Pervaporation, Vapour Permeation and Membrane Distillation

Angelo Basile is a Full Professor and a leading authority in membrane science and technology. Since 2014, he has served as Full Professor in Systems, Methods and Technologies of Chemical Engineering Processes at CNR-ITM in Rende, Italy. His work covers hydrogen purification and production using membrane reactors, CO₂ capture, process intensification, and the treatment of industrial effluents with advanced membrane operations. Basile has edited many scientific books and authored numerous book chapters, bridging complex research with clear knowledge for engineers and scientists. Motivated by the role of AI/ML in accelerating membrane process design and automation, he supports integrating data-driven methods for smart plants and reaction–separation optimisation. Dr. Alberto Figoli obtained his PhD degree at Membrane Technology Group, Twente University (Enschede, The Netherlands) in 2001. He graduated in Food Science and Technology at the Agriculture University of Milan 1996. Since December 2001, he has a permanent position as Researcher at Institute on Membrane Technology (ITM-CNR) in Rende (CS), Italy.He also had international experience in industrial research labs: about 1 year (1996) at Quest International Nederland B.V. (ICI), Process Research Group, Naarden (The Netherlands) on “Setting of a pilot plant for aromatic compounds extraction using the pervaporation (PV) membrane technology”; Secondment in 2010 and 2011 at GVS, SpA, Bologna, within the EU project “Implementation of Membrane Technology to Industry” (IMETI) on “Preparation and Characterisation of hybrid membranes for VOCs removal”.He was granted for the “Short Term Mobility Programme” by CNR, in 2004 and 2005, at the “Environmental Protection Agency of United States (USEPA)”, Sustainable Technology Division, Cincinnati (USA) on “Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and aroma removal using a novel asymmetric membrane by pervaporation” nell’ambito dello “Short Term Mobility Programme” funded CNR.He is responsible and involved in various National and International projects. He is also responsible, within the CNR organisation, for two research lines on membrane preparation and characterisation and on pervaporation (PV) applications.He is author of more than 60 research papers in peer reviewed journals, several book chapters, a book, two patents and many oral presentations (also as invited lecture) in National and International Conferences and Workshops. Dr. Mohamed Khayet is director of the University Complutense of Madrid (UCM) Research Group “Membranes and Renewable Energies (MER)” and Professor (Applied Physics Area) at the Faculty of Physical Sciences (UCM) (Department of Structure of Matter, Thermal Physics and Electronics). He got his Ph.D. (1997) in Physical Sciences and he realized various research stays in various international institutions (Industrial Membrane Research Institute in Ottawa, Canada; Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology in Warsaw, Poland; Centre for Clean Water Technologies at the University of Nottingham in UK; Singapore Membrane Technology Centre and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Yale University in New Haven, USA; University of California Berkeley in USA, etc.). Among other grants, he got the Fulbright Grant (2019). He is an expert in the field of membrane science, nanotechnology and renewable energies. He has coordinated various national and international projects (over 20) funded by different institutions (European Union, Middle East Desalination Research Centre, Spanish Ministries; Companies such as Abengoa, etc.) on membranes and modules engineering for different separation processes. He published over 200 papers in international journals, filed 6 International Patents, published 5 books and various book chapters in the field of membrane science and related technology. Among other recognitions, he received the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) in 2012. He edited various special issues in international journals such as Desalination, Polymers and Membranes. He acted as Editor of the international Journal “Desalination” (2018-2022) and served as associated editor of different journals. Currently, he is member of the Editorial Board of various journals related with water treatment, renewable energy, nanotechnology, membrane science and separation processes. - Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=H_lnjFkAAAAJ&hl=en- Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56517090400- ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5117-2975

• Related titlesList of contributorsWoodhead Publishing Series in EnergyPrefacePart One. Pervaporation1. Fundamentals of pervaporation1.1. Introduction1.2. Fundamentals of mass and heat transfer in pervaporation1.3. Process and technological matters in pervaporation1.4. Concluding remarks and future trends2. Pervaporation membranes: preparation, characterization, and application2.1. Introduction2.2. Pervaporation (PV) membrane materials2.3. Characterization of pervaporation membranes2.4. Membrane module configurations for pervaporation2.5. Membranes for pervaporation applications2.6. Future trends and conclusions3. Integrated systems involving pervaporation and applications3.1. Introduction to integrated systems involving pervaporation3.2. Applications of integrated systems involving pervaporation3.3. Conclusions and future trends3.4. Sources of further information and advice4. Pervaporation modeling: state of the art and future trends4.1. Introduction4.2. Fundamentals of pervaporation modeling4.3. Applications to improve the efficiency of pervaporation4.4. Conclusions4.5. Future trends4.6. Sources of further information and advice5. Next-generation pervaporation membranes: recent trends, challenges and perspectives5.1. Introduction5.2. Modified ceramic membranes5.3. Mixed matrix membranes5.4. Bio-inspired membranes and membrane synthesis approaches5.5. Supported liquid (SL) membranes5.6. Final remarks and future trends5.7. Sources of further informationPart Two. Vapour permeation6. Membranes for vapour permeation: preparation and characterization6.1. Introduction6.2. Polymer membranes6.3. Zeolite membranes6.4. Mixed matrix membranes6.5. Future directions7. Integrated systems involving membrane vapor permeation and applications7.1. Introduction7.2. Integrated systems involving membrane vapor separation7.3. Applications of membrane vapor separation7.4. Conclusion and sources of further information and advice7.5. Future trends in development of membrane vapor separation8. Vapour permeation modelling8.1. Introduction8.2. Fundamentals of vapour permeation modelling into dense polymeric membranes8.3. Diffusion modelling8.4. Solubility modelling8.5. Vapour permeation in mixed matrix membranes and heterogeneous systems8.6. Future trends8.7. Conclusions9. New generation vapour permeation membranes9.1. Introduction9.2. Current limitations of vapour permeation (VP)9.3. Emerging VP membrane materials9.4. Emerging membrane module configurations9.5. Emerging applications for VP9.6. Conclusions and future trends9.7. Sources of further informationPart Three. Membrane distillation10. Fundamentals of membrane distillation10.1. Introduction: nonisothermal membrane processes10.2. Key characteristics of membrane distillation10.3. Types of membranes and membrane module configurations for membrane distillation10.4. Membrane distillation theory10.5. Typical application of membrane distillation technology10.6. Conclusions10.7. Future trends and sources of further information and advice11. Membranes used in membrane distillation: preparation and characterization11.1. Introduction11.2. Materials for membrane distillation (MD) membranes11.3. Design and fabrication of MD membranes11.4. Characterization of MD membranes11.5. MD membrane modules and testing of MD membranes11.6. Conclusions and future trends11.7. Sources of further information and advice12. Integrated systems involving membrane distillation and applications12.1. Introduction12.2. Applications of membrane distillation in desalination12.3. Other applications of membrane distillation12.4. Integrated systems involving membrane distillation12.5. Conclusions and future trends12.6. Sources of further information13. Modelling of pore wetting in membrane distillation compared with pervaporation13.1. Introduction13.2. Fundamentals of membrane distillation (MD) modelling and improvement13.3. Review of experimental works on MD membrane pore wetting13.4. Development of a theoretical model for pore wetting in vacuum MD13.5. Conclusions and future directions14. Next generation membranes for membrane distillation and future prospects14.1. Introduction14.2. Materials for membrane distillation14.3. Emerging module configurations for membrane distillation14.4. Conclusions and future trendsIndex