Mechanisms for Long-Term Innovation Technology and Business Development of Reverse Osmosis Membranes

This book explores how a long-term innovation can take place based on historical analyses of the development of reverse osmosis (RO) membrane from the early 1950s to the mid-2010s. The RO membrane is a critical material for desalination that is a key to solve water shortages becoming serious in many...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fujiwara, Masatoshi, Aoshima, Yaichi (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2022, 2022
Edition:1st ed. 2022
Series:Advances in Japanese Business and Economics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The increasing demand for water treatment and reverse osmosis
  • Technical overview of the RO membrane
  • The beginnings of research in the public sector
  • Development for commercialization by private companies
  • The rise of Japanese companies