Acknowledgement |
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1 Introduction: Modeling and Simulation for Membrane Processes |
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1 | (8) |
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6 | (3) |
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2 Thermodynamics of Casting Solution in Membrane Synthesis |
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9 | (38) |
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10 | (1) |
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2.2 Liquid Mixture Theories |
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11 | (7) |
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2.2.1 Theories of Lattices |
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2.2.1.1 The Flory-Huggins Theory |
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2.2.1.2 The Equation of State Theory |
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12 | (1) |
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2.2.1.3 The Gas-Lattice Theory |
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2.2.2 Non-Lattice Theories |
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2.2.2.1 The Strong Interaction Model |
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2.2.2.2 The Heat of Mixing Approach |
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2.2.2.3 The Solubility Parameter Approach |
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14 | (1) |
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2.2.3 The Flory-Huggins Model |
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2.3 Solubility Parameter and Its Application |
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2.3.1 Scatchard-Hildebrand Theory |
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2.3.1.1 The Regular Solution Model |
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2.3.1.2 Application of Hildebrand Equation to Regular Solutions |
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19 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Role of Molecular Interactions |
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21 | (1) |
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2.3.3.1 Types of Intermolecular Forces |
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21 | (2) |
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2.3.4 Intermolecular Forces: Effect on Solubility |
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23 | (1) |
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2.3.5 Interrelation Between Heat of Vaporization and Solubility Parameter |
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24 | (1) |
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2.3.6 Measuring Units of Solubility Parameter |
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25 | (1) |
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2.4 Dilute Solution Viscometry |
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26 | (6) |
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2.4.1 Types of Viscosities |
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27 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Viscosity Determination and Analysis |
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28 | (4) |
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2.5 Ternary Composition Triangle |
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32 | (8) |
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2.5.1 Typical Ternary Phase Diagram |
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33 | (1) |
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34 | (2) |
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2.5.2.1 Non-Solvent/Solvent Interaction |
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36 | (1) |
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2.5.2.2 Non-Solvent/Polymer Interaction |
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36 | (1) |
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2.5.2.3 Solvent/Polymer Interaction |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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2.5.5 Thermodynamic Boundaries and Phase Diagram |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (1) |
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List of Abbreviations and Symbols |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (5) |
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3 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling in Membrane-Based Desalination Technologies |
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47 | (98) |
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3.1 Desalination Technologies and Modeling Tools |
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48 | (8) |
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3.1.1 Desalination Technologies |
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48 | (1) |
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3.1.2 Tools in Desalination Processes Modeling |
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49 | (6) |
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3.1.3 CFD Modeling Tool in Desalination Processes |
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55 | (1) |
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3.2 General Principles of CFD Modeling in Desalination Processes |
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56 | (21) |
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3.2.1 Reverse Osmosis (RO) Technology |
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61 | (4) |
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3.2.2 Forward Osmosis (FO) Technology |
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65 | (3) |
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3.2.3 Membrane Distillation (MD) Technology |
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68 | (5) |
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3.2.4 Electrodialysis and Electrodialysis Reversal (ED/EDR) Technologies |
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73 | (4) |
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3.3 Application of CFD Modeling in Desalination |
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77 | (45) |
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3.3.1 Applications in Reverse Osmosis (RO) Technology |
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77 | (18) |
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3.3.2 Applications in Forward Osmosis (FO) Technology |
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95 | (13) |
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3.3.3 Applications in Membrane Distillation (MD) Technology |
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108 | (13) |
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3.3.4 Applications in Electrodialysis and Electrodialysis Reversal (ED/EDR) Technologies |
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121 | (1) |
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3.4 Commercial Software Used in Desalination Process Modeling |
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122 | (10) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (12) |
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4 Role of Thermodynamics and Membrane Separations in Water-Energy Nexus |
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145 | (56) |
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4.1 Introduction: 1st and 2nd Laws of Thermodynamics |
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146 | (2) |
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4.2 Thermodynamic Properties |
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148 | (5) |
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4.2.1 Measured Properties |
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148 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Fundamental Properties |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (3) |
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4.2.5 1st and 2nd Law for Open Systems |
