Membrane Technology for Environmental Remediation: From Principles to Applied Solutions

A definitive, practice-ready guide that unifies advanced membranes, nanomaterials, and smart control to solve real environmental problems at scale

Membrane Technology for Environmental Remediation: From Principles to Applied Solutions distills state-of-the-art membrane science into actionable engineering and maps the path from materials and mechanisms to field deployment. The text explores the core challenges of water scarcity, persistent pollution, and sustainable resource recovery, showing how to design, optimize, and operate systems that deliver measurable remediation outcomes.

Covering synthesis and characterization, transport and selectivity, and the engineering of multi-functional membranes, the book integrates catalytic, stimuli-responsive, and conductive architectures with AI-enabled operational intelligence. It connects fundamentals to applications – RO/UF/NF, bioreactors, anti-fouling strategies, and circular-economy recovery – culminating in design playbooks for robust, scalable treatment. Readers will find a rigorous survey of the landscape and a clear line of sight to implementation, as well as up-to-date discussions of:

• End-to-end system design: From material selection and fabrication to module integration, process control, and performance validation across drinking water, industrial effluents, and resource recovery
• Function-integrated membranes: Catalytic layers for in-situ degradation, stimuli-responsive surfaces for adaptive selectivity, and conductive matrices leveraging electrochemical oxidation/reduction for fouling control
• Optimization under constraints: Practical guidance to balance permeability, selectivity, stability, and lifecycle cost while addressing global water scarcity and compliance targets
• AI and smart operations: Data-driven monitoring, fouling prediction, and adaptive control strategies that enhance uptime, energy efficiency, and overall treatment reliability

Perfect for environmental scientists, chemical and environmental engineers, nanotechnology specialists, and water treatment professionals, Membrane Technology for Environmental Remediation will also benefit policymakers and advanced students seeking a rigorous, application-oriented reference.

Prof. Liguo Shen received his Ph.D. degree from University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Joint Ph.D. of Max Planck Institute, Germany) in 2014. He is a professor in the College of Geography and Environmental Sciences of Zhejiang Normal University. His research interests are membrane bioreactor (MBR), membrane modification, and membrane separation technology for water treatment. He has published more than 200 SCI papers, including over 20 highly cited papers and 10 hot papers, which have been cited more than 11000 times, with an h-index of 66. He’s a recipient of the IAAM Advanced Materials Laureate, the Ministry of Education Prize in Natural Sciences, the Zhejiang Province Natural Science Award, and the Outstanding Young Scientist Award of the Province.

Prof. Hongjun Lin is the Dean of the College of Geography and Environmental Sciences at Zhejiang Normal University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests are membrane separation technology, catalysis and mechanism research. He has published over 480 SCI papers with over 30000 citations, and has an h-index of 97.

Saleem Raza, PhD earned his doctorate from the Beijing University of Chemical Technology. He is an Associate Professor at Zhejiang Normal University. His research interests include advanced nanomaterials, membranes, and photocatalysis for environmental and energy applications. He has authored numerous articles contributing to sustainable water treatment and renewable energy technologies. He has published over 100 papers, with an h-index of 31.

Cheng Chen, PhD earned his doctorate from Zhejiang University in 2021. He is now an Associate Professor at Zhejiang Normal University. He is engaged in the design and preparation of smart-responsive membrane materials, multifunctional membrane separation coupling technology and nanofiltration membrane separation and mass transfer mechanism. He has published over 91 papers, with an h-index of 34.