Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Membranes for Water Purification
Priya Banerjee, Sandipan Bhattacharya, Rasel Das, Papita Das, Aniruddha Mukhopadhyay
Random and rampant urbanization have rendered one third of the global population vulnerable to water scarcity. For mitigating this problem, membrane technology has been widely investigated for desalination as well as reuse and reclamation of wastewater. Polymeric membranes have reportedly displayed significantly lower consumption of energy with potential self-cleansing and antifouling. Application of microporous and ultraporous polymeric membranes for water purification has been vividly discussed herein. The diverse facets of water treatment technologies using polymeric membranes compiled herein will facilitate all potential readers like academicians, environmentalists, industrialists and membrane technologists, and to address the water scarcity challenges of our society.
Keywords
Polymers, Biopolymers, Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration, Emerging Pollutants, Desalination
Published online , 36 pages
Citation: Priya Banerjee, Sandipan Bhattacharya, Rasel Das, Papita Das, Aniruddha Mukhopadhyay, Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Membranes for Water Purification, Materials Research Foundations, Vol. 113, pp 33-68, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644901632-3
Part of the book on Polymeric Membranes for Water Purification and Gas Separation
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