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152 | (1) |
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4.3 Minimum Energy of Separation Calculation: A Thermodynamic Approach |
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153 | (11) |
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4.3.1 Non-Idealities in Electrolyte Solutions |
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154 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Solution Thermodynamics |
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154 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Models for Evaluating Properties |
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157 | (1) |
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4.3.3.1 Evaluation of Activity Coefficients Using Electrolyte Models |
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157 | (2) |
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4.3.4 Generalized Least Work of Separation |
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159 | (1) |
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160 | (4) |
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4.4 Desalination and Related Energetics |
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164 | (9) |
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4.4.1 Evaporation Techniques |
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166 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Membrane-Based New Technologies |
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167 | (6) |
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4.5 Forward Osmosis for Water Treatment: Thermodynamic Modelling |
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173 | (10) |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Concentration Polarization in Osmotic Process |
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4.5.2.1 External Concentration Polarization |
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177 | (1) |
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4.5.2.2 Internal Concentration Polarization |
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4.5.3 Forward Osmosis Membranes |
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4.5.4 Modern Applications of Forward Osmosis |
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4.5.4.1 Wastewater Treatment and Water Purification |
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4.5.4.2 Concentrating Dilute Industrial Wastewater |
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181 | (1) |
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4.5.4.3 Concentration of Landfill Leachate |
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181 | (1) |
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4.5.4.4 Concentrating Sludge Liquids |
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182 | (1) |
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4.5.4.6 Water Reuse in Space Missions |
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182 | (1) |
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4.6 Pressure Retarded Osmosis for Power Generation: A Thermodynamic Analysis |
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4.6.1 What Is Pressure Retarded Osmosis? |
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4.6.2 Pressure Retarded Osmosis for Power Generation |
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4.6.3 Mixing Thermodynamics |
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186 | (1) |
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4.6.3.1 Gibbs Energy of Solutions |
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186 | (1) |
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4.6.3.2 Gibbs Free Energy of Mixing |
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187 | (1) |
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4.6.4 Thermodynamics of Pressure Retarded Osmosis |
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188 | (2) |
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4.6.5 Role of Membranes in Pressure Retarded Osmosis |
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190 | (1) |
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4.6.6 Future Prospects of Pressure Retarded Osmosis |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (9) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (6) |
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5 Modeling and Simulation for Membrane Gas Separation Processes |
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201 | (36) |
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201 | (1) |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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5.2 Industrial Applications of Membrane Gas Separation |
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205 | (5) |
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5.2.1 Air separation or Froauction or Uxygen and Nitrogen |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (4) |
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5.2.3 Carbon Dioxide Removal from Natural Gas and Syn Gas Purification |
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210 | (1) |
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5.3 Modeling in Membrane Gas Separation Processes |
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210 | (11) |
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5.3.1 Mathematical Modeling for Membrane Separation of a Gas Mixture |
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210 | (8) |
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5.3.2 Modeling in Acid Gas Separation |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (4) |
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5.4.1 Gas Treatment Modeling in Aspen HYSYS |
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222 | (3) |
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5.5 Modeling of Gas Separation by Hollow-Fiber Membranes |
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225 | (2) |
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227 | (1) |
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5.6.1 Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactors (HFMCs) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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229 | (8) |
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6 Gas Transport through Mixed Matrix Membranes (MMMs): Fundamentals and Modeling |
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237 | (20) |
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6.1 History of Membrane Technology |
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237 | (1) |
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6.2 Separation Mechanisms for Gases through Membranes |
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238 | (4) |
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6.3 Overview of Mixed Matrix Membranes |
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242 | (1) |
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6.3.1 Material and Synthesis of Mixed Matrix Membrane |
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242 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Performance Analysis of Mixed Matrix Membranes |
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242 | (1) |
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6.4 MMMs Performance Prediction Models |
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6.4.1 New Approaches for Performance Prediction of MMMs |
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246 | (1) |
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6.5 Future Trends and Conclusions |
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253 | (1) |
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7 Application of Molecular Dynamics Simulation to Study the Transport Properties of Carbon Nanotubes-Based Membranes |
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Maryam Ahntadzadeh Tofighy |
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258 | (1) |
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7.2 Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) |
