TOPIC 1:
Pressure-driven and osmotic membrane processes (MF, UF, NF, RO, FO, PRO)
- Microfiltration, ultrafiltration
- Nanofiltration, reverse osmosis
- Forward osmosis, pressure retarded osmosis
- Applications for seawater and brackish water desalination, wastewater treatment and drinking water
TOPIC 2:
Electro-membrane technologies for energy and sustainability
- Electro-membrane processes (RED, ED, etc.)
- Membranes for energy, (microbial) fuel cells, batteries, electrolysers
- Industrial applications and scale-up
- Waste a resource recovery
TOPIC 3:
Gas separation, pervaporation, membrane distillation and crystallization, CO2 capture and utilisation
- Gas separation and pervaporation
- Membrane distillation, osmotic distillation, membrane crystallization
- Membrane-based solvent extraction
- Membrane emulsification, membrane nanoprecipitation
- Membrane contactors, membrane condensers, membrane dryers
- Membrane technologies for CO₂ capture and utilisation
TOPIC 4:
Membrane process modelling
- Modelling, simulation, and artificial intelligence methodologies in membrane science and engineering
- Transport models, fluid dynamic, module design
- Membrane process intensification, techno-economic analysis, life cycle assessment
TOPIC 5:
Membrane processes for bio-applications, medicine, industry and environmental applications
- Biocatalytic membrane reactors and membrane affinity chromatography
- Membranes in biotechnology, bioprocessing, bioseparations, biorefinery, biosensors
- Membrane (bio)artificial organs, membrane tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, membranes in controlled delivery/release
- Membrane reactors, photocatalytic membrane reactors, membrane bioreactors
- Membranes for air treatment (purification, dehumidification)
- Integrated membrane processes
- Environmental remediation
TOPIC 6:
Novel membrane materials
- Innovative future materials (porous, dense)
- Inorganic and carbon materials, inorganic nanomaterials (MOFs, graphene, phosphorene, etc.)
- Polymer, biopolymer materials
- Mixed matrix membranes (formation, modification, characterization)
- Membranes for harsh environments
- Hybrid, biohybrid, biomimetic and bioinspired materials
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