Pervaporation is a molecular separation membrane technology for selective permeation of
water or organic compounds from organic-water mixtures or organic-organic mixtures. The …

Various industrial activities generate highly acidic wastewaters, posing a particular concern
due to their large volume, environmental impact, and limited disposal options. Nanofiltration …

Due to the increase in worldwide population and urbanization, water scarcity is today one of
the tough challenges of society. To date, several ongoing initiatives and strategies are …

Polymeric membrane technology has received extensive attention in the field of gas
separation, recently. However, the tradeoff between permeability and selectivity is one of the …

The inherent hydrophilicity of poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) makes it an attractive polymer for
water treatment applications based on membranes. Thermal and chemical resistance and a …

Providing comprehensive coverage of the biological activities and industrial applications of
Chitin, Chitosan, oligosaccharides, and their derivatives, this book presents a balance of …

We prepare highly ordered flexible layers of graphene oxide (GO) on modified
polyacrylonitrile substrates by the pressure-assisted self-assembly technique. This …

A novel silane coupling agent,(3-aminopropyl)-diethoxymethyl silane (APDEMS) was used
in this work to modify zeolite surface for mixed matrix membranes (MMMs). Both elementary …

Biofuels from biomass have attracted increasing attention in response to the excessive
consumption of petroleum-based fuels. To face the high demands for biofuels, the …

Chitosan film reinforced with nano-sized chitin whiskers and crosslinked using tannic acid
was synthesized by the casting–vaporation method. The mechanical and physicochemical …