1. Separation and purification challenges

1.1 Membrane material and function

From the point of view of human applications, the use of membrane technologies is a recent phenomenon. 50 years ago, they played a minor role . Since then, their development as separative techniques has taken off in leaps and bounds, both in terms of the fields of activity targeted and the type of techniques themselves. This has only been possible thanks to advances in materials and new engineering concepts. An approach reminiscent of what happened in the...