Modeling and Simulation of Industrial and Environmental Processes with Membranes

Dear Colleagues,

Process modeling and simulation have extensively been used for the design, control, optimal operation, and improvement of chemical processes. The use of simulation in the preliminary phases of the process design can lead to significant cost and waste reduction of the real process. Process simulators are efficient tools that facilitate the simulation procedure. However, different to unit operations in which separation is determined by equilibrium, the description of the performance of the membrane units is based many times on empirical data or specific models that are not usually included in a conventional process simulator.

This Special Issue is devoted to the state of the art of modeling and simulation techniques applied to processes including membranes. It covers all the aspects associated to the simulation procedure from the microscale to the coupled process, with special interest in the integration of the membrane model with other units in processes involving recirculation. Purely membrane processes are also welcome when the focus lies in the simulation procedures of the behavior of the industrial scale process. The modeling and simulation of hybrid units including membranes such as membrane reactors also falls within the scope of the issue. Valuable application examples and reviews are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. José M. Gozálvez-Zafrilla
Guest Editor

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