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60YearsoftheLoebSourirajanMembrane Principles,NewMaterials,Modelling,

Characterization,andApplications

DepartmentofEnvironmentalEngineering,NationalChungHsingUniversity, Taichung,Taiwan

WoeiJyeLau

AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre(AMTEC),SchoolofChemical andEnergyEngineering,UniversitiTeknologiMalaysia,Skudai,Malaysia

MohammadA.Al-Ghouti EnvironmentalScienceProgram,DepartmentofBiologicaland EnvironmentalSciences,CollegeofArtsandSciences,QatarUniversity,Doha,Qatar

LiangAn DepartmentofMechanicalEngineering,TheHongKong PolytechnicUniversity,HongKong,P.R.China

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Contents

Listofcontributors.................................................................................xvii

Abouttheeditors....................................................................................xxv

Preface..................................................................................................xxvii

Chapter1 Ionicliquid basedmembranesforgasseparation....................1 EijiKamio

1.1Introduction.........................................................................................1

1.1.1Ionicliquids............................................................................2

1.1.2Gaspermeabilityofroom-temperatureionic liquid basedmembranes.....................................................4

1.2Ionicliquid basedCO2 separationmembranes.............................8

1.2.1Supportedionicliquidmembranes....................................10

1.2.2Pressure-resistantionicliquid basedmembranes.........11

1.3CO2-reactiveionicliquid basedfacilitated-transport membranes.......................................................................................17

1.3.1DesignconceptsofCO2-reactiveionicliquidsand CO2 permeationmechanismsofCO2-reactiveionic liquid basedsupportedionicliquidmembranes.............17

1.3.2Amine-functionalizedionicliquid basedsupported ionicliquidmembranes.......................................................18

1.3.3Aminoacidionicliquid basedsupportedionicliquid membranes..........................................................................19

1.3.4Supportedionicliquidmembranescontainingaprotic heterocyclicanion basedionicliquids.............................21

1.3.5Supportedionicliquidmembranescontainingionic liquidswithcarboxylateanions...........................................22

1.4Iongelmembranescontainingtask-specificionicliquids...........23

1.4.1Iongelmembranescontainingaminoacidionic liquidsandaproticheterocyclicanion basedionic liquids....................................................................................23

1.4.2Iongelmembraneswithepoxyaminegelnetworks........25

1.5Conclusionandremarks.................................................................26 References................................................................................................26

Chapter2 Zwitterionicpolymersinbiofoulingandinorganicfouling mechanisms..................................................................................33 HaroutArabaghian,MengWang,JohnOrdonezand DeboraF.Rodrigues

2.1Introduction.......................................................................................33

2.2Zwitterionicmembranefabricationandcharacterization............37

2.2.1Graftingprocessesformembranemodification...............37

2.2.2Membranemodificationbyinsitumodification................42

2.3Zwitterionicpolymersandinorganicfouling.................................44

2.3.1Zwitterionicpolymersandionicinteractions.....................45

2.3.2MineralscalingonZI-modifiedmembranes.....................46

2.4Zwitterionicpolymersandorganicfouling....................................47

2.4.1TheMechanismsofzwitterionicpolymers’ resistance toorganicfouling.................................................................48

2.4.2Theenvironmentalconditionsandorganicfoulants thatinfluencezwitterionicpolymers..................................51

2.5Zwitterionicpolymersandbiofouling.............................................53

2.5.1Zwitterionicpolymersandtheirinteractionwith prokaryoticcells...................................................................56

2.5.2Zwitterionicpolymersandtheirinteractionwith eukaryoticcells....................................................................60

Chapter3 Recentadvancesin3Dprintedmembranesforwater applications....................................................................................71 WaeZinTan,ChaiHoonKoo,WoeiJyeLau,WoonChanChong andJingYuenTey

3.1Introduction.......................................................................................71

3.23Dprintingtechnologiesandclassification...................................73

3.2.1Directedenergydeposition.................................................74

3.2.2Materialjetting.....................................................................74

3.2.3Sheetlamination..................................................................76

3.2.4Binderjetting........................................................................76

3.2.5Materialextrusion................................................................76

3.2.6Powderbedfusion...............................................................77

3.2.7VatPhotopolymerization......................................................77

3.2.8Advantagesandlimitationsof3Dprintingmethods.........78

3.2.9Roleandtrendof3Dprintinginmembranetechnology forwaterapplications..........................................................78

3.3Applicationsof3Dprintinginmembranetechnology...................80

3.3.1Membranefabricationviadirect3Dprinting.....................81

3.3.2Membranesurfacemodificationviacoatingaidedby 3Dprinting............................................................................83

3.4Conclusionandfutureperspectives...............................................94 References................................................................................................94

Chapter4 A15-yearreviewofnovelmonomersforthin-filmcomposite membranefabricationforwaterapplications............................97 JohnOgbeOrigomisan,YingSiewKhoo,WoeiJyeLau, AhmadFauziIsmailandAdewaleAdewuyi

4.1Introduction.......................................................................................97

4.2Commercialthin-filmcompositemembranes............................100

4.3Novelaminemonomers................................................................101

4.3.1Monomersbearingonly NH2 ..........................................101

4.3.2MonomersBearing NH2/ OHand OH/ SO3.............108

4.3.3Monomersbearingmultiple hydroxylgroups...............110

4.3.4Monomersforimprovedchlorinestability.......................114

4.4Novelacylchloridemonomers.....................................................115

4.4.1Monomerswithsingle/dualCOCl.....................................118

4.4.2MonomerswiththreeCOCls.............................................119

4.4.3MonomerswithMultipleCOCls........................................122

4.5Comparisonofnovelthin-filmcompositemembraneswith commercialmembranes...............................................................123

