[Report] Membrane Separation--Growth Opportunities in Petro TOC

What Is Membrane Separation: Definitions of Some Key Words; Sorting by Pore Size; More Separation Processes
Applications of Membrane Separation: Water Purification: From Potable to Ultrapure; Industrial Applications
Advantages: Reduction in Operating Costs; Energy Savings; Environmental Advantages
History of Membrane Separation: Early Work; Serious Membrane Separation R&D Begins; Reverse Osmosis is Invented

Membrane Modules: Membrane Modules; Hollow Fiber
Plate and Frame: Spiral Wound; Membrane Adsorbers; Molecular Sieves; Principles of Membrane Separation; Reverse Osmosis
Microfiltration; Ultrafiltration; and Nanofiltration: Dialysis; Flow Patterns Used in Membrane Separation; Membrane Compositions; Polymers; Ceramics; Metals
Computer Based Tools: Computer Based Tools

Market Driving Forces: Need for Pure/Clean Water; Environmental Concerns; Medical Applications; Economic Advantages
Regulatory Issues: Clean Water; Clean Air and Global Warming
Major Markets: Water; Dairy; Food and Beverage; Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals; Natural Gas; Oil; and Petrochemicals; Gas Separation; Medical Applications
Emerging Markets: Fuel Cells; Advanced Batteries; and Other Energy Sources; Pollution Controls; Bottled Water; Medical Devices
Market Challenges: Competing Technologies; Membrane Fouling; Membrane Robustness; Cost of R&D

Water; Wastewater Processing and Water Reuse: CANDESAL International Corporation; Hydranautics/ Nitto Denko; Zenon Environmental Inc.
Gas Separation/ Fuel Cells: Air Liquide/MEDAL; Compact Membrane Systems Inc.; Foster-Miller Inc.; Praxair Inc.; REB Research and Consulting
Hydrocarbon Processing/ Petrochemicals/ Oil & Gas: Davison Membranes/ W. R. Grace & Co; Membrane Technology & Research Inc.; NATCO Group: Cynara Membrane Systems
Life Sciences/ Biotechnology/ Pharmaceutical: Alung Technologies Inc.; Baxter Healthcare Corporation/Baxter International Inc.; Millipore Corporation
Research & Development: Eltron Research Inc.; eSpin Technologies Inc.; ExxonMobil Research and Engineering; Kiwa N.V. Water Research; InnovaTek Inc.; PTI Advanced Filtration Inc.; QinetiQ; TNO Environment; Energy; and Process Innovation
Multiple Markets: CeraMem Corporation; Pall Corporation; Sulzer Chemtech Membrane Systems

Government Supported Laboratories: Argonne National Laboratory; CEA-Grenoble; Technology Research Division; GKSS Forschungszentrum Geesthacht GmbH; Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC); National Research Council Canada; U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Water Treatment Engineering and Research Group
University R&D: Georgia Institute of Technology; School of Chemical Engineering; McMaster University; Department of Chemistry; Middle East and North Africa (MENA) University and Research Outreach Program; Northwestern University; Department of Mechanical Engineering; Pennsylvania State University; Department of Chemical Engineering; Technion; Israel Institute of Technology; Chemical Engineering Department; University of California; Riverside; Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering; University of Glasgow; Department of Mechanical Engineering; University of Kentucky; College of Engineering; Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering; University of Nevada; Department of Civil Engineering; University of Twente; European Membrane Institute Twente

Case Studies: Emergency Response Water Treatment; Membrane Treatment of Oil Field Produced Water; Putting an End to Cork-taint
Projects: Six Million Gallons Per Day from Lake Erie; Water for a Remote Saudi Village; World's Largest MF Plant in Victoria; Australia

References and Contact Information: Useful URLs; Organizations; Government Websites; Contact Information
Patents and Glossary: Patents; Glossary

Membrane Separation--Growth Opportunities in Petrochemicals; Pharmaceuticals; Wastewater Treatment; Gas Separation; and Other Expanding Sectors