A comprehensive introduction covering the methods, structures, properties, and applications of membranes, and including such new techniques of membrane preparation as Langmuir-Blodgett, liquid crystalline, and plasma deposition. Reviews basic physicochemical understanding of membrane science, presents the fundamental preparative methods, and provides basic information about new topics. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
This volume covers the theory and applications of transport phenomena in synthetic membranes - describing modern membrane preparation methods, structures, characteristics and properties.;Examining different types of membranes and how they are used, Membrane Science and Technology: presents the physical and chemical fundamentals of membrane science; introduces such new techniques of membrane preparation as Langmuir-Blodgett, liquid crystalline, and plasma deposition; spotlights experimental procedures based on wet as well as dry processes; discusses the practical application of chemical processing and engineering; and considers biomedical uses in membrane science .;This book should be a useful resource for industrial chemists and biochemists; chemical, electrical, electronics and agricultural engineers; environmental, materials and polymer scientists; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.