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259 | (4) |
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263 | (2) |
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7.4 MD Simulations of CNTs and CNTs Membranes |
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265 | (6) |
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272 | (5) |
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8 Modeling of Sorption Behaviour of Ethylene Glycol-Water Mixture Using Flory-Huggins Theory |
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278 | (3) |
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281 | (8) |
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281 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Preparation and Cross-Linking of Membrane |
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281 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Determination of Membrane Density |
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8.2.4 Sorption of Pure Ethylene Glycol and Water in the Membrane |
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282 | (1) |
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8.2.5 Sorption of Binary Solution in the Membrane |
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282 | (1) |
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8.2.6 Model for Pure Solvent in PVA/PES Membrane Using F-H Equation |
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283 | (2) |
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8.2.7 Model for Binary EG-Water Sorption Using F-H Equation |
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285 | (4) |
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8.3 Results and Discussion |
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8.3.1 Sorption in the PVA-PES Membrane |
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8.3.2 Determination of F-H Parameters Between Water and Ethylene Glycol (Χw-EG) |
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8.3.3 Determination of F-H Parameters for Solvent and Nlembrane (Χwm and ΧEGM) |
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292 | (1) |
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8.3.4 Modeling of Sorption Behaviour Using F-H Parameters |
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298 | (1) |
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9 Artificial Intelligence Model for Forecasting of Membrane Fouling in Wastewater Treatment by Membrane Technology |
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301 | (26) |
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302 | (3) |
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9.1.1 Membrane Filtration in Wastewater Treatment |
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302 | (1) |
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9.1.2 Membrane Fouling in Membrane Bioreactors and its Control |
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302 | (2) |
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9.1.3 Models for Membrane Fouling Control |
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304 | (1) |
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9.1.4 Objectives of the Study |
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305 | (1) |
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9.2 Materials and Methods |
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305 | (3) |
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9.2.2 The AI Modeling in this Study |
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305 | (2) |
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9.3 Results and Discussion |
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308 | (12) |
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9.3.1 Membrane Fouling Prediction Based on AI Model |
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308 | (8) |
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9.3.2 Discussion on Using AI Model to Predict Membrane Fouling |
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316 | (4) |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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10 Membrane Technology: Transport Models and Application in Desalination Process |
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328 | (3) |
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10.2 Historical Background |
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10.3 Theoretical Background and Transport Models |
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10.3.1 Classical Solution Diffusion Model |
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336 | (3) |
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10.3.2 Extended Solution-Diffusion Model |
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339 | (2) |
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10.3.3 Modified Solution-Diffusion-Convection Model |
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341 | (1) |
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10.3.4 Pore Flow Model (PFM) |
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342 | (2) |
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10.3.5 Electrolyte Transport and Electrokinetic Models |
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344 | (2) |
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10.3.6 Kedem-Katchalsky Model - An Irreversible Thermodynamics Model |
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346 | (1) |
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10.3.7 Spiegler-Kedem Model |
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346 | (1) |
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10.3.8 Mixed-Matrix Membrane Models |
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347 | (1) |
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10.3.9 Thin Film Composite Membrane Transport Models |
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348 | (1) |
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10.3.10 Membrane Distillation |
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349 | (2) |
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10.4 Limitations of Current Membrane Technology |
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351 | (4) |
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10.4.1 External Concentration Polarisation |
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351 | (1) |
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10.4.2 Internal Concentration Polarisation |
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352 | (2) |
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10.4.3 External Concentration Polarisation Due to Membrane Biofouling |
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354 | (1) |
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10.5 Recent Advances of Membrane Technology in RO, FO, and PRO |
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355 | (5) |
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358 | (1) |
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10.5.2 Other Membrane Desalination Technologies |
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359 | (1) |
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10.5.2.1 Membrane Distillation |
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359 | (1) |
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10.5.2.2 Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) |
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360 | (1) |
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10.6 Techno-Economical Analysis |
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360 | (2) |
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362 | (1) |
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List of Abbreviations and Symbols |
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363 | (2) |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (1) |
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Index |
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