Table of Contents:
  • Chemical separations with liquid membranes : an overview
  • A tribute to Norman N. Li
  • Theory and mechanisms
  • Mechanistic studies of carrier-mediated transport through supported liquid membranes
  • Rational design of liquid membrane separation systems
  • Facilitated transport of alkali metal cations through supported liquid membranes with fatty acids
  • Emulsions for liquid membrane extraction : properties and peculiarities
  • Preparation and splitting of emulsions for liquid membranes
  • Mathematical modeling of carrier-facilitated transport in emulsion liquid membranes
  • Design of macrocyclic carriers for liquid membranes
  • New tactics in design of ion-specific carriers : approaches based on computer chemistry and rare earth complex chemistry
  • New multidentate ligand carriers for macrocycle-facilitated metal ion transport across liquid membranes
  • Highly selective transport of heavy metal ions by novel amide compounds
  • Transition metal cation separations by organophosphorus compounds in liquid membrane processes
  • Sugar separation using liquid membranes and boronic acid carriers
  • Recent advances in emulsion liquid membranes
  • Hollow fiber-contained liquid membranes for separations : an overview
  • Facilitated transport of carbon dioxide through supported liquid membranes of aqueous amine solutions
  • Facilitated transport of carbon dioxide through functional membranes prepared by plasma grant polymerization using amines as carrier
  • Separation of ethylene from ethane using perfluorosulfonic acid ion-exchange membranes
  • Facilitated transport of unsaturated hydrocarbons in perfluorosulfonic acid (Nafion) membranes
  • Heavy metal ion separation by functional polymeric membranes
  • Use of emulsions, microemulsions, and hollow fiber contractors as liquid membranes
  • Field testing of a liquid-emulsion membrane system for copper recovery from mine solutions
  • Removal of selenium from contaminated waters using emulsion liquid membranes
  • Supported liquid membranes in metal separations
  • Cesium removal from nuclear waste water by supported liquid membranes containing calix-bis-crown compounds
  • Separation of radiotoxic actinides from reprocessing wastes with liquid membranes.