POLY (VINYL ALCOHOL)[PVA]-BASED POLYMER MEMBRANES -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- SEPARATIONS BY MEMBRANAR PROCESSES -- 2.1. PERVAPORATION PROCESSES -- 2.1.1. Pervaporation of Phenol/Water -- 2.1.2. Isopropanol/Water Separation -- 2.1.3. Pervaporation Ethanol/Water -- 2.1.7. Acetic Acid/Water Separation by Pervaporation -- 2.1.5. Separation Caprolactam (CPL)/Water Mixtures byPervaporation -- 2.1.6. Separation of Fluoroethanol/Water Mixtures byPervaporation -- 2.1.7. Separation of Methacrylic Acid/Water Mixtures byPervaporation -- 2.1.8. Water Desalination -- 2.1.9. Dehydration of Methanol by Pervaporation -- 2.1.10. Dehydration of Acetone by Pervaporation -- 2.1.11. Pervaporation of Ethanol/Toluene -- 2.1.12. Pervaporation of Ethanol/Benzene -- 2.1.13. Pervaporation of Methanol/Toluene -- 2.1.14. Separation Methyltertbutyl Ether (MTBE)/MethanolMixtures by Pervaporation -- 2.1.15. Pervaporation of Benzene/Cyclohexane -- 2.1.17. Separation Cyclohexene/Cyclohexan Mixtures byPervaporation -- 2.1.17. Fusel Oil Components Separation -- 2.2. SEPARATION BY EVAPOMEATION -- 2.2.1. Isomers Separation by Evapomeation -- 2.3. SEPARATION BY PERTRACTION -- 2.4. SEPARATION BY MEMBRANE EXTRACTION -- 2.5. SEPARATION BY ULTRAFILTRATION -- OTHER DOMAINS OF MEMBRANESAPPLICATION -- 3.1. FUEL CELLS -- 3.2. SENSORS -- 3.3. BIOCHEMICAL/MEDICAL APPLICATIONS -- 3.3.1. Transdermal Patches -- 3.3.2. PVA Based Materials as Wound Dressing -- 3.3. MATERIALS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING -- 3.3.4. Biomembranes in Artificial Organs -- 3.4. CATALYSIS -- 3.5. PVA AND PVA DERIVATIVES-BASED MEMBRANESAS VAPORS AND GAS BARRIER -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.