Membrane-Assisted Crystallization Technology: 2 (Advances in Chemical and Process Engineering) - Hardcover

The first book which treats the overall subject of membrane crystallization from a unified hands-on-point of view. The authors provide a comprehensive and up to date background on the physico-chemical, materials science and engineering aspects on what is considered as a recent breakthrough in membrane processes. The lucid writing supports new understanding of molecular processes, mechanisms, technological context and scientific challenges which should be of interest for students, researchers and engineers involved in crystallization studies and industrial applications. --Eric Favre, University of Lorraine, France

It is very well structured and can be considered as a vade mecum for undergraduate and graduate students in the field of materials science and process engineering, and for academic and industry researchers and engineers in multiple fields and wide range of applications such as medical and pharmaceutical production, food packaging, the manufacture of chemicals, microelectronics and nanotechnologies. --Professor Dr Ing Jean-Claude Charpentier, Former President of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering, Université de Lorraine, France

This book covers all the basic and applied aspects of crystallization processes based on membrane technology. Synthesis and processing of membrane materials are discussed and reviewed, while mass/heat transport and control are treated in view of the non-reversible thermodynamic principles and statistical thermodynamics. Engineering process design and crystalline materials products properties, and also the relation to other traditional crystallization formats, are analyzed. Advantages, limitations, and future developments are also included in the content, with special emphasis on new fields of applications like microfluidic configurations, controlled proteins (also membrane proteins) crystallization, organic semiconductors single crystals production, and optical materials.