ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
 

Organiser:

 

MSA-ISPT 2023 is organised by Membrane Society of Australasia (MSA) co-hosted by Society The International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology (ISPT).

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Date:

 

3 - 6 December 2023

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Venue:

Hyatt Regency Perth, 99 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 6000

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Topics:

1. New Membranes and Materials for Separations

• inorganic membranes (ceramic membranes, metallic membranes)

• polymeric membranes

• ion-conducting polymer/hybrid membranes

• mixed matrix membranes

• stimuli and smart responsive membranes

• carbon materials

• zeolites/molecular sieves

• metal-organic frameworks/covalent-organic frameworks/hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks

 

2. Emerging Separation Technologies for Clean Air, Water and Energy

• pressure driven filtration (MF, UF, NF, RO)

• activity driven separation (FO, dialysis) 

• electrochemical Separations (electrolysis, capacitive deionisation)

• thermal separation (membrane distillation)

• crystallization strategies (membrane crystallization)

• biomass to bioproducts and biofuels

• membrane bio-reactors (bio-reactors, contactors, catalytic reactors, liquid membrane reactors)

• integrated or hybrid membrane processes

• ionic liquids: novel separation and reaction processe

• fouling and cleaning strategies

• scale-up and industrial applications of adsorption and membrane processes

 

3. Applications of membranes

• water treatment

• gas separation

• ion separation

• energy storage and utilization (batteries, hydrogen generation, CO2 conversion)

• specific resource recovery (ultra-selective membranes and strategies)

• biotechnology (bio-refinery and fuel production)

• atmospheric capture of water and humidifiers

• air separation (particle matter, viruses)

• food security and food processing

• microfluidics and membranes for small batch separation

• industrial usages textiles, chemical and pharmaceutical industries

• biological and healthcare applications of membranes (cell separation, virus removal, nutrient or resource recovery)

• integration of advanced applications in future materials and devices (biosensors, electrochemical devices)

• space applications of membranes (low gravity applications)

 

​4. Carbon Capture Science and Technology

• adsorbent-based gas separations and CO2 capture

• membrane-based CO2 Capture

• ionic Liquids: novel separation and reaction processes

• atmospheric capture of greenhouse gases

• industry – case studies (experience and challenges)

 

5. Separation modelling and simulation

• molecular simulations for membranes and adsorbents

• molecular simulations of structure to performance relationships

• modelling transport across membranes and adsorbents

• modelling and simulation of separation systems

• modelling and prediction of general membrane performance

 

6. Advanced characterization techniques for separation materials

• non-destructive porous properties characterization techniques

• mixed matrix membranes characterization

• complex transport phenomena determination

• application of novel surface properties evaluation 

• techniques for fouling and scaling evaluation

• membrane autopsy of aged membranes