Ultrafiltration Membrane for Water Treatment

Abstract

This chapter discusses the utilization of ultrafiltration membrane (UF) in water treatment system. The UF membrane overview including the type, preparation and characterization is concisely reviewed. The two major types of membrane namely polymeric and ceramic membranes are subdivided into two distinguished subchapters focusing on their fabrication and physicochemical properties. Additionally, the main converge of this chapter is the application of these UF membranes on multidisciplinary industries such as textile, dairy, beverages, microelectronics, petrochemical, cosmetic and pharmaceutical, and few others. The advantages and limitations of UF carefully addressed in their respective subchapters. At the end of this chapter, an attempt is also made to show the future direction of the UF membrane towards the advance membrane technology system such as membrane distillation, membrane contactor and many others.