Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes: Silica Membranes: Preparation, Modelling, Application, and Commercialization - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Angelo Basile, a Chemical Engineer with a Ph.D. in Technical Physics, was a senior Researcher at the ITM-CNR as a responsible for the research related to both ultra-pure hydrogen production and CO2 capture using Pd-based Membrane Reactors. He is a reviewer for 165 int. journals, an editor/author of more than 50 scientific books and 140 chapters on international books on membrane science and technology; with various patens (7 Italian, 2 European, and 1 worldwide). He is a referee of 1more than 150 international scientific journals and a Member of the Editorial Board of more than 20 of them. Basile is also an associate editor of the: Int. J. Hydrogen Energy; Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Eng.; journal Frontiers in Membrane Science and Technology; and co-Editor-in-chief of the Int. J. Membrane Science & Technol.

Kamran Ghasemzadeh is currently working as a senior research associate at the chemical engineering department, University of Manchester, UK since August 2022. At the same time, he has served as an associate professor in the chemical engineering department at Urmia University of Technology, Iran, wherein he developed research on membranes/membrane reactors for many processes.

Kamran Ghasemzadeh’s h-index = 21, with 126 document results in a total of 1135 citations in the areas: Energy, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, and membrane technologies, (www.scopus.com – March 30/2023). He has more than 50 papers published in national/international congresses; and is a reviewer for 70 int. journals, an editor/author of more than 10 scientific books, and 45 chapters on int. books on membrane science and technology. Today Ghasemzadeh is collaborating with the Dept. of chem. Eng. at the University of Manchester (UK) on the valorisation of biomass by-products. He participated in various national and international projects on membrane reactors and membrane science. In the last years, he was the supervisor/co-supervisor of more than 38 Thesis for Master and Ph.D. students. Ghasemzadeh served as Director of the UUT research center during the period Sep. 2018 – April 2022.

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In recent years there is a growing research activity on various type of membranes due to the necessity of gas separation and water treatment processes. Many industrial companies and academic centres have focused on finding the best strategy for carrying out the mentioned processes. Silica membranes: preparation, modelling, application and commercialization discusses one of the most promising inorganic membranes, namely silica membranes, in different applications. In the field of membrane separation technology, silica membranes play a key role in the future of chemical industry. Silica membranes are one of the most promising alternatives for separations at high temperatures and aggressive media and the latest research findings as well as the potential industrial applications are discussed in detail. The book is a valuable reference for all researchers and engineers in both academia and industry.

• Reviews available methods for silica membranes characterization, preparation
• Includes modelling methods
• Discusses silica membranes applications for hydrogen production
• Discusses silica membranes applications in CO2 capturing
• Discusses silica membranes applications for water treatment
• Discusses silica membranes applications in Pervaporation