Water Treatment Membrane Processes [Paperback]

American Water Works Association (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070015597 | ISBN-13: 978-0070015593 | Publication Date: July 1, 1996 | Edition: 1

Best water filtration strategies for the '90s. Get the engineering savvy you need to capitalize on membrane technology for effective water filtration. Water Treatment Membrane Processes, by the American Water Works Association Research Foundation, enables you to use membrane filtration methods for purifying drinking water--and utilize new research for wastewater treatment. This richly illustrated guide shows you how to apply membrane processes in numerous water treatment applications. . .model membrane performance. . .and take charge of field evaluation and piloting. You'll see how to implement nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, and electrodialysis techniques--and make the most of membrane reactors, bioreactors and ion exchange membrane reactors.

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From the Back Cover

The definitive reference on this important method of water treatment! Experts agree that the use of membranes has emerged as a key means of water treatment in the 1990s and is likely to be the method of choice into the next century. This comprehensive book brings you the method of choice into the next century. This comprehensive information currently available in this rapidly growing and important new field. Prepared by a group of international experts, the book covers membrane filtration issues for drinking water as well as research on the purification treatment of wastewater. No other source will provide such detailed information on: Membrane applications; Categories of membrane technologies; Multiphase membrane processes; Reverse osmosis and nanfiltration index; Ultrafiltration and microfiltration; Electrodialysis; Field evaluation and piloting; Coagulation and a membrane separation. Sure to become a standard reference for the water supply professional, this authoritative book belongs on the shelf of all civil and environmental engineers.

About the Author

The leading organization of water management professionals in the United States, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) empaneled a committee of 23 experts to compile authoritative definitions and develop this dictionary. This special Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has worked since 1994 creating this unequaled reference. James M. Symons, Cullen Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at the University of Houston, served as Project Supervisor and Editor. AWWA has its headquarters in Denver, Colorado.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (July 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070015597
• ISBN-13: 978-0070015593
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,811,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)