Membrane Technologies for Biohydrogen Production and Purification

Membrane Technologies for Biohydrogen Production and Purification: Current Trends and Future Developments in Bio-Membranes focuses on the introduction, analysis, and application of membrane technologies for biohydrogen production, purification, storage, and transport. The book provides comprehensive coverage of emerging membrane-based technologies for the production and purification of biohydrogen by integrated engineering approaches with a special focus on novel membrane-based techniques for maximizing biohydrogen yields. It details recent developments in materials, design, and engineering aspects of membranes-assisted biohydrogen technology, illustrating their advantages over conventional systems, improved performance, and industry potential. The book sheds light and gives a broad, but very detailed, view from the point of view of scientists, researchers, students, and industrial engineers working in the field of biohydrogen and its technology transfer from laboratory to industry. It also includes an exclusive chapter on case studies of pilot-scale demonstrations of membrane-assisted biohydrogen production and purification, assuring the industrial potential of the book's topic. This makes it a key reference for experts and R&D managers interested in the industrial development of biohydrogen production as well as academic researchers and postgraduate students working in the wider areas of membrane technology and biohydrogen technology. - Emphasizes significance and impacts of deploying bio-hydrogen at an industrial scale - Discusses in detail different membrane-based technologies for bio-hydrogen production - Resumes advanced 2D materials and integrated membrane systems for simultaneous biohydrogen production and purification - Reviews membrane technologies for biohydrogen storage and transportation - Highlights prospective pilot scale studies of membranes-assisted biohydrogen technology showcasing their industrial potential

1. Introduction to membrane technology for biohydrogen2. Biohydrogen production techniques3. Role of membranes in biohydrogen technology4. Membrane bioreactors for biohydrogen5. Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) for biohydrogen production6. Microbial electrolysis for biohydrogen production7. Electrodialysis membrane for biohydrogen production8. Polymeric membranes for biohydrogen technology9. Non-porous polymeric membranes for biohydrogen purification10. Ionic liquid membranes for biohydrogen purification11. Advanced 2D materials for biohydrogen purification 12. Membrane technology for hydrogen storage and transport13. Membrane for Microbial fuel cells14. Pilot scale studies for membranes in biohydrogen technology