Membrane Technology and Applications:

Journal of Membrane Science, 23 (1985) 111 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V., Amsterdam - Printed in The Netherlands

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Book Review Membrane Technology and Applications: An Assessment, by Stephen A. Leeper, et al., EG&G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.A., prepared for the U.S. Department of Energy under DOE Contract No. DE-AC07761D01570, February 1984. Available from the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Virginia, U.S.A. (Report No. DE84009000), 131 pages, $14.75. We want to call the attention of our readers to this extensive report on membrane technology. Stephen Leeper and coworkers have done an excellent job in compiling information relevant to membrane technology, particularly as it applies to energy conservation in several key industries. As assessment of the technology, its opportunities and deficiencies are also included. The report is very weii referenced. Any serious practitioner in the fieid wiii want to have this report. Here is the Table of Contents: Overview

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Report Overview Membrane Technology Overview

Membrane Technology 3. Concepts, Terms, and Operations

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Membrane Materials Systems Equipment Process Engineering

Applications

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in Industry

Mining, Primary Metal Recovery, and Fabricated Metal Products Food Processing Textile and Leather Products Pulp and Paper Products Hydrocarbon Extraction and Refining Industrial Inorganic Chemicals Industrial Organic Chemicals Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology Industry Medical and Health Care Domestic, Municipal, and Commercial Water Treatment Energy Conversion

Assessment of Membrane Technology 18. Application Opportunities

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and Applications

Membrane Technology Deficiencies Conclusions H.K. LONSDALE