Advanced Membrane Technology V Conference

June 28th, 2012
Membrane technology is increasingly playing an essential role in our life. This ECI membrane conference will showcase the recent advancements of membrane research, development and applications related to water production, wastewater reclamation, gas and liquid separations & purifications, energy issues, the environment, special needs, etc. It will provide a forum for exchange of ideas and thoughts, and discussions for the global membrane community. It will also serve to build important professional networks.

The sessions will cover:

Overview of R&D Activities in several membrane centers

Advances in desalination and nanofiltration

Hybrid/low pressure membrane systems - Membranes for drinking water, food, life science and pharmaceutical industries

Osmotic and thermal membrane processes

Membrane for gas separation and energy related applications

Novel membranes - functionalized, responsive, modified

Membranes for Special Needs (acute and chronic)

Future directions and strategic issues

Confirmed Speakers

Pierre Aimar, University of Toulouse, France

D. Bhattacharyya, University of Kentucky, USA

Yoram Cohen, University of California, Los Angeles, USA

Enrico Drioli, University of Calabria, Italy

Tony Fane, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Robert Field, University of Oxford, UK

Michael D. Guiver, National Research Council, Canada

Nidal Hilal, Swansea University, UK

Bill Krantz, University of Colorado, USA

Young Moo Lee, Hanyang University, South Korea

Norman Li, NL Chemical Tech, Inc., USA

Kang Li, Imperial College London, UK

Jerry Lin, Arizona State University, USA

Hideto Matsuyama, Kobe University, Japan

David Stuckey, Imperial College London, UK

Chuyang Tang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Allan Tung, Chung Yuan University, Taiwan

Rong Wang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Harvey Winters, Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA

Andrew Zydney, Pennsylvania State University, USA

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