Boron Separation Processes

The impending crisis posed by water stress and poor sanitation represents one of greatest human challenges for the 21st century, and membrane technology has emerged as a serious contender to confront the crisis. Yet, whilst there are countless texts on wastewater treatment and on membrane technologies, none address the boron problem and separation processes for boron elimination. Boron Separation Processes fills this gap and provides a unique and single source that highlights the growing and competitive importance of these processes. For the first time, the reader is able to see in one reference work the state-of-the-art research in this rapidly growing field. The book focuses on four main areas:
- Effect of boron on humans and plants
- Separation of boron by ion exchange and adsorption processes
- Separation of boron by membrane processes
- Simulation and optimization studies for boron separation
- Provides in one source a state-of-the-art overview of this compelling area
- Reviews the environmental impact of boron before introducing emerging boron separation processes
- Includes simulation and optimization studies for boron separation processes
- Describes boron separation processes applicable to specific sources, such as seawater, geothermal water and wastewater

1. Boron in the EnvironmentFyodor S. Kot2. The Chemistry of Boron in WaterVictor Kochkodan, Nawaf Bin Darwish, Nidal Hilal3. Risk Assessment of Borates in Occupational SettingsYalçin Duydu, Nursen Basaran, Hermann M. Bolt4. Ion Exchange Borate KineticsJidong Lou, Gary L. Foutch5. Separation and Recovery of Boron From Various Resources Using Chelate AdsorbentsKazuharu Yoshizuka, Syouhei Nishihama6. Adsorption of Boron by Minerals, Clays, and SoilsTomasz Ko_zlecki, Izabela Polowczyk7. Iminobis-Alkylene Diol Function as Alternative Boron-Chelating Group: Its Incorporation into Various Polymer Topologies for Removal of Trace Boron Via Direct Sorption and Polymer-Enhanced UltrafiltrationHasan Zerze, Levent Yilmaz, H. Onder Ozbelge, Niyazi Bicak8. Boron Removal Using MembranesViatcheslav (Slave) Freger, Hilla Shemer, Abraham (Avi) Sagiv, Raphael Semiat9. Boron Removal From Seawater Using Reverse Osmosis Integrated ProcessesNalan Kabay, Marek Bryjak10. Boron Removal From Water by SorptioneMembrane Filtration Hybrid ProcessMarek Bryjak, Nalan Kabay11. Boron Removal Using Ion Exchange MembranesPiotr Dydo, Marian Turek12. Boron Removal From Geothermal Water Using Membrane ProcessesNalan Kabay13. Basic Principles of Simulating Boron Removal in ReverseOsmosis ProcessesJae-Hong Kim, Pyung-Kyu Park14. Single SWRO Pass Boron Removal at High pH: Prospects and ChallengesOded Nir, Ori Lahav15. Seawater Reverse Osmosis Permeate: Comparative Evaluation of Boron Removal TechnologiesAmos Bick, Gideon Oron16. Hybrid AdsorptioneMicrofiltration Process with Plug Flow of Microparticulate Adsorbent for Boron RemovalMarek Blahu_siak, _Stefan Schlosser, Nalan Kabay17. Boron Uptake from Aqueous Solution by Chelating Adsorbents: A Statistical Experimental Design ApproachEsra Bilgin Simsek, Bahire Filiz Senkal, Ulker Beker