Boron Separation Processes

The impending crisis posed by water stress and poor sanitation represents one of greatest human challenges for the 21st century, and membrane technology has emerged as a serious contender to confront the crisis. Yet, whilst there are countless texts on wastewater treatment and on membrane technologies, none address the boron problem and separation processes for boron elimination. Boron Separation Processes fills this gap and provides a unique and single source that highlights the growing and competitive importance of these processes. For the first time, the reader is able to see in one reference work the state-of-the-art research in this rapidly growing field. The book focuses on four main areas: Effect of boron on humans and plantsSeparation of boron by ion exchange and adsorption processesSeparation of boron by membrane processesSimulation and optimization studies for boron separation.

Front Cover; Boron Separation Processes; Copyright; CONTENTS; EDITORS' PREFACE; SECTION 1-BORON IN THE ENVIRONMENT; SECTION 2-REMOVAL OF BORON BY ION EXCHANGE AND ADSORPTION PROCESSES; SECTION 3-REMOVAL OF BORON BY MEMBRANE PROCESSES; SECTION 4-SIMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION STUDIES; CONTRIBUTORS; Chapter 1 -- Boron in the Environment; 1.1 BORON HISTORY, SOURCES, CHEMISTRY, AND APPLICATIONS; 1.2 BORON SOURCES AND CYCLES IN THE ENVIRONMENT; 1.3 BORON IN ATMOSPHERE, NATURAL WATERS, AND SOIL; 1.4 EFFECT OF BORON ON MICROBIOTA AND PLANTS; 1.5 EFFECT OF BORON ON ANIMALS AND HUMANS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

4.3 SORPTION MECHANISM OF BORON ON ION EXCHANGER4.4 SORPTION EQUILIBRIUM AND KINETICS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 -- Separation and Recovery of Boron From Various Resources Using Chelate Adsorbents; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY OF BORON FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION; 5.3 ADSORPTION BEHAVIOR OF BORON BY CHELATE RESINS AND CHELATING FIBERS; 5.4 CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATION OF BORON FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION; 5.5 BORON REMOVAL FROM GEOTHERMAL WATER; 5.6 BORON RECOVERY FROM SALT LAKE BRINE; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 -- Adsorption of Boron by Minerals, Clays, and Soils; 6.1 INTRODUCTION.

6.2 ADSORPTION OF BO…