This publication presents the lectures given at the course on Advanced
Separation Technology for Industrial Waste Minimization: Environmental
and Analytical Aspects (13-15 October, 1992, Ispra, Italy) organized
jointly by the Technical University of Lisbon, University of Calabria
and the Environment Institute of the Joint Research Centre of the
Commission of the European Communities at Ispra. This course is
integrated in a programme for education and training in Advanced
Separation Technology for Industrial Waste Minimization supported by the
Community Action Programme for Education and Training for Technology
(COMETT II). The lecture material is based on case studies of importance
to textile, tanneries, pulp and paper, metal finishing and
electroplating, food, and other industries. Environmental regulations
have lead industrial engineers to search for more efficient, less energy
consuming and less waste producing processes. Membrane-based separation
processes contributed to recover water, raw materials and energy and to
achieve simultaneously pollution control. Along this book emphasis will
be given to this fast growing area of process technology.