Preface Part 1 Novel membrane materials and advances in membrane operations 1 Advances in polymeric membranes for water treatment (Madaeni) 2 Advances in ceramic membranes for water treatment (Li) 3 Advances in water treatment by microfiltration (MF), ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF) (Koyuncu) 4 Water treatment by reverse and forward osmosis (Rastogi) 5 Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for water treatment (Hoinkis) 6 Advances in electrodialysis for water treatment (Van der Bruggen) 7 Photocatalytic membrane reactors for water treatment (Molinari) 8 Novel and emerging membranes for water treatment by hydrostatic pressure and vapour pressure gradient membrane processes (Khayet) 9 Novel and emerging membranes for water treatment by electric potential and concentration gradient membrane processes (Khayet) Part II Improving membrane performance 10 Planning and design of membrane systems for water treatment (Frenkel) 11 Membrane ageing during water treatment: mechanisms, monitoring and control (Leslie) 12 Mathematical modelling of membrane operations for water treatment (Wahab Mohammad) Part III Applications 13 Membrane technologies for seawater desalination and treatment of brackish water (Curcio) 14 Membrane technologies for treatment of municipal wastewater (Saroj) 15 Membrane technologies for the removal of micropollutants in water treatment (Bodzek) 16 Membrane technologies for water treatment and reuse in the gas and petrochemical industries (Yang) 17 Membrane technologies for water treatment and reuse in the textile industry (Petrinic) 18 Membrane technologies for water treatment and reuse in the food and beverage industries (Cassano and Basile) 19 Membrane technologies for water treatment and reuse in the pulp and paper industries (Mänttäri) 20 Membrane technologies for the water treatment and reuse in the power industries (Daal)