Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment

<p>Water is a vital element for life and the environment. Water pollution has been</p><p>documented as a contributor to a wide range of health problems. In recent years the</p><p>water quality levels have suffered great deterioration because of rapid social and</p><p>economic development and because it is used to dump a wide range of pollutants.</p><p>This book entitled Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment contains featured</p><p>research papers dealing with recent developments and advances in all aspects related to</p><p>membranes for water and wastewater treatment: membrane processes combined</p><p>processes (including one membrane step) modified membranes new materials and the</p><p>possibility to reduce fouling and to improve the efficiency of enhanced processes. The</p><p>papers compiled in this Special Issue can be read as a response to the current needs and</p><p>challenges in membrane development for water and wastewater treatment.</p><p>Half of the research articles correspond to concrete and practical applications of the use</p><p>of membrane processes in different fields of the industry with the aim of treating and</p><p>conditioning water and wastewater. The studies reveal the treatment of industrial</p><p>streams mining recycled paper industry olive mill urban wastewater etc. Another</p><p>important percentage of studies are related to membrane modification processes with</p><p>the aim of obtaining new materials with better performance in the separation processes</p><p>thus describing the use of membranes modified with chitosan nanoparticles and other</p><p>organic compounds. This field also includes studies related to fouling and its modeling.</p>