Membranes

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School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
Interests: ion-exchange and liquid membranes; membrane applications in passive sampling; flow analysis; water treatment; chemical sensing; synthesis of metal nanoparticles
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Prof. Dr. Efrem Curcio

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Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, University of Calabria, via P. Bucci CUBO 45A, 87036 Rende, Cosenza, Italy
Interests: membrane systems for desalination; membrane distillation; reverse electrodialysis; salinity gradient power; membrane contactors; membrane bioreactors

Dr. Clàudia Fontàs

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Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Spain
Interests: separation processes based on functionalized membranes; supported liquid membranes; polymer inclusion membranes; membrane systems for the clean-up of natural waters and industrial wastewaters; physico-chemical and electrical characterization of membranes; environmental and industrial sampling and analysis
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Prof. Dr. Benjamin S. Hsiao

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Department of Chemistry, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, NY 11794-3400, USA
Interests: polymers; polymer crystallization; nanocomposites; synchrotron x-ray scattering; nanofiber; nanocellulose; membrane; water purification
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Prof. Dr. Philippe Knauth

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Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Madirel (UMR 7246), Electrochemistry of Materials Group and International Associated Laboratory: Ionomer Materials for Energy, Campus St Jérôme, 13013 Marseille, France
Interests: solid state ionics; electrochemical energy technologies; ion-conducting polymers; ionomer membranes; nanostructured materials
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Prof. Dr. Wojciech Kujawski

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Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
Interests: ceramic membranes; polymeric membranes; surface modification; membrane modification; organic-inorganic hybrids; gas separation, membrane contactors, membrane distillation; pervaporation; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; organic solvent nanofiltration; separation applying membranes
* Section: Membrane Processing and Engineering
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Prof. Dr. Giulio C. Sarti

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Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile Chimica Ambientale e dei Materiali, Alma Mater Studiorum Universita di Bologna, Via Terracini, 28-I-40131 Bologna, Italy
Interests: gas separations; glassy polymers; bioseparations; affinity membranes; solubility; permeability; diffusivity
* Section: Membrane Physics and Theory
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Prof. Dr. Shiro Suetsugu

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1. Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara 630-0192, Japan
2. Data Science Center, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara 630-0192, Japan
3. Center for Digital Green-innovation, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara 630-0192, Japan
Interests: mechanisms of cell shaping and cell fate determination
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Prof. Dr. Neal Tai-Shung Chung

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Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260, Singapore
Interests: membranes for water reuse; desalination; gas separation; biofuel separation; energy development and CO₂ capture
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Prof. Dr. Anthony Gordon Fane
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UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
Interests: membranes applied to environmental applications and the water cycle; with a focus on the sustainability aspects of membrane technology; including membrane bioreactors; desalination and reuse

Prof. Dr. Eric Guibal

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Institut Mines Telecom - Mines Ales, C2MA - Centre des Matériaux des Mines d'Alès, Polymères, Hybrides et Composites (PCH), 6, Avenue de Clavières, F30319 Alès, CEDEX, France
Interests: biopolymers (alginate, chitosan); interactions of sorbents/biosorbents with metal ions (wastewater treatment and valorization of mineral resources); bio-based advanced materials (heterogeneous catalysis, antimicrobial surfaces, fire-retardant properties); shaping and conditioning of biopolymers
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Prof. Dr. Nidal Hilal

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1. Global Network Professor, New York University, Director of NYUAD Water Research Center, New York, NY, USA
2. Founding Director of the Centre for Water Advanced Technologies and Environmental Research (CWATER), Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Interests: desalination; water treatment; membrane separation; reverse osmosis; membrane distillation; nanofiltration

Prof. Dr. Zhongyi Jiang

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Key Laboratory for Green Chemical Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
Interests: membranes; biomimetic and bioinspired materials; COFs; separation; catalysis
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Prof. Dr. Seunghyeon Moon

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School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 123 Cheomdan-Gwagiro (Oryong-dong), Buk-gu, Gwangju 61005, Korea
Interests: synthesis and characterization of ion exchange membranes; fuel cells; flow batteries; energy storage systems; reverse electrodialysis; electrodialysis; desalination; water electrolysis; electrochemica

Prof. Dr. Kamalesh K. Sirkar

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Chemical & Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ 07102, USA
Interests: membrane contactors; membrane distillation; membrane ozonation; membrane reactors; membrane solvent extraction; reverse osmosis separation of organic solvents; barrier membranes; membrane gas separation; liquid membranes; polymeric hollow fiber anti-solvent crystallization; organic solvent nanofiltration