4.6Conclusion......................................................................................125 References..............................................................................................126

Chapter5 Recentadvancesinhigh-performancemembranesfor vanadiumredoxflowbattery......................................................131 JiayeYe,JunSu,HuiyunLiandLidongSun

5.1Introduction.....................................................................................131

5.1.1Thedevelopmentofredoxflowbatteries........................131

5.1.2Theessentialroleofmembraneinavanadium redoxflowbattery..............................................................135

5.2Inorganicmodification...................................................................136

5.2.1Zero-dimensionalnanoparticles.......................................136

5.2.2One-dimensionalnanowires/nanotubes...........................140

5.2.3Two-dimensionalnanosheets/nanoplates.......................143

5.3Organicmodification......................................................................145

5.3.1Covalentmodification........................................................145

5.3.2Noncovalentmodification..................................................146

5.4Summaryandoutlook....................................................................148 References..............................................................................................148

Chapter6 Membranesforvanadium-airredoxflowbatteries.................155 XingyiShi,YandingBi,OladapoChristopherEsanand LiangAn

6.1Introduction.....................................................................................155

6.2Generaldescription........................................................................158

6.2.1Workingprinciples.............................................................158

6.2.2Functionalrequirementsofmembranes.........................158

6.3.1CommercialNafionmembranes......................................159

6.3.2Othermembranes..............................................................160

6.4Mechanismsandinfluencesofspeciescrossover......................164

6.4.1Oxygenpermeation............................................................164

6.4.2Vanadiumioncrossover....................................................166

6.4.3Watertransport..................................................................168

6.5Performance-enhancingstrategiesformembranes..................169

Chapter7 Carbonmembranefortheapplicationingasseparation: recentdevelopmentandprospects...........................................177 Yu-TingLin,Ming-YenWeyandHui-HsinTseng

7.1Introduction.....................................................................................177 7.2Designsofcarbonmembrane.......................................................180

7.2.1Geometricalclassifications...............................................180

7.2.2Precursorselectionforcarbonmembrane.....................182

7.2.3Preparationofpolymericmembrane...............................185

7.2.4Pyrolysisprocedure...........................................................188

7.2.5Methodsfortuningtheporedimension...........................190

7.2.6Moduleconstruction..........................................................193 7.3Gastransportmechanism.............................................................195

7.4.1Raman.................................................................................198

7.4.2X-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy....................................198

7.4.3X-raydiffraction.................................................................199

7.4.4Focusedionbeamandtransmissionelectron microscopy..........................................................................200

7.5Overallperformancereviewforeachgaspair............................200

7.5.1Hydrogenpurification........................................................200

7.5.2Carbonsequestration........................................................203

7.5.3Airseparation.....................................................................205

7.5.4Naturalgassweetening.....................................................205

Chapter8 Metal-organicframeworkmembranesforgasseparation andpervaporation.......................................................................215 Dun-YenKang,Han-LunHung,Hsin-YuTsai,Jun-YuLaiand Ting-HsiangHung

8.1Introduction.....................................................................................215

8.2Fabricationofpuremetal-organicframeworkmembranes......216

8.3Metal-organicframeworkmembranesforgasseparations......220

8.4Computationaleffortsonmetal-organicframework membranesforgasseparations...................................................227

8.5Metal-organicframeworkmembranesforpervaporation..........230

8.6Conclusionsandoutlook...............................................................232 References..............................................................................................233

Chapter9 Advancedceramicmembranedesignforgasseparation andenergyapplication...............................................................239 TaoLi,MohamadFairusRabuni,UnalomeWetwatanaHartley andKangLi

9.1Introduction.....................................................................................239

9.1.1Micro-structuredceramicmembranes............................240

9.1.2Phaseinversion assistedfabrication..............................242

9.1.3Micro-channelformationandmicro-structure tailoring...............................................................................243

9.2Oxygen-permeablemembraneandmembranereactor.............245

9.2.1Oxygentransportinhigh-temperatureion conductors..........................................................................245

9.2.2Designofhigh-performanceoxygenpermeation membrane..........................................................................247

9.2.3Catalyticreactorbasedonoxygen-permeable membrane..........................................................................253

9.3Ceramicmembraneinenergyapplications.................................254

9.3.1Solidoxidefuelcell............................................................255

9.3.2Coextrusionoffunctionalmembranefor high-performancemicro-tubular-solidoxide fuelcells.............................................................................257

9.3.3Newmicro-monolithicsolidoxidefuelcelland utilizationofwastemethane.............................................258

9.4Conclusion......................................................................................263 References..............................................................................................264

Chapter10 Recentadvancesinlithium-ionbatteryseparatorswith enhancedsafety........................................................................269 WeiqiangLvandXingyiZhang

10.1Introduction...............................................................................269

10.2Self-shutdownseparators........................................................271

10.3Mechanicallystrongseparators..............................................273

10.3.1Increasingthetensilestrengthofseparators..........274

10.3.2Increasingthepuncturestrengthofseparators......278

10.4Nonflammableseparators.......................................................280

10.4.1Ceramic-coatedfibrousseparators..........................284

10.4.2Separatorswithflame-retardantadditives..............286

10.5All-solid-stateelectrolytes.......................................................289

10.5.1Solidpolymerelectrolytes.........................................289

10.5.2Inorganicall-solid-stateelectrolytes........................292

10.5.3Compositeorganic inorganicsolidelectrolytes.....295

10.6Futureperspectives..................................................................297 References...........................................................................................298

Chapter11 Silicon-basedsubnanoporousmembraneswithamorphous structures..................................................................................305 ToshinoriTsuru

11.1Introduction...............................................................................305

