Membrane technology encompasses the scientific processes used in the construction and application of membranes. Membranes are used to facilitate the transport...

particles. Membranes can be generally classified into synthetic membranes and biological membranes. Biological membranes include cell membranes (outer coverings...

Semipermeable membrane is a type of synthetic or biologic, polymeric membrane that allows certain molecules or ions to pass through it by osmosis. The...

An artificial membrane, or synthetic membrane, is a synthetically created membrane which is usually intended for separation purposes in laboratory or in...

sludge process. These technologies are now widely used for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. The two basic membrane bioreactor configurations...

A proton-exchange membrane, or polymer-electrolyte membrane (PEM), is a semipermeable membrane generally made from ionomers and designed to conduct protons...

by synthetic membranes made from polymers such as polyamide or cellulose acetate, or from ceramic materials. While polymeric membranes are economical...

nanofiltration so that the membrane's performance is degraded. It is a major obstacle to the widespread use of this technology. Membrane fouling can cause severe...

from atmospheric air with the help of membrane technology. The basis of gas media separation with the use of membrane systems is the difference in velocity...

operation of membrane systems is based on the principle of differential velocity with which various gas mixture components permeate membrane substance....

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), is a form of extracorporeal life support, providing prolonged cardiac and respiratory support to persons whose...

other membrane technology applications. RO differs from filtration in that the mechanism of fluid flow is reversed, as the solvent crosses membrane, leaving...

Hollow fiber membranes (HFMs) are a class of artificial membranes containing a semi-permeable barrier in the form of a hollow fiber. Originally developed...

concentration of the separated cation. Reverse electrodialysis is a technology based on membranes which gets electricity from a mixing of two water streams with...

Anaerobic membrane bioreactor or AnMBR is the name of a technology utilized in wastewater treatment. It is a technology in membrane filtration for biomass...

variety of membrane filtration in which forces such as pressure or concentration gradients lead to a separation through a semipermeable membrane. Suspended...

The barrer is a non-SI unit of permeability of gases used in the membrane technology and contact lens industry. It is named after the New Zealand-born...

upstream side, and nitrogen at the downstream side. As of 2016, membrane technology was reported as capable of producing 10 to 25 tonnes of 25 to 40%...

Its yield is about 1.2 times that of commercial proton-exchange membrane technology (6 A/cm2), and it does not require the use of expensive rare-earth...

membrane is a semi-permeable membrane that transports certain dissolved ions, while blocking other ions or neutral molecules. Ion-exchange membranes are...

Membrane emulsification (ME) is a relatively novel technique for producing all types of single and multiple emulsions for DDS (drug delivery systems),...

A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) is an assembled stack of proton-exchange membranes (PEM) or alkali anion exchange membrane (AAEM), catalyst and flat...

movement or diffusion of solvent molecules through a selectively-permeable membrane from a region of high water potential (region of lower solute concentration)...

Big Membrane Order for Chinese Seawater Desalination Plant - News". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2010. "Technology Review:...

nanotechnology, as with all membrane filter technology, is the cost and maintenance of the membranes used. Nanofiltration membranes are an expensive part of...

species.[vague] In membrane science and technology, concentration polarization refers to the emergence of concentration gradients at a membrane/solution interface...

A zeolite membrane is a synthetic membrane made of crystalline aluminosilicate materials, typically aluminum, silicon, and oxygen with positive counterions...

osmotic process that, like reverse osmosis (RO), uses a semi-permeable membrane to effect separation of water from dissolved solutes. The driving force...

pressure retarded osmosis (PRO). Both processes rely on osmosis with membranes. The key waste product is brackish water. This byproduct is the result...

side of a semi-permeable membrane, and a dialysate, or special dialysis fluid, flows by the opposite side. A semipermeable membrane is a thin layer of material...