TY - CHAP AU - Jesús Álvarez-Sánchez AU - Griselda Evelia Romero-López AU - Sergio Pérez- Sicairos AU - German Eduardo Devora-Isiordia AU - Reyna Guadalupe Sánchez-Duarte AU - Gustavo Adolfo Fimbres-Weihs ED - Murat Eyvaz ED - Ebubekir Yüksel Y1 - 2018-09-19 PY - 2018 T1 - Development, Characterization, and Applications of Capsaicin Composite Nanofiltration Membranes N2 - The need for fresh water is increasing with the rapid growth of the world's population. In countries and regions with available water resources, it is necessary to ensure the health and safety of the water supply. However, in countries and regions with limited freshwater resources, priority is given to water supply plans and projects, among which the desalination strategy stands out. In the desalination process, membrane and thermal processes are used to obtain fresh water from salty water that is in abundant amounts in the sea. This book will outline valuable scientific contributions to the new desalination and water treatment technologies to obtain high quality water with low negative environmental impacts and cost. The editors would like to record their sincere thanks to the authors for their contributions. BT - Desalination and Water Treatment SP - Ch. 12 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.76846 DO - 10.5772/intechopen.76846 SN - 978-1-78923-759-7 PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-20 ER -