11.2Developmentofsubnanoporousmembranes.........................306

11.2.1Organosilicamembranes...........................................306

11.2.2Siliconcarbide basedmembranes..........................309

11.2.3Plasma-enhancedchemicalvapordeposition membranes.................................................................309

11.3Applicationsofmembraneforgasphaseseparation............311

11.3.1Applicationofsiliconoxide basedmembranes forgasseparation.......................................................311

11.3.2Applicationofsilicon-basednonoxidemembranes forgasseparation.......................................................314

11.3.3Applicationofmembranesforhigh-temperature watervaporrecovery..................................................314

11.4Applicationsofmembranesforsolventseparation...............317

11.4.1Evaluationoftheseparationenergyofsolvent mixture........................................................................317

11.4.2Developmentandapplicationoforganicsolvent nanofiltrationmembranes.........................................319

11.4.3Developmentandapplicationofmembranesfor organicsolventreverseosmosis...............................321

11.5Applicationtopervaporation....................................................322

11.5.1Pervaporationdehydrationusingorganosilica membranes.................................................................323

11.5.2Pervaporationoforganicsolventmixtures..............324

11.6Conclusion.................................................................................325 References...........................................................................................325

Chapter12 Ultrafiltrationmixedmatrixmembranes:metal organic frameworksasemergingenhancers......................................329 MariamOuda,YazanIbrahim,HanaaHegab,FawziBanatand ShadiW.Hasan

12.1Introduction...............................................................................329

12.2Microenhancersandnanoenhancers......................................331

12.3Antifoulingandantibacterialproperties.................................334

12.4Dyerejection..............................................................................339

12.5Otherapplications.....................................................................341

12.6Conclusionsandfutureoutlook...............................................344 References...........................................................................................345

Chapter13 Zwitterion-modifiedmembranesforwaterreclamation......349 GanshengLiu,ChristineMatindi,MengyangHu,XianhuiLi, XiaohuaMaandJianxinLi

13.1Introduction...............................................................................349

13.2Classificationofzwitterionicpolymers...................................351

13.2.1Polybetaines................................................................351

13.2.2Polyampholytes...........................................................355

13.3Antifoulingmechanismsofzwitterionicunitsin membranes...............................................................................357

13.3.1Classificationofmembranefoulants........................357

13.3.2Establishmentofahydrationlayeronthe membranesurface.....................................................358

13.3.3Sterichindranceeffect...............................................359

13.4Preparationofzwitterion-modifiedmembranes....................360

13.4.1Modificationbyblendingofzwitterionic polymers......................................................................360

13.4.2Modificationbygrafting..............................................363

13.4.3Modificationbysurfacecoating.................................366

13.4.4Modificationbysurfacequaternization.....................367

13.5Applicationsofzwitterion-modifiedpolymer membranes...............................................................................368

13.5.1Treatmentofnaturalorganicmatterinwater.........368

13.5.2Oilywastewatertreatment.........................................370

13.5.3Textilewastewatertreatment....................................374

13.5.4Desalination.................................................................375

13.6Conclusionandprospects........................................................377 Acknowledgments.................................................................................377 References...........................................................................................377

Chapter14 Modellingofspiral-woundmembraneforgasseparation: currentdevelopmentsandfuturedirection............................391 AbdulAimanAbdulLatif,KokKeongLauand SereneSowMunLock

14.1Introduction...............................................................................391

14.2Constructionandflowconfigurationofspiral-wound membrane.................................................................................394

14.3Modellingstrategies.................................................................394

14.3.1One-dimensionalmodel.............................................396 14.3.2Two-dimensionalmodel.............................................399 14.3.3Three-dimensionalmodel..........................................402

14.3.4Summaryofthemathematicalmodelsfor spiral-woundmembrane............................................405

14.4Challengesandfuturedirectioninmodellingof spiral-woundmembraneingasseparation...........................408

14.4.1Multicomponentseparation.......................................408

14.4.2Effectofpressuredropinfeedandpermeate channel........................................................................408

14.4.3Effectofheattransferwithinthemodule................409 14.5Conclusion.................................................................................410

Chapter15 Modellingflowandmasstransferinsidespacer-filled channelsforreverseosmosismembranemodules..............413 YieKaiChong,YongYeowLiang,WoeiJyeLauand GustavoAdolfoFimbresWeihs 15.1Introduction...............................................................................413

Chapter16 Transportmodel-basedpredictionofpolymeric membranefiltrationforwatertreatment...............................433 KrishnasriV.KuradaandSirshenduDe

16.1Introduction...............................................................................433

16.2Transportphenomena-basedmodels.....................................436

16.2.1Osmoticpressure-basedmodels..............................436 16.3Gellayer controlledmechanism............................................449

16.3.1Transientone-dimensionalgellayercontrolling modelcoupledwithfilmtheory.................................449

16.3.2Transientone-dimensionalgellayer controlling modelcoupledwithaporeflowtransport...............452

16.3.3Modellingofmixedmatrixmembranes....................454 16.4Conclusion.................................................................................459

Chapter17 Molecularmodellingandsimulationofmembrane formation...................................................................................463 ZhenWang,SherLingLee,Tse-ChiangHuang, Geng-ShengLin,TomohisaYoshiokaandKuo-LunTung

17.1Molecularmodellingandsimulation.......................................463 17.1.1Introduction.................................................................463

17.1.2Typesofsimulationmethods.....................................464

17.1.3Sectionconclusions....................................................468 17.2Modellingandsimulationsofmembraneformation.............468

17.2.1Phaseseparation........................................................469

17.2.2Drycasting..................................................................476

17.2.3Interfacialpolymerization..........................................476 17.3Modellingandsimulationonhollow-fibermembrane..........479

