Membrane engineering in the circular economy : renewable sources valorization in energy and downstream processing in agro-food industry / Adolfo Iulianelli [and three others], editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Iulianelli, Adolfo, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agricultural wastes as fuel.

Circular economy.

Membranes (Technology)--Automation.

Membranes (Technology).

Waste Management.

Membranes, Artificial.

Bioengineering.

Medical Subjects:

Waste Management.

Membranes, Artificial.

Bioengineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (579 pages)

Other Title:

Renewable sources valorization in energy and downstream processing in agro-food industry

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2022]

Summary:

Membrane Engineering in the Circular Economy: Renewable Sources Valorization in Energy and Downstream Processing in Agro-food Industry describes the modification of the general concept of "waste," including waste valorization as added-value products that are useful for energy production and biotechnology industries. Speaking to the relevance of this new vision, the book highlights the fundamentals of membrane operations in the exploitation of renewable sources for energy production and the valorization of agro-food waste at the industrial level.

Contents:

Front Cover

Membrane Engineering in the Circular Economy

Copyright Page

Contents

List of contributors

Preface

1 Membrane engineering and renewable energy in the circular economy

1 Introduction to the fundamentals of the membrane engineering

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Pressure-driven membrane processes

1.2.1 Microfiltration

1.2.2 Ultrafiltration

1.2.3 Nanofiltration

1.2.4 Reverse osmosis

1.2.5 Membrane gas separation

1.3 Membrane contactors

1.3.1 Membrane distillation

1.3.2 Membrane crystallization

1.3.3 Membrane emulsification

1.3.4 Membrane dryers

1.3.5 Membrane condensers

1.4 Membrane reactors

1.4.1 Inert membrane reactors

1.4.2 Catalytic membrane reactors

1.5 Membrane bioreactors

1.6 Conclusions and future trends

Nomenclature

Symbols

References

2 The impact of membrane engineering in the circular economy

2.1 Introduction: from linear to circular economy. An historical overview

2.2 Membrane engineering today

2.2.1 Production systems, separations processes, and membranes

2.2.2 Membranes as a key technology for sustainable production

2.2.3 The continuing development of membrane engineering

2.3 Place and role of membrane engineering in a circular economy

2.3.1 Renewable feedstocks

2.3.2 Energy sources and requirement

2.3.3 Production processes

2.3.4 Environmental and safety issues

2.3.5 Integrated systems

2.4 Challenges and prospects

2.4.1 Breakthrough materials performances

2.4.2 New membrane modules production technologies

2.4.3 Looking for alternative driving forces

2.4.4 Toward a revolution in process engineering tools

2.5 Conclusion and future trends

3 The zero-waste economy: from food waste to industry

3.1 Introduction.

3.2 Circular economy-definitions, aspects, applications, and advantages

3.2.1 Circular economy definitions

3.2.2 Linear economy versus circular economy: linear economy disadvantages and circular economy benefits

3.2.3 Material flows in circular economy

3.3 The zero waste target: food lost and waste valorization

3.4 Membrane technology to improve circular economy in food industry

3.4.1 Membrane processes for the recovery of products with high added value from waste

3.4.2 Integrated membrane systems on wastewater fractionation

3.4.3 Economic and environmental aspects of the membrane system

3.5 Conclusions and future trends

4 Circular economy in selected wastewater treatment techniques

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Water situation

4.3 Circular economy in the water sector

4.4 Applications, benefits, and obstacles to water reuse

4.5 Water recovery from wastewater

4.6 Energy, fertilizer, and other products from wastewater

4.7 Potentialities of membrane desalination technologies for a circular water economy

4.8 Conclusions and future trends

5 Membrane engineering in gas separation

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Principle of gas separation through membrane

5.2.1 Gas separation through porous and dense membrane

5.2.2 Gas separation through polymeric membrane system

5.2.3 Gas separation through composite membrane system

5.2.4 Gas separation through mixed matrix membrane system

5.3 Nanomaterials for gas separation

5.3.1 Metal-organic framework based membrane

5.4 Conclusions and future trends

List of symbols

Acknowledgments

6 Hydrogen and renewable energy: the role of membrane reactor technology

6.1 Introduction to membrane reactors

6.1.1 Membrane type

6.1.1.1 Membrane nature.

6.1.1.2 Membrane housing

6.1.1.3 Membrane separation regime

6.1.2 Membrane reactor configurations

6.1.3 Comparison of membrane reactor and conventional reactor

6.2 Hydrogen production using membrane reactors through the utilization of renewable resources

6.3 Synthetic fuel production using membrane reactors through the utilization of renewable resources

6.4 Conclusions and future trends

2 Biorefinery by membrane separation technology

7 Renewable sources to biorefineries, biomass conversion, and membrane technology

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Basis concepts of biorefineries

