Membrane technologies for water treatment : removal of toxic trace elements with emphasis on arsenic, fluoride and uranium /: removal of toxic trace elements with emphasis on arsenic, fluoride and uranium. (2015)

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• Further Information: Note: Edited by Alberto Figoli, Jan Hoinkis, Jochen Bundschuh.
• Editors: Figoli, Alberto; Hoinkis, Jan; Bundschuh, Jochen
• Contents: Part I Generality on arsenic, fluoride and uranium 1. Fluoride, uranium and arsenic: occurrence, mobility, chemistry, human health impacts and concerns; Alberto Figoli, Jochen Bundschuh & Jan Hoinkis; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Fluoride; 1.3 Uranium; 1.4 Arsenic Part II Traditional membrane processes 2. Arsenic removal by low pressure-driven membrane operations; Alfredo Cassano; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Microfiltration and ultrafiltration; 2.3 Arsenic removal by using microfiltration; 2.4 Arsenic removal by using ultrafiltration; 2.5 Conclusions 3. Fluoride and uranium removal by nanofiltration; Stefan-André Schmidt, Tiziana Marino, Catherine Aresipathi, Shamim-Ahmed Deowan, Priyanath N. Pathak, Prasanta Kumar Mohaptra, Jan Hoinkis & Alberto Figoli; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Common removal technologies; 3.3 Removal of dissolved fluoride and uranium by NF; 3.4 Conclusions and outlook 4. The use of reverse osmosis (RO) for removal of arsenic, fluoride and uranium from drinking water; Priyanka Mondal, Anh Thi Kim Tran & Bart Van der Bruggen; 4.1 Reverse osmosis: background and transport mechanism; 4.2 Types of RO membranes; 4.3 Membrane modules and their application; 4.4 Reverse osmosis for arsenic, fluoride and uranium removal from water; 4.5 Experimental study for removal of arsenic and fluoride from water by RO and loose RO membranes; 4.6 Conclusion 5. Electro-membrane processes for the removal of trace toxic metal ions from water; Svetlozar Velizarov, Adrian Oehmen, Maria Reis & João Crespo; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Case studies; 5.3 Concluding remarks and future needs 6. Fluoride, arsenic and uranium removal from water using adsorbent materials and integrated membrane systems; Hacene Mahmoudi, Noreddine Ghaffour & Mattheus Goosen; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Fluoride; 6.3 Arsenic; 6.4 Uranium; 6.5 Concluding remarks and outlook Part III New trends in materials and process development 7. Biosorbent materials and membranes for the treatment of toxic ions from water; Mir Saeed Seyed Dorraji, Vahid Vatanpour & Abdolreza Mirmohseni; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Mechanism of metal biosorption and factors affecting its performance; 7.3 Equilibrium models for bioadsorption process; 7.4 Choice of metals for bioadsorption studies; 7.5 Biosorbent materials as a precursor in membrane preparation; 7.6 Hybrid of biosorption and membrane processes; 7.7 Biofiltration; 7.8 Bioadsorption of arsenic, uranium and fluoride; 7.9 Conclusion 8. Liquid membrane separations of uranium; Prasanta Kumar Mohapatra; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Liquid membranes; 8.3 Liquid membrane separations using different extractants; 8.4 Applications of liquid membranes for uranium recovery; 8.5 Conclusion and perspectives 9. Supported liquid membrane technology in the removal and recovery of toxic ions from water; Raffaele Molinari & Pietro Argurio; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Theory; 9.3 SLM application in the removal and recovery of toxic ions from water; 9.4 Conclusion 10. Polymer inclusion membranes for the separation of uranium and arsenic from dilute aqueous solutions; Alexander M. St John, Spas D. Kolev & Clàudia Fontàs; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Extraction and separation of solutes; 10.3 Separation of uranium; 10.4 Separation of arsenic; 10.5 Conclusion and outlook 11. Removal of arsenic by nanofiltration: a case study on novel membrane materials; Jianfeng Song, Xue-Mei Li, Claudia Ursino, Alberto Figoli & Tao He; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 Nanofiltration (NF); 11.3 Removal of arsenic by nanofiltration; 11.4 High performance NF membranes; 11.5 Cost evaluation; 11.6 Summary and outlook 12. Fate and removal of trace metals/metalloids and fluoride from urban wastewater by membrane bioreactors: pilot and full-scale experiences; Evina Katsou, Simos Malamis, Franco Cecchi & Francesco Fatone; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 Myths and realities about MBR; 12.3 Occurrence, fate and removal of trace metals, metalloids and fluoride; 12.4 Conclusion 13. Membrane distillation for the treatment of waters contaminated by arsenic, fluoride and uranium; Alessandra Criscuoli & Maria Concetta Carnevale; 13.1 Introduction; 13.2 Traditional treatments; 13.3 Application of the membrane distillation technique; 13.4 Synthesis of the literature results; 13.5 Conclusions and remarks 14. Removal of inorganic and organic trace contaminants by forward osmosis membranes; Qianhong She & Chuyang Y. Tang; 14.1 Introduction; 14.2 Fundamentals of mass transport and solute rejection in FO; 14.3 Removal of organic contaminants by FO membranes; 14.4 Removal of inorganic contaminants by FO membranes; 14.5 Conclusions and outlook Subject index Book series page
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 628.1674; Membranes (Technology); Membrane separation; Water -- Purification
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317563358; 9781317563365; 9781315735238; 9781317563341
• Related ISBNs: 9781138027206
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