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2nd International Workshop on
Membrane Distillation and Innovating Membrane
Operations in Desalination and Water Reuse
July 1 - 4 , 2015
Auditorium Oscar Niemeyer
Ravello (SA) - Italy
1st Announcement
organized by the
Institute on Membrane Technology
(ITM-CNR)
© Mariella Liberti
Chairpersons
Enrico DRIOLI (ITALY)
Lidietta GIORNO (ITALY)
Conference Organizer
Institute on Membrane Technology
(ITM-CNR) at University of Calabria
Scientific Committee
Vincenzo ARCELLA (Italy)
Tony FANE (Australia)
Kamalesh SIRKAR (USA)
Young Moo LEE (Korea)
Maria TOMASZEWSKA (Poland)
Matthias WESSLING (Germany)
Organizing Committee
Enrico DRIOLI
Romeo DE LUCA
Maria A. LIBERTI
Francesca MACEDONIO
Elena TOCCI
Secretariat
Maria A. LIBERTI
Institute on Membrane Technology
Tel: +39 0984 492007
Fax: +39 0984 402103
E-mail: [email protected]
Conference Venue
R avello, located at the top of the Dragone Valley, really seems as
though it is a town, and a garden, at the same time. Enclosing end-
less numbers of amazing views, and examples of traditional architec-
ture, the beauty of Ravello has been charming travellers, and artists of all
nationalities for centuries. Some famous artists who have visited Ravello are,
Boccaccio, and Wagner, as well as many others. More info on: http://
www.ravellotime.it/home_en.asp
Auditorium
The Auditorium of Ravello is set
in a natural slope of the Amalfi
Coast and, from a height of 365
meters above sea level, it en-
joys a unique view of the Divine
coastline. The Auditorium real-
ized by the famous Brazilian
architect Oscar Niemeyer, rep-
resents a cornerstone in aes-
thetic and cultural modernization of the countryside.
Accommodation
For the stay in Ravello, participants are expected to make their own reservation directly with the hotel of their
choice. Please, consider that all Hotels are at a walking distance from the Auditorium “Oscar Niemeyer”. Ravel-
lo is in fact a rather small village which makes it easy to explore it on foot. For a complete list of hotels, please
check the Azienda Autonoma Soggiorno e Turismo di Ravello website: http://www.ravellotime.it/en/ospitalita/
Conference Organization
Scope & Contents
M embrane engineering is today broadly considered as one of the most efficient way to implement a
strategy of process intensification. Among the different operations, membrane distillation (MD) and
related technologies represent a powerful tool to improve current production processes with
fundamental benefits in terms of process efficiency and products quality. Following the first conference on
“Membrane Distillation” held in Rome on May 1986 and the International Workshop on Membrane Distillation
and Related Technologies held on October 9-12, the 2nd International Workshop on “Membrane Distillation
and Innovating Membrane Operations in Desalination and Water Reuse” will be held on July 1 - 4 , 2015 in
Ravello (on the Amalfi Coast), Italy, organized by the Institute on Membrane Technology (ITM-CNR).
The aim of the conference is to provide a common platform for scientific exchanges on new ideas and on the
latest research works in the still young, but rapidly growing, field and its’ areas of application. The
conference will explore all relevant aspects of MD and related technologies, including membrane synthesis
and characterization, modelling of the transport mechanism, applications in the food, pharmaceutical, fine
chemical, water treatment (desalination and purification), and petro-chemical industries, hybrid MD/RO –
MD/MBR systems, membrane crystallization, and the combination with renewable energy sources and low
grade waste heat streams. These new membrane operations for a possible contribution to an innovative
process engineering will be also discussed.
A compelling program, featuring an interesting line-up of international speakers that will present in-depth
information about the latest technologies and products will characterize the conference. Oral presentations
at the workshop are by invitation only from the Committee. A poster section with contributions presented
by researchers to illustrate leading edge research to an international audience, will be available at the
conference site. The event will represent also an excellent opportunity for networking, collaborations and
partnerships among scientist coming from different areas of expertise. Prizes will be assigned for the best
poster presentations given by early career researchers.
Topics
Fundamentals of membrane distillation and related operations
Modeling of mass/heat transport mechanisms
Membranes materials and membrane synthesis/characterization
Membrane fouling and process performances
Process engineering, module configurations and processes simulations
Osmotic distillation
Pervaporation
Membrane crystallizers and other membrane-based crystallization systems
Membrane crystallization for bio(macro)molecules
Applications in the food, pharmaceutical, fine chemical, water treatment (desalination and purification), and petro-
chemical industries
MD and related operations for biofuels productions
Hybrid systems: MD/RO – MD/MBR – MD/membrane reactors and others
Concepts implementations, scale down/scale up and microfluidics
Combination with renewable energy sources and low grade waste heat streams
Hybrid systems, new applications and future developments
Process intensification and related calculations
Reverse electrodialysis
Pressure retarded osmosis
Blue energy