7.2.1 Renewable and waste materials as new feedstocks

7.2.2 Conversion technologies in biorefineries

7.2.3 Optimization and efficiency

7.3 Membrane technology in biorefineries

7.3.1 Synthetic membranes

7.3.1.1 Organic membranes

7.3.1.2 Inorganic membranes

7.3.2 Catalytic membrane reactors

7.3.2.1 Inorganic membrane reactors

7.4 Membrane bioreactors (MBR)

7.5 Conclusions and future trends

8 Agro-food wastes: new sources of antioxidants

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Agro-food wastes

8.3 Antioxidants from agro-food wastes

8.3.1 Phenolic compounds

8.3.2 Lipids and vitamins

8.3.2.1 Terpenes

8.3.2.2 Carotenoids

8.3.2.3 Tocopherols

8.3.3 Proteins and peptides

8.4 Potential applications of antioxidants recovered from food waste and by-products

8.5 Conclusions and future trends

9 Membrane-based biorefinery in agro-food wastewater processing

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Recovery of added-value compounds from agro-food wastewaters

9.2.1 Licorice wastewaters

9.2.2 Artichoke wastewaters

9.2.3 Wine industry wastewaters

9.3 Conclusions and future trends

Nomenclature.

References

10 Pervaporation and membrane distillation technology in biorefinery

10.1 Principles of pervaporation technology

10.2 Pervaporation in biorefinery

10.3 Pervaporation applications in biorefinery

10.3.1 Pervaporation for bioalcohol recovery

10.3.2 Pervaporation for bioalcohol dehydration

10.3.3 Pervaporation in lignocellulosic biorefinery

10.4 Principles of membrane distillation technology

10.4.1 Direct contact membrane distillation

10.4.2 Air gap membrane distillation

10.4.3 Sweeping gas membrane distillation

10.4.4 Vacuum membrane distillation

10.5 Membrane distillation in bioethanol production

10.5.1 Membrane distillation bioreactor for bioethanol production

10.6 Conclusions and future trends

11 Seafood processing by-products by membrane processes

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Seafood processing by-products and membrane technologies

11.3 Membrane processes and seafood protein hydrolysates

11.4 Membrane processes and fish oils and fatty acids

11.5 Membrane processes and chitooligosaccharides

11.6 Recovery of other valuable compounds (flavors, enzymes, pigments) from seafood processing wastewaters by membrane proc...

11.7 Conclusions and future trends

12 Sustainable use of tomato pomace for the production of high added value food, feed, and nutraceutical products

12.1 Introduction

12.2 The flowchart of the production of tomato concentrates and tomato pomace

12.3 The chemical composition and the bioactivity of tomato pomace

12.3.1 Tomato pomace composition

12.3.2 The main nutritional constituents of tomato pomace

12.3.2.1 The lycopene and the other natural antioxidants of tomato pomace

12.3.2.2 The dietary fibers of tomato pomace

12.3.2.3 The protein content of tomato pomace.

12.3.2.4 The fat (oil) content of tomato pomace

12.3.2.5 The mineral (ash) content of tomato pomace

12.4 Utilization of tomato pomace toward producing high added value products

12.4.1 Production of animal feed

12.4.2 Production of various foodstuffs with incorporation of tomato pomace or its components

12.4.2.1 Bakery, pasta, and snack products

12.4.2.2 Meat products

12.4.2.3 Dairy products

12.4.2.4 Tomato paste, ketchup, and dietary jam production

12.4.2.5 Oil products enriched by tomato pomace bioactives

12.4.3 Production of bioactive products by using tomato pomace

12.4.3.1 Extraction of lycopene and carotenoids from tomato pomace and its components

12.4.3.2 Production of enzymes by using tomato pomace as raw materials

12.4.3.3 Production of tomato seed protein and amino acids

12.4.3.4 Production of soluble dietary fiber and pectin

12.4.3.5 Production of tomato seed oil

12.4.3.6 Production of miscellaneous bioactive products

12.5 Conclusions and future trends

3 Case studies

13 Advanced membrane-based processes for biogas upgrading

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Current technologies for biogas purification to biomethane

13.2.1 Membranes

13.2.2 Physical and chemical absorption

13.2.3 Pressure swing adsorption

13.3 Membranes for biogas separation

13.3.1 Polymeric membranes

13.3.2 Zeolite membranes

13.3.3 Mixed matrix membranes

13.4 Multistage membrane systems for biogas upgrading

13.4.1 Performance maps for multistage plant design

13.5 Process intensification metrics

13.6 Current applications of membranes in biogas upgrading at industrial-scale

13.7 Conclusions and future trends

Acknowledgements

14 Sustainable and green bio-ethanol purification for biofuel production via membrane engineering.

14.1 Introduction.

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Other Format:

Print version: Iulianelli, Adolfo Membrane Engineering in the Circular Economy

ISBN:

9780323885522

0323885527