Advanced Separations by Specialized Sorbents

This book provides a comprehensive source of knowledge of new sorbent materials, presenting fundamental principles for their syntheses, and adsorption properties. It presents advanced techniques employed to create specialized sorbents with a wide range of functions, which can be used to enhance the separation and/or purification of useful bioactive compounds, heavy metals, dyes, and more. It discusses original results compared with the most recent developments in the field of separation processes, covering specialized sorbents such as monolith cryogels, composite hydrogels, metal impregnated ion exchangers, and molecularly imprinted polymers.

Ecaterina Stela Dragan is the head of the Functional Polymers Department at the "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry in Iasi, Romania. Her research interests include the synthesis and characterization of ionic polymers, smart composite hydrogels, porous ionic nano- and micro-structured materials, surface modification by polyelectrolytes, and separation by ion exchangers and biosorbents. Dr. Dragan is author or coauthor of more than 140 publications in international journals, 12 book chapters, and 38 national patents. She has been involved in the publication of seven books, both as an author and editor. She is also a reviewer for numerous international journals.