Elsevier 60 Years of the Loeb-Sourirajan Membrane: Principles, New Materials, Modelling, Characterization, and Applications

60 Years of the Loeb-Sourirajan Membrane: Principles, New Materials, Modelling, Characterization and Applications bring forth theoretical advances, novel characterization techniques, materials development, advanced treatment processes, and emerging applications of membrane-based technologies. The trigger for writing this book is the 2020, 60th anniversary of the first asymmetric polymeric membrane invented by Dr. Sidney Loeb and Dr. Srinivasa Sourirajan (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) on the breakthrough discovery of the semipermeable membrane for seawater desalination. The book places emphasis on the advances of organic and inorganic membranes in different fields, covering not only the primary application of membranes for water and wastewater treatment but also other applications dealing with energy conversion and storage, organic solvent purification, gas separation, and biomedical processes. Review Provides fundamentals of membrane fabrication and mechanisms and applications of membrane technologies in water/wastewater separation and purification, gas separation, and more From the Back Cover <p><i>60 Years of the Loeb-Sourirajan Membrane: Principles, New Materials, Modelling, Characterization, and Applications</i> bring forth theoretical advances, novel characterization techniques, materials development, advanced treatment process, and emerging applications of membrane-based technologies. The trigger for writing this book is that 2020 marks the 60th anniversary of the first asymmetric polymeric membrane invented by Dr Sidney Loeb and Dr Srinivasa Sourirajan (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) on the breakthrough discovery of the semipermeable membrane for seawater desalination.</p> <p>The book places emphasis on the advances of organic and inorganic membranes in different fields, covering not only the primary application of membranes for water and wastewater treatment but also other applications dealing with energy conversion and storage, organic solvent purification, gas separation, and biomedical processes. It reflects the ample activities in membrane field towards global utilization and impact.</p> About the Author Hui-Hsin Tseng is Professor of Occupational Safety and Health at the University of Chung Shan Medical University. She graduated in Chemical Engineering in 1997, and earned her M.S. in 2000 and Ph.D. in 2003 from Department of Environmental Engineering at National Chung Hsing University (NCHU). Recent research topics include development of the inorganic membranes and nanomaterials for hydrogen production/purification and carbon dioxide capture; design of the mixed-matrix membranes for vapor permeation, gas separation as well as oily wastewater treatment; and design of the antifouling membranes for metal recovery and water recycling from industrial effluents. She has authored or co-authored 84 technical articles, and three patents. Tseng was invited to serve as moderates or invited/keynote speakers in many international conferences including WFC12 in 2016, ISIM9 in 2018 and ICIM16 and WFC13 in 2021. Dr Lau is currently an associate professor at School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and a senior research fellow at Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC). He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical-Gas Engineering (2006) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Chemical Engineering (2009) from UTM. Dr Lau has a very strong research interest in the field of membrane science and technology for water and wastewater applications. As of April 2020, he has published over 170 scientific papers, 20 reviews, 15 book chapters and 2 edited books. Dr Lau is also the author of the original book entitled Nanofiltration Membranes: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications published by CRC Press in 2017. He is credited with 5 patents in the field of membrane science and technology with hi