<p>The impending crisis posed by water stress and poor sanitation represents one of greatest human challenges for the 21^st century, and membrane technology has emerged as a serious contender to confront the crisis. Yet, whilst there are countless texts on wastewater treatment and on membrane technologies, none address the boron problem and separation processes for boron elimination.<i><b>Boron Separation Processes</b> </i>fills this gap and provides a unique and single source that highlights the growing and competitive importance of these processes. For the first time, the reader is able to see in one reference work the state-of-the-art research in this rapidly growing field. The book focuses on four main areas:</p><ul><p></p><li>Effect of boron on humans and plants</li><li>Separation of boron by ion exchange and adsorption processes</li><li>Separation of boron by membrane processes</li><li>Simulation and optimization studies for boron separation</li></ul><p>• Provides in one source a state-of-the-art overview of this compelling area • Reviews the environmental impact of boron before introducing emerging boron separation processes • Includes simulation and optimization studies for boron separation processes • Describes boron separation processes applicable to specific sources, such as seawater, geothermal water and wastewater<b></b></p>