Membranes

Part I. Polymer Synthesis for Membranes

1. Poly (Hexahydrotriazine) Membranes Prepared by Coupling Reaction Between Diamines and Aldehydes
Luis Fernando Alcocer-Márquez, Joaquín Palacios-Alquisira

2. Preparation and Characterization of Hybrid Membranes Based on Poly(Ether-b-Amide)
Héctor Iván Meléndez-Ortiz, Griselda Castruita-de León, Yibran Perera-Mercado, Jesús Alfonso Mercado-Silva, Bertha Puente-Urbina, Sandra García-Rodríguez, Luis Alfonso García-Cerda

3. Preparation of Membranes Based on Polysulfone (PSU) and Graphene Oxide (GrO) by Electrospinning
Yareni Aguilar-Costumbre, Juliette A. Lambert, Miguel A. Meléndez-Lira, Vladimir A. Escobar-Barrios

Part II. Ceramic Membranes

4. Sulfated TIO2–ZRO2 Membrane as Synthesized by Sol–Gel Method: Application in the Olefin Oligomerization
M. Torres-Rodríguez, L. López-Pérez, M. Gutiérrez-Arzaluz, V. Mugica-Álvarez

5. CO2/N2 Separation in Postcombustion Processes by Means of Alumina-Supported Ionic Liquid Membranes
Cinthia E. Sánchez-Fuentes, Natalya V. Likhanova, Miguel Torres Rodríguez, Diego Guzmán-Lucero, Juan Navarrete Bolaños, Diana Gómora-Herrera, Octavio Olivares-Xometl

6. Synthesis of Catalytic Membranes for the Oxidation of Organic Pollutants in Wastewater
M. Gutiérrez-Arzaluz, V. Mugica-Álvarez, M. Torres-Rodríguez

Part III. Theoretical Approaches

7. Ion Transport Through Biomimetic Nanochannel Membranes
Joel R. Fried

8. Synergies Between Pulsatile Flow and Spacer Filaments in Reverse Osmosis Modules
Gustavo Adolfo Fimbres-Weihs, Jesús Álvarez-Sánchez

9. Obtaining the Tortuosity Factor as a Function of Crystallinity in Polyethylene Membranes
L. F. Castillo, S. I. Hernández, V. Compañ

10. Three-Dimensional Modeling and Simulation of Multilayer Spacers for Spiral Wound Membrane Modules
Luis Mario González Rodríguez, Fernando Tiscareño Lechuga

Part IV. Applications of Membranes

11. Biofouling Studies on Thin Film Composite Membranes for Reverse Osmosis Desalination Processes
Griselda Evelia Romero-López, Jesús Alvarez-Sánchez, Sergio Santos-Villalobos, Gustavo Adolfo Fimbres-Weihs

12. Photo-Oxidation Treatment of the Reject Stream of a Nanofiltration Membrane System
Alma Chávez Mejía, Abraham Chávez Velasco, Paloma Zaragoza Sánchez, Blanca Jiménez Cisneros

13. Cleaning Strategies for a Membrane Bioreactor to Produce Permeate with a Quality Suitable for Indirect Reuse
Alma Chávez Mejía, D. González-Tenorio, B. Jiménez-Cisneros

Part V. Design of Membrane Processes

14. Effect of the Transport Properties on the Design of a Plant and on the Economy of the Sweetening Process of Natural Gas Using Membranes
Jorge F. Palomeque Santiago, Diego Javier Guzmán Lucero, Javier Guzmán Pantoja

Part VI. Forum on New Laboratories for Membrane Preparation

15. Fouling Modeling and Optimization of Membrane Module Design for Brackish and Seawater Desalination in the Mexican Pacific Coast: Project Description and Progress
Gustavo Adolfo Fimbres-Weihs, Jesús Álvarez-Sánchez, Eulises Villegas-Álvarez

16. Research on Polymer Membranes and Teaching Performed in UNAM Campus Morelia
Joel Vargas

Keywords: Materials Science, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Polymer Sciences