Membrane and Coating-Based Built Environmental Control Technologies

Membrane and Coating-Based Built Environmental Control Technologies addresses the urgent need for energy-saving and low-carbon solutions in the HVAC industry. With air conditioning accounting for a significant portion of energy consumption, this book explores technologies such as total heat recovery, air dehumidification, PM2.5 purification, and anti-frosting and anti-dewing. The utilization of membranes and coatings in these technologies has shown promising results in efficiency and indoor environment control. It provides a comprehensive overview of these advancements, including principles, material fabrications, performance analysis methods, and design guidelines.The book fills the gap in the market by offering an up-to-date reference that covers traditional and novel applications of membranes and coatings. It includes applications in areas like total heat recovery, air humidification and dehumidification, PM2.5 filtration, anti-frosting, and self-cleaning. It also provides mathematical models and numerical schemes to address heat and mass transfer challenges. Overall, it serves as a valuable resource for professionals, researchers, and students in the field of built environmental control technologies.- Introduces novel membrane and coating technologies and materials for indoor air treatment- Applies multi-scale multi-phase models to analyze and solve heat and mass transport in components, providing a comprehensive understanding of the processes involved- Summarizes performance optimization guidelines and development directions, offering valuable insights for engineers in designing HVAC equipment

Li-Zhi Zhang is a professor at the Key Lab of Heat Transfer and Energy Conversation at the South China University of Technology. He has worked with topics related to energy recovery and heat and mass transfer since 1992. His research interests include: membrane technologies; development of novel functional materials for built environment; self-cleaning surfaces. Professor Zhang has also authored more than 190 papers and 5 books internationally.Ronghui Qi works with falling films dehumidification technologies since 2000. Her research interests include: PEM dehumidification; humidity-to-energy conversion. She has been the principal investigators for numerous fundings like NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China, Elite young scholar project); etc. She has published more than 60 SCI papers in international journals. She is the associate editor for International Journal of Green Energy.Rongrong Cai workS with PM2.5 purification technologies since 2010. Her research interests include: PM2.5 purification technologies; superhydrophobic coating, anti-dusting. She has been the principal investigators for numerous fundings like NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China); etc. She has published more than 60 SCI papers in international journals. She was invited to write editorials and perspectives for journals like Energy and Indoor and Built Environment several times.Chuanshuai Dong works with desalination and dehumidification technologies since 2014. His research interests include: desalination and hollow fiber membrane technologies; falling film dehumidification. He has been the principal investigators for fundings like NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China); etc. He has published more than 40 SCI papers in international journals. He has been awarded several invention awards.

1. An Introduction to Membrane and coating based Built Environmental Control Technologies2. Membrane based total heat recovery3. Membrane based air humidification4. Membrane based air dehumidification5. Falling film solution air dehumidification6. PEM based air dehumidification7. Electret fiber electrospun membrane for PM2.5 filtration8. Superhydrophobic coatings for self cleaning9. Superhydrophobic coatings for anti frosting10. Membrane based solar driven desalination11. Membrane based humidity to electricity/H2 conversion