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Front Cover -- Polymer Nanocomposite Membranes for Pervaporation -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- 1 Polymer nanocomposite membranes for pervaporation: an introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Basic principles of pervaporation -- 1.2.1 Solution-diffusion model -- 1.2.2 Pore flow model -- 1.2.3 Permeability: a normalized flux -- 1.2.4 Selectivity: an intrinsic membrane properties -- 1.3 Membranes for pervaporation -- 1.3.1 Inorganic membranes -- 1.3.2 Mixed matrix membranes -- 1.3.3 Polymer membranes -- 1.4 Factors affecting the pervaporation

1.4.1 Pressure -- 1.4.2 Concentration polarization and partition coefficient -- 1.4.3 Temperature -- 1.4.4 Membrane thickness -- 1.5 Advantages of separation using pervaporation process -- 1.6 Conclusions -- References -- 2 Nanocellulose/polymer nanocomposite membranes for pervaporation application -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Design and choice of membrane materials for pervaporation -- 2.2 Nanocellulose isolation methods -- 2.3 Nanocellulose/polymer nanocomposite membranes for pervaporation application -- 2.3.1 Cellulose-polydimethylsiloxane blends for pervaporation

2.3.2 Cellulose/poly(vinyl alcohol) membranes for pervaporation -- 2.3.3 Cellulose acetate/polyacrylonitrile membranes for pervaporation -- 2.3.4 C60-filled ethyl cellulose hybrid membranes for pervaporation -- 2.3.5 Cellulose acetate membrane filled with metal oxide particles for pervaporation -- 2.3.6 Ethyl cellulose reinforced with natural zeolite membranes for evaporation -- 2.3.7 Ethyl cellulose membranes for pervaporation of water, hydrazine, and monomethyl hydrazine -- 2.3.8 Blend membranes of sodium alginate and (hydroxyethyl) cellulose for pervaporation

2.3.9 Ethyl cellulose reinforced with TiO2 membranes for pervaporation -- 2.3.10 Bacterial cellulose/alginate blend membranes for pervaporation -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Biobased (nanochitin, nanochitosan) polymer nanocomposite membranes and their pervaporation applications -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Pervaporation of chitin and chitosan membranes -- 3.3 Chitin membranes -- 3.4 Chitosan membranes -- 3.4.1 Modified chitosan membranes for pervaporation -- 3.4.2 Chitosan/organic membranes -- 3.4.2.1 Chitosan/polybenzoimidazole membrane

3.4.2.2 Chitosan/poly(n-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) membrane -- 3.4.2.3 Chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol membrane -- 3.4.2.4 Chitosan/poly(acrylic acid) membrane -- 3.4.2.5 Chitosan/polyvinyl sulfate membrane -- 3.4.2.6 Chitosan/sodium alginate membrane -- 3.4.2.7 Chitosan/cellulose membrane -- 3.4.2.8 Chitosan/carrageenan membrane -- 3.4.2.9 Chitosan/gelatin membrane -- 3.4.2.10 Chitosan/glutaraldehyde membrane -- 3.4.2.11 Chitosan/polyaniline membrane -- 3.4.3 Chitosan/inorganic membranes -- 3.4.3.1 Chitosan/clay membrane -- 3.4.3.2 Chitosan/titanium dioxide membrane

3.4.3.3 Chitosan/ferric oxide membrane

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