Symposium D-3: "Materials for Membrane Separation"

Scope
Membrane separation technology is in a state of rapid growth and great innovation. A number of new membrane materials, including polymeric, inorganic, organic/ inorganic hybrid materials, have been developed every year. Understanding of transport mechanism through porous/ nonporous membranes and membrane formation mechanism are crucial for designing and developing new materials for membrane separation. This symposium will cover these important aspects for materials for membrane separation. Active participation from industry, universities and national laboratories is strongly encouraged.

Topics
In this symposium many contributed papers and several invited papers will be presented for the following topics.
* Polymeric Membranes
* Inorganic Membranes
* Organic and Inorganic Hybrid Membranes
* Modeling for Membrane Transport
* Modeling for Membrane Formation

Chairpersons
Prof. S. Nakao^1),2)
Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan
E-mail: maku@chemsys.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Prof. T. Tsuru
Department of Chemical Engineering, Hiroshima University, Japan
E-mail: tsuru@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Prof. H. Matsuyama
Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
E-mail: matuyama@chem.kit.ac.jp
Prof. Y. S. Lin
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, USA
E-mail: jlin@alpha.che.uc.edu
Prof. G. H. Koops
Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Twente, Nederland
E-mail: g.h.koops@ct.utwente.nl
Prof. B. Freeman
Chemical Engineering Department, University of Texas at Austin, USA
E-mail: freeman@che.utexas.edu