17.3.1Physicalmasstransfermodel...................................479

17.3.2Dissipativeparticledynamics....................................481 17.3.3Finiteelementmethod...............................................482

17.4Simulationandmodellinginmembranedesign....................482

17.4.1Grapheneandtwo-dimensionalcarbonmaterial....482 17.4.2Zeoliteimidazolateframeworkand metal-organicmembranes........................................485 17.5Futuretrendsinmolecularsimulationsofmembrane formation...................................................................................489 References...........................................................................................491

Chapter18 Advancedcharacterizationofmembranesurfacefouling....499 KangXiao,YirongXu,XuyangCao,HaoXuandYufangLi

18.1Introduction...............................................................................499 18.2Modellingofsurfacefouling....................................................500

18.2.1Filtrationlaws.............................................................500

18.2.2Compressionofsurfacefoulantlayer.......................502

18.2.3Maturationandretardationofsurface foulantlayer................................................................503

18.2.4Concentrationpolarizationboundarylayer..............503 18.3Onlinecharacterizationofsurfacefouling.............................504

18.3.1Directobservation.......................................................504

18.3.2Opticalcoherencetomography..................................505

18.3.3Attenuatedtotalreflection Fouriertransform infraredspectroscopy.................................................506

18.3.4Ramanspectroscopy..................................................506

18.3.5Fluorescencespectroscopy.......................................507

18.3.6Electrochemicalimpedancespectroscopy...............509

18.3.7Quartzcrystalmicrobalancewithdissipation..........510

18.3.8Surfaceplasmonresonance......................................510

18.3.9Lightsheetfluorescencemicroscopy.......................511 18.4Offlinecharacterizationofsurfacefouling.............................511

18.4.1Microscopicmethods.................................................511

18.4.2Spectroscopicmethods..............................................513

18.4.3Othermethods............................................................519

18.4.4Furtherdataminingviastatisticalanalysis.............521

18.5Characterizationofextractsfromthesurfacefoulantlayer521

18.5.1Extractionofsurfacefoulants...................................522

18.5.2Chemicalcomposition................................................522

18.5.3Physicochemicalproperties.......................................522

18.5.4Spectroscopicproperties...........................................523

18.5.5Chromatography.........................................................524

18.5.6Biologicalproperties..................................................525

18.6Concludingremarks.................................................................526 References...........................................................................................527

Chapter19 Reverseosmosismembranefoulinganditsphysical, chemical,andbiologicalcharacterization..............................533 MohammadYousafAshfaqandMohammadA.Al-Ghouti

19.1Introduction...............................................................................533

19.2Typesofmembranefouling.....................................................534

19.2.1Biofouling....................................................................535

19.2.2Inorganicfouling/scaling............................................538

19.2.3Organicfouling............................................................541

19.2.4Colloidal/particulatefouling......................................541

19.3Membranefoulingcharacterization........................................542

19.3.1Microscopictechniques..............................................544

19.3.2Spectroscopicandanalyticaltechniques..................553

19.4Conclusions...............................................................................565 Acknowledgment..................................................................................566 References...........................................................................................566

Chapter20 Currentstatusofionexchangemembranesfor electrodialysis/reverseelectrodialysisandmembrane capacitivedeionization/capacitivemixing...............................575 NalanKabay,EnverGüler,KatarzynaSmolinska-Kempisty andMarekBryjak

20.1Ionexchangemembranesinelectrodialysisand membranecapacitivedeionizationsystemsforwater demineralization.......................................................................575

20.1.1Introduction.................................................................575

20.1.2Electrodialysis.............................................................576

20.1.3Membranecapacitivedeionization............................583

20.2Ionexchangemembranesforharvestingsalinitygradient energy........................................................................................586

20.2.1Introduction.................................................................586

20.2.2Reverseelectrodialysis..............................................587

20.2.3Capacitivemixing........................................................592

20.3Conclusionandfutureperspectives........................................594 Acknowledgments.................................................................................594

Chapter21 Reverseosmosismembranescalingduringbrackish groundwaterdesalination.........................................................603 Kai-GeLu,HaiouHuangandMengyaLi

21.1Introduction...............................................................................603

21.2Establishedtheoriesformembrane-scalingformation........604

21.2.1Scalingthermodynamics............................................604

21.2.2Scalingkinetics...........................................................605

21.3Membranescalinginbrackishgroundwaterdesalination....607

21.3.1Brackishgroundwaterquality...................................607

21.3.2Scalingtypesandmorphology...................................608

21.3.3Effectsofwaterqualityonmineralscaling..............610

21.3.4Relationshipsbetweenmembranescalingand permeateflux..............................................................612

21.4Controlstrategiesformembranescaling..............................613

21.4.1Feedwaterpretreatment............................................613

21.4.2Antiscalants.................................................................613

21.4.3Operationmodeofreverseosmosissystem............615

21.4.4Scaling-resistantreverseosmosismembrane........616

21.5Futurechallengesformineral-scalingcontrol......................618

References...........................................................................................620

Chapter22 Ceramicmembraneinasolidoxidefuelcell basedgas sensor........................................................................................627

SutidaMarthosaandMontriLuengchavanon

22.1Introduction...............................................................................627

22.2Researchprogressonceramicmembrane............................631

22.3Issuesindevelopingamicro-solidoxidefuelcell methanesensor........................................................................634

22.4HightemperatureO-ringinafuelcelltestingstation..........636

22.4.1Currentsituation.........................................................636

22.4.2O-ringcharacteristics................................................636

22.4.3O-ringperformanceandthermallyresistive filler..............................................................................638

