Micellar Enhanced Ultrafiltration

A response to increasingly stringent regulation of pollution and toxicity levels in industrial waste discharge, Micellar Enhanced Ultrafiltration: Fundamentals & Applications offers the most complete book available on the benefits and use of micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) to achieve continuous removal of organic and inorganic pollutants.

An Unparalleled Book That Addresses Both Academic and Industrial Points of View

Several membrane-based techniques, such as microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis, are currently used in a wide range of applications throughout the textile, pulp and paper, sugar, chemical, pharmaceutical, biomedical, biotechnological, and food industries. However, although reverse osmosis is an effective means of removing contaminants, this book explains why MEUF is a better substitute, as it less expensive, less energy-intensive, and more efficient and practical for a wider range of applications.

Topics covered include:





Effects of pollution in water and its consequences





Various treatment processes and membrane technologies





Fundamentals of ultrafiltration





Outline of various membrane modules and modeling approaches





Principles of colloid chemistry





Theories of micelle formation





Stability and dynamics of micelles





Phenomena of counterion binding





Solubilization of organic pollutants





Selection criteria for surfactants





Various flux enhancement techniques





Recovery of precious metals



This book conveys how, with proper selection of surfactant and membrane, MEUF can be used to efficiently remove almost all metal ions (heavy metals, lanthanides, radioa