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