22.5Micro-solidoxidefuelcellmethanesensor...........................639

22.5.1Currentsituation.........................................................639

22.5.2Sensordevelopmentoverview...................................640

22.5.3Designandcharacterofthesensor..........................640

22.5.4Sensordevelopment...................................................642

22.6Conclusion.................................................................................646

Acknowledgment..................................................................................647

References............................................................................................647

Listofcontributors

AbdulAimanAbdulLatif

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,CO2 ResearchCenter(CO2RES),Universiti TeknologiPETRONAS,BandarSeriIskandar,Malaysia

AdewaleAdewuyi

DepartmentofChemicalSciences,FacultyofChemicalSciences,Redeemer'sUniversity, Ede,Nigeria

MohammadA.Al-Ghouti

EnvironmentalScienceProgram,DepartmentofBiologicalandEnvironmentalSciences, CollegeofArtsandSciences,QatarUniversity,Doha,Qatar

LiangAn

DepartmentofMechanicalEngineering,TheHongKongPolytechnicUniversity,Hung Hom,Kowloon,HongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion,P.R.China

HaroutArabaghian

DepartmentofBiologyandBiochemistry,UniversityofHouston,Houston,TX, UnitedStates

MohammadYousafAshfaq

EnvironmentalScienceProgram,DepartmentofBiologicalandEnvironmentalSciences, CollegeofArtsandSciences,QatarUniversity,Doha,Qatar

FawziBanat

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,CenterforMembranesandAdvancedWater Technology(CMAT),KhalifaUniversityofScienceandTechnology,AbuDhabi,UnitedArab Emirates;DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,KhalifaUniversityofScienceand Technology,AbuDhabi,UnitedArabEmirates

YandingBi

DepartmentofMechanicalEngineering,TheHongKongPolytechnicUniversity,Hung Hom,Kowloon,HongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion,P.R.China

MarekBryjak

FacultyofChemistry,WroclawUniversityofScienceandTechnology,Wroclaw,Poland

XuyangCao

CollegeofResourcesandEnvironment,UniversityofChineseAcademyofSciences, Beijing,P.R.China xvii

WoonChanChong

LeeKongChianFacultyofEngineeringandScience,UniversitiTunkuAbdulRahman, Kajang,Malaysia

YieKaiChong

CollegeofEngineering,UniversitiMalaysiaPahang,LebuhrayaTunRazak,Gambang, Kuantan,Pahang,Malaysia

SirshenduDe

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,IndianInstituteofTechnologyKharagpur, Kharagpur,India

OladapoChristopherEsan

DepartmentofMechanicalEngineering,TheHongKongPolytechnicUniversity, HungHom,Kowloon,HongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion,P.R.China

GustavoAdolfoFimbresWeihs

TheUniversityofSydney,SchoolofChemicalandBiomolecularEngineering,NSW,Australia

EnverGüler

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,AtılımUniversity,Ankara,Turkey

UnalomeWetwatanaHartley

ChemicalProcessEngineering,TheSirindhornInternationalThai-GermanGraduateSchool ofEngineering,KingMongkut'sUniversityofTechnologyNorthBangkok,Bangkok,Thailand

ShadiW.Hasan

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,CenterforMembranesandAdvancedWater Technology(CMAT),KhalifaUniversityofScienceandTechnology,AbuDhabi,UnitedArab Emirates;DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,KhalifaUniversityofScienceand Technology,AbuDhabi,UnitedArabEmirates

HanaaHegab

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,CenterforMembranesandAdvancedWater Technology(CMAT),KhalifaUniversityofScienceandTechnology,AbuDhabi,UnitedArab Emirates;DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,KhalifaUniversityofScienceand Technology,AbuDhabi,UnitedArabEmirates

MengyangHu

StateKeyLaboratoryofSeparationMembranesandMembraneProcesses,Schoolof MaterialsScienceandEngineering,TiangongUniversity,Tianjin,P.R.China

HaiouHuang

SchoolofEnvironment,BeijingNormalUniversity,Beijing,P.R.China;Departmentof EnvironmentalHealthandEngineering,TheJohnHopkinsUniversity,Baltimore,MD, UnitedStates

Tse-ChiangHuang

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan,ROC; AdvancedResearchCenterforGreenMaterialsScienceandTechnology(ARC-GMST), NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan,ROC

Han-LunHung

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan

Ting-HsiangHung

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan

YazanIbrahim

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,CenterforMembranesandAdvancedWater Technology(CMAT),KhalifaUniversityofScienceandTechnology,AbuDhabi,UnitedArab Emirates;DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,KhalifaUniversityofScienceand Technology,AbuDhabi,UnitedArabEmirates

AhmadFauziIsmail

AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre(AMTEC),SchoolofChemicaland EnergyEngineering,UniversitiTeknologiMalaysia,Skudai,Malaysia

NalanKabay

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,EgeUniversity,IzmirBornova,Turkey

EijiKamio

CenterforEnvironmentalManagement,KobeUniversity,Nada-ku,Kobe,Japan;Department ofChemicalScienceandEngineering,KobeUniversity,Nada-ku,Kobe,Japan;Research CenterforMembraneandFilmTechnology,KobeUniversity,Nada-ku,Kobe,Japan

Dun-YenKang

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan

YingSiewKhoo

AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre(AMTEC),SchoolofChemicaland EnergyEngineering,UniversitiTeknologiMalaysia,Skudai,Malaysia

ChaiHoonKoo

LeeKongChianFacultyofEngineeringandScience,UniversitiTunkuAbdulRahman, Kajang,Malaysia

