical Engineering at University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan He finished his education at European Membrane Institute, CNRS at Universite de Montpellier 2, Montpellier France. Prof. Younas supervises many PhD/Master students in Pakistan as well as in collaborative programs in China and France. His research focus is on modelling and simulation of membrane contactors in various applications especially in nexus of Food-Energy-Water.He also provides consultancy and guidance to food technologists and industry professionals to develop the fruit juice concentration plants. Prof. Younas a visiting professor at Tiangong University, Tianjin China. He works in collaboration with the University of Toledo, OH, USA. He has been awarded position of visiting professor under Talented Young Scientist Program (TYSP) for the year 2019-20 from the Government of P.R. China. Dr. Mashallah Rezekazemi serves as professor of the Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the Shahrood University of Technology since 2016. He shares his name in top 1% of Highly Cited Researcher by Web of Science (ESI). His research is mainly on membrane-based processes for energy-efficient desalination, CO2 capture, gas separation, and wastewater reuse, sustainable production of enriched gas stream, water and energy generation with the engineered membrane, environmental applications and implications of nanomaterials, and water and sanitation in developing countries. He has co-authored more than 100 highly cited journal publications, conference articles and book chapters. He has received notable recognition like the Khwarizmi Youth Award from the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST) in 2012, and Outstanding Young Researcher Award in Chemical Engineering from Academy of Sciences of Iran.

1 Introduction to Membrane Technology
2 Introduction to Membrane Contactor Technology
3 Transport Theory in Membrane Contactor: Operational Principle
4 Module Design and Membrane Materials
5 Mode of Operation in Membrane Contactors
6 Applications of Membrane Contactor Technology in Waste Water Treatment
7 Applications of Membrane Contactors in Food Industry
8 Applications of Membrane Contactor Technology for pre-combustion carbon dioxide capture
9 Applications of Membrane Contactor Technology for post-combustion carbon dioxide capture
10 Market Prospects of Membrane Contactors
11 Conclusions and Perspective