Membrane Separation

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April 2008

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Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Types of Membranes
  • Polymeric Membranes
  • Liquid Membranes
  • Ceramic Membranes
  • Metal Membranes
  • Smart Membranes
• Membrane Characteristics
  • Membrane Configuration
  • Pore Sizes and Materials
• Separation Techniques
• Membrane Fouling

Commercial Development Parameters

• Demand Factors
• General Constraints
• Synergistic Technologies
• Competing Technologies
• Required Resources
• Regulatory Factors

Areas to Monitor

• Water Shortages and Desalination Opportunities
• Escalating Energy Costs
• Smart Membranes
• Advances in Biotechnology
• Membrane Reactors
• Fouling-Resistant Membranes
• Energy Applications
• Advances in Medical Membranes
• Advances in Membrane Research

Implications of Commercialization

• Membranes Find Greater Use in Water Purification
• Desalination Continues to Grow
• Membrane Systems Improve
• Diverse Membrane-Separation Markets Emerge

Opportunities

• Water Applications
  • Desalination
  • Water Purification
  • Wastewater Processing
  • Point-of-Use Water Purification
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Food and Agriculture Applications
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Medical Applications
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Gas-Separation Applications
  • Air Separation
  • Hydrogen Separation
  • Carbon Dioxide Separation
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Chemical and Energy Applications
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities

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