Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Membranes

Stimuli Responsive Polymeric Membranes: Smart Polymeric Membranes explains the fundamentals and advances in topics relating to the field of membrane science. It elaborately explains concepts relating to stimuli responsive membranes, with special importance given down to minute details. Material selection, preparation, characterization and applications of various stimuli responsive membranes are extensively addressed, and their relevance (including examples) is included.

The book covers history and development, merits and demerits, mechanisms of transport and fouling, applicability of membranes to various diverse areas, and preparation and characterization techniques of membranes. Next, the concept of fouling and its remedial actions is discussed. Finally, promising fields of research in the membrane science and future perspectives of membrane science field are explored.

Autorentext

Dr. Mihir Kumar Purkait is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Dean of Alumni and External Affairs and head of the Centre for the Environment at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG). Before joining as faculty in IITG (2004), he received his PhD and M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IITKGP) after completing his B.Tech and B.Sc (Hons) in Chemistry from the University of Calcutta. His current research is focused in advanced separation technologies, valorization of lignocellulosic biomass, waste to energy, smart materials for various applications and process intensification. In each of the area, his goal is to synthesis stimuli responsive materials and to develop a more fundamental understanding of the factors governing the performance of the chemical and biochemical processes. Prof. Purkait has guided 22 numbers of Ph.D students and authored 18 books. Dr. Manish Kumar Sinha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar (PDPU), India. Before joining PDPU, he has received his PhD and M.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati after completing his B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune, India. His research work is dedicated to synthesis of stimuli responsive material and use these synthesized material for the modification of polymeric membranes. He has also studied on fouling tendency as well as different mitigation techniques to reduce the fouling of polymeric membranes and developed mathematical modeling of fouling. He is also working on water purification using hybrid technique of membrane filtration with electro-coagulation. He has published 11 research papers in international scientific journals like Journal of membrane Science, Desalination, RSC advances etc. Mr. Piyal Mondal received his undergraduate degree from National Institute of Technology Durgapur in 2012 and Masters degree in chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwathti, India. He is currently pursuing doctoral research in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His research focuses on green synthesis of metal nanoparticles for real life applications. He has published 5 papers and 2 books, and presented more than 10 papers in national and international conferences. Dr. Randeep Singh is a researcher in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati. His research work is dedicated to the preparation of various membranes and the mathematical analysis of the transport phenomena in membrane separation processes, including wastewater treatment, fruit juice clarification, protein separation, and value-added product separation from biogenic source. He is also working on fabrication of different membrane modules for environmental separation. He has authored two books.

Inhalt

1. Introduction to Membranes2. pH Responsive Membranes3. Temperature Responsive Membranes4. Photo Responsive Membranes5. Biologically Responsive Membranes6. Electric Field Responsive Membranes7. Magnetic Field Responsive Membranes8. Ultrasound Responsive Membranes