KrishnasriV.Kurada

DepartmentofChemicalEngineeringGMRInstituteofTechnology,Rajam,India

Jun-YuLai

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan

KokKeongLau

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,CO2 ResearchCenter(CO2RES),Universiti TeknologiPETRONAS,BandarSeriIskandar,Malaysia

WoeiJyeLau

AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre(AMTEC),SchoolofChemicaland EnergyEngineering,UniversitiTeknologiMalaysia,Skudai,Malaysia

SherLingLee

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan,ROC; AdvancedResearchCenterforGreenMaterialsScienceandTechnology(ARC-GMST), NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan,ROC

HuiyunLi

CenterforAutomotiveElectronics,ShenzhenInstituteofAdvancedTechnology,Chinese AcademyofSciences,Shenzhen,P.R.China

JianxinLi

StateKeyLaboratoryofSeparationMembranesandMembraneProcesses,Schoolof MaterialsScienceandEngineering,TiangongUniversity,Tianjin,P.R.China

KangLi

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,ImperialCollegeLondon,London,UnitedKingdom

MengyaLi

SchoolofEnvironment,BeijingNormalUniversity,Beijing,P.R.China

TaoLi

JiangsuProvincialKeyLaboratoryofSolarEnergyScienceandTechnology/Energy StorageJointResearchCenter,SchoolofEnergyandEnvironment,SoutheastUniversity, Nanjing,P.R.China;DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,ImperialCollegeLondon, London,UnitedKingdom

XianhuiLi

KeyLaboratoryforCityClusterEnvironmentalSafetyandGreenDevelopmentofthe MinistryofEducation,InstituteofEnvironmentalandEcologicalEngineering,Guangdong UniversityofTechnology,Guangzhou,P.R.China

YufangLi

SchoolofEnvironment,TsinghuaUniversity,Beijing,P.R.China

YongYeowLiang

CollegeofEngineering,UniversitiMalaysiaPahang,LebuhrayaTunRazak,Gambang, Kuantan,Pahang,Malaysia

Geng-ShengLin

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan,ROC; AdvancedResearchCenterforGreenMaterialsScienceandTechnology(ARC-GMST), NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan,ROC

Yu-TingLin

DepartmentofEnvironmentalEngineering,NationalChungHsingUniversity,Taichung, Taiwan

GanshengLiu

StateKeyLaboratoryofSeparationMembranesandMembraneProcesses,Schoolof MaterialsScienceandEngineering,TiangongUniversity,Tianjin,P.R.China;Schoolof TextileScienceandEngineering,TiangongUniversity,Tianjin,P.R.China

SereneSowMunLock

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,CO2 ResearchCenter(CO2RES),Universiti TeknologiPETRONAS,BandarSeriIskandar,Malaysia

Kai-GeLu

CollegeofResourcesandEnvironment,HenanAgriculturalUniversity,Zhengzhou, P.R.China

MontriLuengchavanon

WindEnergyandEnergyStorageSystemsCentre(WEESYC),FacultyofEnvironmental Management,PrinceofSongklaUniversity,Songkhla,Thailand;CenterofExcellencein MetalandMaterialsEngineering(CEMME),PrinceofSongklaUniversity,HatYai,Thailand

WeiqiangLv

YangtzeDeltaRegionInstitute(Huzhou)&SchoolofPhysics,UniversityofElectronic ScienceandTechnologyofChina,Huzhou,P.R.China

XiaohuaMa

StateKeyLaboratoryofSeparationMembranesandMembraneProcesses,Schoolof MaterialsScienceandEngineering,TiangongUniversity,Tianjin,P.R.China

SutidaMarthosa

CenterofExcellenceinMembraneScienceandTechnology,FacultyofScienceand IndustrialTechnology,PrinceofSongklaUniversity,SuratThaniCampus,SuratThani, Thailand

ChristineMatindi

StateKeyLaboratoryofSeparationMembranesandMembraneProcesses,Schoolof MaterialsScienceandEngineering,TiangongUniversity,Tianjin,P.R.China

JohnOrdonez

DepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering,UniversityofHouston,Houston,TX, UnitedStates

JohnOgbeOrigomisan

AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre(AMTEC),SchoolofChemicaland EnergyEngineering,UniversitiTeknologiMalaysia,Skudai,Malaysia;Departmentof ChemicalSciences,FacultyofChemicalSciences,Redeemer'sUniversity,Ede,Nigeria

MariamOuda

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,CenterforMembranesandAdvancedWater Technology(CMAT),KhalifaUniversityofScienceandTechnology,AbuDhabi,UnitedArab Emirates;DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,KhalifaUniversityofScienceand Technology,AbuDhabi,UnitedArabEmirates

MohamadFairusRabuni

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,ImperialCollegeLondon,London,UnitedKingdom; DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,UniversitiMalaya,KualaLumpur,Malaysia

DeboraF.Rodrigues

DepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering,UniversityofHouston,Houston,TX, UnitedStates

XingyiShi

DepartmentofMechanicalEngineering,TheHongKongPolytechnicUniversity,Hung Hom,Kowloon,HongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegion,P.R.China

KatarzynaSmolinska-Kempisty

FacultyofChemistry,WroclawUniversityofScienceandTechnology,Wroclaw,Poland

JunSu

StateKeyLaboratoryofMechanicalTransmission,SchoolofMaterialsScienceand Engineering,ChongqingUniversity,Chongqing,P.R.China

LidongSun

StateKeyLaboratoryofMechanicalTransmission,SchoolofMaterialsScienceand Engineering,ChongqingUniversity,Chongqing,P.R.China

WaeZinTan

LeeKongChianFacultyofEngineeringandScience,UniversitiTunkuAbdulRahman, Kajang,Malaysia

JingYuenTey

LeeKongChianFacultyofEngineeringandScience,UniversitiTunkuAbdulRahman, Kajang,Malaysia

