Autorentext

Ying Siew Khoo earned her B. Eng (Hons) in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Malaysia Pahang and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She is a postdoctoral fellow at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Oor Jia Zheng is a final year Ph.D student at Nanyang Technological University in the School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. She obtained her Bachelor of Engineering with Honors in Pharmaceutical Engineering from Singapore Institute of Technology and Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Temasek Polytechnic.

Woei Jye Lau is Associate Professor, Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He obtained his Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical-Gas Engineering and Ph.D in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Jia Wei Chew is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and previously Technical Director at Particulate Solid Research Inc., USA, and Associate Professor in the School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She obtained her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and both her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Chemical Engineering from the National University of Singapore.

Klappentext

This monograph presents the latest trends in characterization techniques for PA TFC (polyamide thin film composite) membranes and provides the most current and relevant information on these techniques tailored specifically for TFC nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes.

Inhalt

1. Introduction. 2. Overview of Common Membrane Characterization Techniques. 3. Advanced Approaches for PA Layer Characterization. 4. Filtration-Based Techniques/Approaches for PA TFC Membrane Characterization. 5. Conclusions.