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Membranes in Energy Conservation Processes

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Synthetic Membranes: Science, Engineering and Applications

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The increase in the price of energy following the oil crisis of 1973 has encouraged the use of membranes in a number of energy conversion, recovery, and conservation processes. Membranes are often considered for use in these processes because of their low energy consumption compared with conventional techniques.

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    Richard W. Baker

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  1. Chemical Engineering Section, Biomedical Engineering & Instrumentation Branch, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    P. M. Bungay

  2. Bend Research, Inc., Bend, Oregon, USA

    H. K. Lonsdale

  3. Chemical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

    M. N. de Pinho

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Baker, R.W. (1986). Membranes in Energy Conservation Processes. In: Bungay, P.M., Lonsdale, H.K., de Pinho, M.N. (eds) Synthetic Membranes: Science, Engineering and Applications. NATO ASI Series, vol 181. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4712-2_16

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