Prof. Dr. Bart Van der Bruggen

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Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F - bus 02423, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
Interests: separation processes; membrane technology; chemical engineering; resource recovery; hybrid separation and reaction/separation systems; low cost and high performance technologies; water treatment; potable water; wastewater
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Prof. Dr. Ivo F.J. Vankelecom

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Membrane Technology Group (MTG), cMACS Division (Centre for Membrane Separations, Adsorption, Catalysis and Spectroscopy for Sustainable Solutions), Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F Box 2454, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
Interests: membrane development; phase inversion; interfacial polymerization; mixed matrix membranes; (solvent resistant) nanofiltration; RO; FO; PRO; gas separation; MBR; redox flow batteries

Prof. Dr. Shihe Yang

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Guangdong Key Lab of Nano-Micro Material Research, School of Chemical Biology and Biotechnology, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, China
Interests: Solar energy conversion and storage (new generation solar cells: perovskite solar cells; photoelectrochemical cells: OER/HER electrocatalysts, photoelectrochemical water splitting; novel electrocatalyst; design and assembly of low dimensional nanomaterials (quantum dots, 1D, and 2D materials)

Prof. Dr. Michael Zharnikov

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Applied Physical Chemistry, Heidelberg University, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
Interests: functional organic and metal-organic films; biointerfaces; molecular electronics; organic electronics and photovoltaics; molecular sensors; soft matter nanofabrication; nonomembranes; electron beam and UV lithography; and molecular structure of liquids

Dr. Roger Ben Aïm
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Institute of Filtration and Techniques of Separation, IFTS, Rue Marcel Pagnol, 47510 Foulayronnes, France
Interests: water and wastewater treatment; membrane bioreactor; tertiary treatment of wastewater; drinking water production; pretreatment for reverse osmosis desalination; membrane characterization (porometry); sensors for membrane fouling

Dr. Vitor D. Alves

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LEAF—Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal
Interests: biodegradable films for food packaging; edible coatings; microencapsulation of bioactive ingredients; rheological characterization of microbial biopolymers; valorization of agro-industrial residues
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Prof. Dr. Maria Cristina Annesini

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Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma, Italy
Interests: membrane process modeling; chemical reactors; membrane reactors; bioreactors; hydrogen production processes; transport phenomena; separation processes
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Dr. Giovanni Battista Appetecchi

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ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development), Department for Sustainability (SSPT), Division for Sustainable Materials (PROMAS), Materials and Physicochemical Processes Laboratory (MATPRO), Casaccia Research Center, Via Anguillarese 301, 00123 Rome, Italy
Interests: research and development of electrolyte/electrode materials/components for electrochemical energy storage systems; ionic liquids; polymer and gel electrolytes; lithium batteries
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Prof. Dr. Hassan A. Arafat
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Center for Membrane and Advanced Water Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 54224 Abu Dhabi, UAE
Interests: membrane distillation; fouling; feed spacers; sustainable desalination

Prof. Dr. Pietro Argurio

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Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Calabria, via Pietro Bucci, Cubo 44/A, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
Interests: supported liquid membranes; polymer assisted ultrafiltration; photocatalytic membrane reactors
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Prof. Dr. Ayse Asatekin
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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University, 4 Colby Street, Medford, MA 02155, USA
Interests: membranes; polymer science; material science; separations; surface chemistry

Prof. Dr. Yoshinari Baba

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Department of Applied Chemistry, Miyazaki University, Gakuen-Kibanadai Nishi 1-1, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan
Interests: membrane; extraction; ion exchange; adsorption; chitin and chitosan; metal recovery

Dr. Byungchan Bae
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Fuel Cell Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejoen 34129, Korea
Interests: ion exchange membranes; membrane electrode assembly
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Prof. Dr. Tae-Hyun Bae

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Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
Interests: gas separation; water treatment; membrane contactor; nanoporous material; 2D material; composite membrane
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Prof. Dr. Renbi Bai

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Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering,National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 2, E1A 07-03, Singapore 117576, Singapore
Interests: surface interaction, surface modification; functional membranes, membrane processes, membrane anti-fouling; adsorption, filtration, novel separation materials; nano materials synthesis, nanoparticle-membrane hybrid systems; visible-light photocatalysts, photocatalytic oxidation processes; separation science and technology; water and wastewater treatment

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