Hsin-YuTsai

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan

Hui-HsinTseng

DepartmentofEnvironmentalEngineering,NationalChungHsingUniversity,Taichung,Taiwan

ToshinoriTsuru

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,HiroshimaUniversity,Higashi-Hiroshima,Japan

Kuo-LunTung

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan,ROC; AdvancedResearchCenterforGreenMaterialsScienceandTechnology(ARC-GMST), NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan,ROC;WaterInnovation,LowCarbonand EnvironmentalSustainabilityResearchCenter(WInnER),NationalTaiwanUniversity, Taipei,Taiwan,ROC

MengWang

DepartmentofCivilandEnvironmentalEngineering,UniversityofHouston,Houston,TX, UnitedStates

ZhenWang

DepartmentofChemicalEngineering,NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan,ROC; AdvancedResearchCenterforGreenMaterialsScienceandTechnology(ARC-GMST), NationalTaiwanUniversity,Taipei,Taiwan,ROC

Ming-YenWey

DepartmentofEnvironmentalEngineering,NationalChungHsingUniversity,Taichung, Taiwan

KangXiao

CollegeofResourcesandEnvironment,UniversityofChineseAcademyofSciences, Beijing,P.R.China

HaoXu

CollegeofResourcesandEnvironment,UniversityofChineseAcademyofSciences, Beijing,P.R.China

YirongXu

CollegeofResourcesandEnvironment,UniversityofChineseAcademyofSciences, Beijing,P.R.China

JiayeYe

CenterforAutomotiveElectronics,ShenzhenInstituteofAdvancedTechnology,Chinese AcademyofSciences,Shenzhen,P.R.China

TomohisaYoshioka

ResearchCenterforMembraneandFilmTechnologyandGraduateSchoolofScience, TechnologyandInnovation,KobeUniversity,Kobe,Japan

XingyiZhang

YangtzeDeltaRegionInstitute(Huzhou)&SchoolofPhysics,UniversityofElectronic ScienceandTechnologyofChina,Huzhou,P.R.China

Preface

Ithasbeenover60yearssincethedevelopmentofthefirstasymmetricpolymericmembranebyDr.SidneyLoebandDr.SrinivasaSourirajan(University ofCalifornia,LosAngeles,UnitedStates)forseawaterdesalination.Research inmembranescienceandtechnologyhasprogressedrapidlyoverthepast decades,andmanynewandadvancedmaterials(bothorganicandinorganic)havebeendiscoveredandemployedinthefabricationofmembranes andthemodificationoftheirproperties.Itisthereforeofparamountimportancetosummarizethefundamentalunderstandingofandinformation aboutthesemembranesandtheirdistinctiveapplications.Inthisbooka comprehensiveoverviewofmembranetechnologyispresented,fromthe fundamentalknowledgeoffabricationprinciplesandseparationmechanisms toawiderangeofapplications,includingnewandemergingprocesses.

Inmoredetail,thisbookprovidesessentialguidanceforstudents,researchers,andscientistsworkinginthefieldofmembranescienceandtechnology. Thefundamentalsofmembranesindifferenttechnologies,includingtheir workingprinciples,transportmechanisms,andrequirementsforpractical applications,arediscussedinthisbook.Keyreferencesandpracticalsources arealsoprovided,enablinganin-depthunderstandingofthenumerous aspectsofmembranescienceandtechnology.

Furthermore,studiesonmembranesandtheirapplications,suchasinwater andwastewatertreatment,chemicala ndbiomedicalprocesses,gasseparation,andrenewablepowergeneration,arereviewedinthisbook.For instance,recentadvancesinthree-d imensionalmembranesforwaterapplications,organosilicaandmetal-organic frameworkmembranesforgasseparation,high-performancemembranesforvanadiumredoxflowbatteries andvanadium-airredoxflowbatteries ,ceramicmembranesforfuelcells, andmembraneswithenhancedsafetyfo rlithium-ionbatteriesaresummarizedanddiscussedextensively.Recentadvancesinmodelingandsimulationsofdifferentmembranesandtheircomponents,suchasspiral-wound membranesandspacer-filledchannels, arealsoincludedtoprovidebetter insights.

Tofacilitateacomprehensivecharacterizationofmembranesatdifferent levels,thebookalsopresentsthecommontestingmethods,alongwithsome cutting-edgetechniquesfortheaccurateevaluationofthemembranepropertiesandperformances,whichareofvitalimportancetothefuturedevelopmentofadvancedmembranes.Forinstance,theadvancedcharacterization formembranesurfacefoulingisdiscussedindetail.

Finally,toenableabetterunderstandingofthelatesttrendsandcurrent researchonmembranetechnology,themostup-to-datedetailsontheuseof advancedorganicandinorganicmaterialsandnovelmembranefabrication techniquesforthedevelopmentofmembranesarealsoreviewed.Theadvantagesofthesenewmaterialsalongwiththesuperiorityofthenewlydevelopedfabricationmethodsincomparisontoconventionalstrategiesarealso extensivelydiscussed.

Thisbookwillequipfutureresearcherswiththeideasanddirectionsthat theyneedtounderstandthegreatpotentialandprospectsofnext-generation membranefabrication.Itisalsotheaimofthisbooktoreflecttheample researchactivitiesandoutcomesinthemembranefieldwithaneyetoward globalutilizationandimpact.

Thisbookisanessentialreferenceresourcenotonlyforstudentsand researchersbutalsoforprofessionalsandpolicymakersaroundtheglobe workinginthreemainsectors:academia,industry,andgovernment.

