Membrane Separations in Bioprocess Technology

Membrane Separations Introduction Three Major Applications of Membrane Separations Product Purification Sterile Filtration Virus Removal by Membrane Filtration Classification of Membranes and Membrane Processes Microfiltration Ultrafiltration Reverse Osmosis Membrane Chemistry, Structure, and Function Methods of Membrane Manufacture Track-Etch Membranes The New Ultrafiltration and Virus Removal Membranes How Membrane Processes are Operated Two Methods of Operation of Membrane Processes Equipment Employed in Membrane Filtration Equipment for Microfltration in the Dead end or Normal Flow Filtration Mode Equipment for Small Scale Ultrafiltration Including Tangential flow Filtration Spiral Wound Modules Flat Sheet Cassettes and Plate and Frame Modules Plate and frame modules Conclusion Bibliography