Synthetic Polymeric Membranes: Characterization by Atomic Force Microscopy

by K.C. Khulbe, C.Y. Feng, T. Matsuura


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This book concentrates on the method recently developed to study the surfaces of synthetic polymeric membranes using an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). AFM is becoming a very important tool for the characterization of synthetic polymeric membranes. The development of membranes for improved performance depends on the exact knowledge of the morphology of a thin selective layer that exists at the surface of the membrane. The control of the morphology of the selective layer is crucial for the design of synthetic polymeric membranes. With a relatively short history of twenty-five years, AFM has firmly established its position as a means of characterizing the membrane surface.

Each chapter includes information on the basic principles, commercial applications, an overview of current research and guidelines for future research. Each also includes a summary and comprehensive list of references. The book covers all aspects of AFM studies on the characterization of synthetic polymeric membranes.

This book is well-suited for academic researchers who are investigating synthetic membranes, as well as R&D staff who wish to improve and control the quality of synthetic membranes for various purposes, and is also of interest to a wider range of readers, as synthetic membranes are now considered to be one of the most important tools in the areas of seawater desalination, waste-water treatment, water production, food processing, treatment of pharmaceutical products, air and water purification, separation of chemical and petrochemical products, drug release and other biomedical applications
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Book Details

* Hardcover: 198 pages
* Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (February 6, 2008)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 3540739939
* ISBN-13: 978-3540739937
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Water Quality & Treatment Handbook

by American Water Works Association

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State-of-the-art handbook of community water supplies.

The leading source of information on water quality, water treatment, and quality control for 60 years is now available in an up-to-the-minute new edition. The American Water Works Association's Water Quality & Treatment, Fifth Edition fully covers the field, bringing you the expertise of 20 distinguished specialists who provide the latest information on everything from aeration and coagulation processes, to chemical oxidation and water plant waste management. At least 90% of the material in this new edition has been revised and updated. Among the areas of special concern covered are:

*Cutting-edge membrane processes
*U.S. regulatory changes, including new rulings on disinfection by-products
*Current concerns with preventing cryptosporidium and e. coli outbreaks
*Enhanced removal of total organic carbon
*Much, much more

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Brings you 18 illustrated chapters detailing state-of-the-art technologies and methods. Features updated appraisals of everything from aeration and coagulation processes, to chemical oxidation and water plant waste management.
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* Hardcover: 1248 pages
* Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 5 edition (October 30, 1999)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0070016593
* ISBN-13: 978-0070016590
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Safe Water From Every Tap: Improving Water Service to Small Communities

by Committee on Small Water Supply Systems


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Reviews the risks of violating drinking water standards and discusses options for improving water service in small communities. Presents a variety of institutional options for improving the management efficiency and financial stability of small-community water systems
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* Hardcover: 230 pages
* Publisher: National Academies Press (December 26, 1996)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 030905527X
* ISBN-13: 978-0309055277
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by T H Y TEBBUTT
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The definitive student text in its field for 25 years, this new edition takes an environmental perspective that is highly relevant in the context of current public policy debates. New material also includes EU regulations and changes in the UK water industry since privatisation. The latest technological developments are also taken into account.



As before, the book is intended for undergraduate courses in civil engineering and the environmental sciences, and as preliminary reading for postgraduate courses in public health engineering and water resources technology. It will also be a vital text for post-experience training and professional development, in particular for students preparing for the examinations of the Institute of Water Pollution Control and the Institution of Public Health Engineers.

25 Years worth of students can't be wrong
International relevance
Long established Pergamon title

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Develops an environmental perspective to the subject that is highly relevant in the current context of public policy debates, intended for undergraduate courses in civil & environmental engineering. Paper.
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* Paperback: 288 pages
* Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 5 edition (February 10, 1998)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0750636580
* ISBN-13: 978-0750636582
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