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KUCERA--Reverse Osmosis: Design, Processes, and Applications for Engineers

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REVERSE OSMOSIS: Design, Processes, and Applications for Engineers

By Jane Kucera

ISBN: 978-0-470-61843-1; Hardcover; 393 pages, April 2010; John Wiley & Sons Inc. Publisher

About the Book:
Reverse osmosis is rapidly growing as a water treatment technology in applications such as recovering wastewater for reuse. But, even as the technology becomes more widespread, understanding of it lags behind. Reverse Osmosis: Design, Processes, and Applications for Engineers provides comprehensive coverage of the technology, covering the processes and equipment necessary to design, operate, and troubleshoot reverse osmosis systems. Written in clear, concise language, Reverse Osmosis: Design, Processes, and Applications for Engineers provides equipment manufacturers, and chemical and process engineers with the immediate ability to implement this emergent "green" technology.

Table of Contents
PART I: FUNDAMENTALS.
1. Introduction and History of Development.
2. Reverse Osmosis Principles.
3. Basic Terms and Definitions.
4. Membranes.
5. Basic Flow Patterns.
6. Reverse Osmosis Skid--with contributions by Mark Sadus. PART II: PRETREATMENT.
7. Water Quality Guidelines.
8. Techniques and Technologies.

PART III: SYSTEM DESIGN.
9. Design Considerations.
10. RO Design and Design Software.

PART IV: OPERATIONS.
11. On-Line Operations.
12. Performance Degradation.
13. Off-Line Operations.

PART V: TROUBLESHOOTING.
14. Troubleshooting.

PART VI: SYSTEM ENGINEERING.
15. Issues Concerning System Engineering.
16. Impact of Other Membrane Technologies.

PART VII FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.
17. Frequently Asked Questions.

About the Author:
Jane Kucera has a degreee in chemical engineering from UCLA and is a chemical engineer with 25 years experieence in the area of membrane technology. Jane began her work with membranes in the Seawater Laboratory at UCLA where she received her Master of Chemical Engineering degree in 1984. She worked for 7 years with Bend Research, where she worked on water re-use systems for the International Space Station. Ms. Kucera's subsequent career path is a "who's who" of the world's most respected companies working in water treatment, including GE and Siemens. She joined the Nalco Company in 2003, where she is a senior engineer with a variety of responsibilities. She has approximately 40 publications to her credit, including journal articles, presentations, and book chapters.