The Membrane Alternative Energy Implications for Industry Watt Committee Report Number 21 by J.A. Howell

The Membrane Alternative Energy Implications for Industry Watt Committee Report Number 21 by J.A. Howell By: J.A. Howell Publisher: routledge Print ISBN: 9781851664764, 1851664769 other ISBN: 9780203215777, 9781482296570, 1482296578 Edition: 1stThis book considers the uses of membrane technology in the chloralkali, water, food and biotechnology industries where the major effect of the technology is an improvement in product quality often allied to a saving in energy consumption. This Report is the result of a project of the WattCommittee on Energy which was asked to look intothe prospective use of membranes in the energy industriesand at the potential for energy conservationby using membrane technology. A team of specialistsprepared a series of papers which were presentedat a Consultative Conference held in March1989, where over 100 experts, from industries affectedby the technology, discussed the implicationsof membrane usage. The results of the presentationsand deliberations have been incorporated intoa series of papers which are published as this Reporton ?The Membrane Alternative?. The Reportconsiders the uses of membrane technology in thechlor-alkali, water, food and biotechnology industrieswhere the major effect of the technology is animprovement in product quality, often allied to asaving in overall energy consumption. The secondmajor section of the book covers the implicationsfor the power generation, oil and gas industries. Itis certain that major economies of energy utilisationcan be achieved by using membranes, although it islikely to be convenience and quality that are theoverall driving force for their introduction.