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Part I Generality on arsenic, fluoride and uranium
1. Fluoride, uranium and arsenic: occurrence, mobility, chemistry, human health impacts and concerns Alberto Figoli, Jochen Bundschuh & Jan Hoinkis
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Fluoride
1.3 Uranium
1.4 Arsenic
Part II Traditional membrane processes
2. Arsenic removal by low pressure-driven membrane operations Alfredo Cassano
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Microfiltration and ultrafiltration
2.3 Arsenic removal by using microfiltration
2.4 Arsenic removal by using ultrafiltration
2.5 Conclusions¿
3. Fluoride and uranium removal by nanofiltration Stefan-Andr¿chmidt, Tiziana Marino, Catherine Aresipathi, Shamim-Ahmed Deowan, Priyanath N. Pathak, Prasanta Kumar Mohaptra, Jan Hoinkis & Alberto Figoli
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Common removal technologies
3.3 Removal of dissolved fluoride and uranium by NF
3.4 Conclusions and outlook
4. The use of reverse osmosis (RO) for removal of arsenic, fluoride and uranium from drinking water Priyanka Mondal, Anh Thi Kim Tran & Bart Van der Bruggen
4.1 Reverse osmosis: background and transport mechanism
4.2 Types of RO membranes
4.3 Membrane modules and their application
4.4 Reverse osmosis for arsenic, fluoride and uranium removal from water
4.5 Experimental study for removal of arsenic and fluoride from water by RO and loose RO membranes
4.6 Conclusion
5. Electro-membrane processes for the removal of trace toxic metal ions from water Svetlozar Velizarov, Adrian Oehmen, Maria Reis & Jo¿Crespo
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Case studies
5.3 Concluding remarks and future needs
6. Fluoride, arsenic and uranium removal from water using adsorbent materials and integrated membrane systems Hacene Mahmoudi, Noreddine Ghaffour & Mattheus Goosen
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Fluoride
6.3 Arsenic
6.4 Uranium
6.5 Concluding remarks and outlook
Part III New trends in materials and process development
7. Biosorbent materials and membranes for the treatment of toxic ions from water Mir Saeed Seyed Dorraji, Vahid Vatanpour & Abdolreza Mirmohseni
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Mechanism of metal biosorption and factors affecting its performance
7.3 Equilibrium models for bioadsorption process
7.4 Choice of metals for bioadsorption studies
7.5 Biosorbent materials as a precursor in membrane preparation
7.6 Hybrid of biosorption and membrane processes
7.7 Biofiltration
7.8 Bioadsorption of arsenic, uranium and fluoride
7.9 Conclusion
8. Liquid membrane separations of uranium Prasanta Kumar Mohapatra
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Liquid membranes
8.3 Liquid membrane separations using different extractants
8.4 Applications of liquid membranes for uranium recovery
8.5 Conclusion and perspectives
9. Supported liquid membrane technology in the removal and recovery of toxic ions from water Raffaele Molinari & Pietro Argurio
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Theory
9.3 SLM application in the removal and recovery of toxic ions from water
9.4 Conclusion
10. Polymer inclusion membranes for the separation of uranium and arsenic from dilute aqueous solutions Alexander M. St John, Spas D. Kolev & Cl¿ia Font¿BR>
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Extraction and separation of solutes
10.3 Separation of uranium
10.4 Separation of arsenic
10.5 Conclusion and outlook
11. Removal of arsenic by nanofiltration: a case study on novel membrane materials Jianfeng Song, Xue-Mei Li, Claudia Ursino, Alberto Figoli & Tao He
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Nanofiltration (NF)
11.3 Removal of arsenic by nanofiltration
11.4 High performance NF membranes
11.5 Cost evaluation
11.6 Summary and outlook
12. Fate and removal of trace metals/metalloids and fluoride from urban wastewater by membrane bioreactors: pilot and full-scale experiences Evina Katsou, Simos Malamis, Franco Cecchi & Francesco Fatone
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Myths and realities about MBR
12.3 Occurrence, fate and removal of trace metals, metalloids and fluoride
12.4 Conclusion
13. Membrane distillation for the treatment of waters contaminated by arsenic, fluoride and uranium Alessandra Criscuoli & Maria Concetta Carnevale
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Traditional treatments
13.3 Application of the membrane distillation technique
13.4 Synthesis of the literature results
13.5 Conclusions and remarks
14. Removal of inorganic and organic trace contaminants by forward osmosis membranes Qianhong She & Chuyang Y. Tang
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Fundamentals of mass transport and solute rejection in FO
14.3 Removal of organic contaminants by FO membranes
14.4 Removal of inorganic contaminants by FO membranes
14.5 Conclusions and outlook Subject index Book series page