Wewouldliketoexpressourgratitudetoalltheauthorswhocontributedto thisbookandsharedtheirvaluablestate-of-the-artknowledgeandexperiencewiththeassociatedtopics.Lastbutnottheleast,weacknowledgethe professionalstaffofElsevierfortheircontinuoussupport.

Hui-HsinTseng1,WoeiJyeLau2,MohammadA.Al-Ghouti3 and LiangAn4

1DepartmentofEnvironmentalEngineering,NationalChungHsingUniversity, Taichung,Taiwan, 2AdvancedMembraneTechnologyResearchCentre(AMTEC), SchoolofChemicalandEnergyEngineering,UniversitiTeknologiMalaysia,Skudai, Malaysia, 3DepartmentofBiologicalandEnvironmentalSciences,CollegeofArts andSciences,QatarUniversity,Doha,Qatar, 4DepartmentofMechanical Engineering,TheHongKongPolytechnicUniversity,HongKong,P.R.China

Abouttheeditors

Dr.Hui-HsinTseng iscurrentlyaProfessorintheDepartmentof EnvironmentalEngineering,NationalChungHsingUniversity(NCHU), Taiwan.Shegraduatedwithadegreeinchemicalengineeringin1997and earnedherM.S.in2000andherPh.D.in2003fromtheDepartmentof EnvironmentalEngineeringatNCHU.Recentresearchtopicsincludethe developmentofinorganicmembranesandnanomaterialsforhydrogenproductionandpurificationandcarbondioxidecapture;thedesignofthemixed matrixmembranesforvaporpermeation,gasseparation,andoilywastewater treatment;andthedesignofantifoulingmembranesformetalrecoveryand waterrecyclingfromindustrialeffluents.Dr.Tsenghasauthoredorcoauthored84technicalarticlesandthreepatents.Shehasbeeninvitedtoserve asamoderatororasaninvitedorkeynotespeakeratmanyinternational conferences,includingWFC12in2016,ISIM9in2018,andICIM16and WFC13in2021.

Dr.WoeiJyeLau iscurrentlyanAssociateProfessorattheSchoolof ChemicalandEnergyEngineering,UniversitiTeknologiMalaysia(UTM).He obtainedhisBachelorofEngineeringinChemical-GasEngineeringandhis Ph.D.inChemicalEngineeringfromUTM.Dr.Lauhasaverystrongresearch interestinthefieldofmembranescienceandtechnologyforwaterapplicationsandhaspublishedmorethan200scientificpaperswithatotalnumber ofScopuscitationsexceeding8000andanh-indexof47.Heisthebook authorof NanofiltrationMembranes:Synthesis,CharacterizationandApplications publishedbyCRCPress.Inaddition,heistheeditoroftworesearchbooks publishedin2019(AdvancedNanomaterialsforMembraneSynthesisandIts Applications,Elsevier)and2018(AdvancedMaterialsforMembraneFabrication andModification,CRCPress).Currently,Dr.Lauservesasasubjecteditorfor ChemicalEngineeringResearchandDesign (Elsevier)andasassociateeditorfor WaterReuse (InternationalWaterAssociation).InOctober2020,Dr.Lauwas namedamongthetop2%scientistsintheworld,accordingtotheStanford Reportfor2019publishedinthejournal PLoSBiology

MohammadA.Al-Ghouti isaprofessorinenvironmentalchemistryatthe QatarUniversity,Qatar.HeobtainedhisPhDdegreeinenvironmental

chemistryfromtheQueen’sUniversityofBelfast,UnitedKingdom.Prof. Al-Ghoutiwassuccessfulinsecuringfundingfor10externalcompetitive funds,6internalfunds,and3industrialprojects.Prof.Al-Ghoutihassupervised18MScand9PhDstudents.ThefocusofProf.Al-Ghouti’sresearchis toprepareandmodifythesurfaceofadsorbentsandmembranes,studythe adsorptionmechanisms,andstudytheremediationbehavioronvarious environmentalcompartments,includingareasofenvironmentalchemistry, membranecoating,membranemodification,controllingCaSO4 scaling,and biofoulingonreverseosmosismembrane,nanoparticlesforwaterandwastewatertreatment,multivariate,environmentalremediation,wasteminimization, andtreatment.Intotal,hehasauthoredorco-authoredover198peer-reviewed researchpublicationsinenvironmentalsciencesandenvironmentalsciencesrelatedjournalsandover55researchabstractsandposters.Hehaspublished twobookchaptersrelatedtothefieldofenvironmentalsciences.Hiscurrent GoogleScholarCitationh-indexis39;i10-indexis90.Accordingtoastudy conductedattheStanfordUniversitybasedonthe(Scopus)databaseforthe years2019and2020,Prof.Al-Ghoutihasbeenlistedamongthetop2%ofthe mostinfluentialscientistsintheworldinallsciences.

GoogleScholar:

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TH7TGJ4AAAAJ ResearchGate:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammad_Al-Ghouti

AffiliationandExpertise:

ProfessorinEnvironmentalChemistry,EnvironmentalScienceProgram, DepartmentofBiologicalandEnvironmentalSciences,CollegeofArtsand Sciences,QatarUniversity,Doha,Qatar

Dr.LiangAn receivedhisbachelor’sdegreeinthermalandpowerengineeringfromHarbinInstituteofTechnologyandhisPh.D.degreeinmechanical engineeringfromtheHongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology (HKUST).Aftergraduationheworkedasavisitingscholarandapostdoctoral fellowinthesameresearchgroup.Currently,heisanAssociateProfessorat HKUST.Hisresearchinterestsareintheareaofcleanenergyconversiontechnologiesandrenewableenergystoragetechnologies.Hisresearchinterests includefuelcellsandbatteries.

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