ITM-CNR Seminar Days 2014 ITM The Annual Update of Advances in Membrane Science and Technology Institute on Membrane Technology of the Italian National Research Council December 18 and 19, 2014 Hotel Executive, Rende (CS), Italy Program 18 December 2014 8:30 - 9:00 Arrival 9:00 - 9:10 Opening Session and Welcome Addresses, L. Giorno 9:10 - 9:30 Membrane emulsification for the development of particulate systems for drug encapsulation, A. Imbrogno, E. Piacentini, M. M. Dragosavac, G. T. Vladisavljević, R. G. Holdich, L. Giorno 9:30 - 9:50 Bioartificial Membrane Systems for Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Differentiation in Skin and Bone Regeneration, S. Salerno, S. Morelli, E. Drioli, A. Bader, L. De Bartolo 9:50 - 10:10 Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Neuroprotective Effect in a Compartmentalized Neuronal Membrane System, A. Piscioneri, S. Morelli, M. Mele, M. Canonaco, E. Drioli, L. De Bartolo 10:10 - 10:40 Crossed hollow-fiber membrane bioreactor as a bioartificial liver device, H. Ahmed, S. Salerno, A. Messina, A. Piscioneri, L. De Bartolo 10:40 - 11:10 Coffee Break 11:10 - 11:30 Treatment of organophosphate pesticides using phosphotriesterases in biocatalytic membranes, G. Vitola, R. Mazzei, E. Fontananova, E. Ponzio, G. Manco, L. Giorno 11:30 - 11:50 Biocatalytic inorganic membranes for the production of phytotherapic compounds from natural feed, G. Ranieri, R. Mazzei, L. Giorno 11:50 - 12:10 Olive mill wastewater treatment and recovery of biophenols by integrated membrane process, F. Bazzarelli, T. Poerio, R. Mazzei, L. Giorno 12:10 - 12:30 Use of submerged hollow fiber microfiltration for the treatment of olive mill wastewaters, N. D'Agostino, R. Mazzei, G. Di Profio, T. Poerio, A. Gordano, L. Giorno 12:30 - 12:50 Membrane engineering: highlights and perspectives, E. Drioli 13:00 - 14:10 Lunch ITM-CNR Seminar Days 2014 14:10 - 14:30 Polyimide-carbon nanotubes mixed matrix membranes for water treatment, E. Fontananova, V. Grosso, D. Vuono, Mohammed A. Bahattab, G. Di Profio, E. Curcio, Saad Abdullah Al-Jilil, Fahed Alsubaie, Mohammed Alfife, J. B. Nagy, E. Drioli 14:30 - 14:50 Potential of ultrafiltration for separation and purification of anthocyanins in pomegranate juice, C. Conidi, A. Cassano 14:50 - 15:10 Long-term forecast of permeate flux in the clarification of bergamot juice by ARIMA models, R. Ruby-Figueroa, A. Cassano 15:10 - 15:30 Microfiltration and ultrafiltration for treatment of exhausted industrial extractants, F. Destani, A. Cassano, C. Conidi 15:30 - 15:50 Application of vacuum membrane distillation for solids dehydration E. Drioli, M.C. Carnevale, A. Figoli, A. Criscuoli 15:50 - 16:10 Coffee Break 16:10 - 16:30 Direct contact membrane distillation for produced water treatment: tests and costs analysis, F. Macedonio, A. Ali, T. Poerio, Essam El-Sayed, E. Drioli, M. Abdel-Jawad 16:30 - 16:50 Organic-Template-Free Synthesis of Nanosized Zeolite Crystals using FAU Membranes, T. F. Mastropietro, E. Drioli, T. Poerio 16:50 - 17:10 Computer aided molecular modelling of nanostructures with controlled selectivity properties, F. Bisignano, G. De Luca 17:10 - 17:30 Methanol and proton diffusion in blended polymeric ion exchange membranes: molecular dynamic simulations and experimental evidences, Deuk Ju Kim, Chi Hoon Park, Sang Yong Nam, E. Tocci 19 December 2014 9:00 - 9:20 Application of the composite membrane reactor technology to reforming reaction of bio-sources, A. Iulianelli, S.M. Jokar, A. Basile 9:20 - 9:40 How membrane reactors can affect hydrogen production, A. Brunetti, Mirabelli, A. Caravella, E. Drioli, E. Curcio, V. Magaud, A. Dauriat, L. Roses, G. Barbieri 9:40 - 10:00 CO2 separation from gas mixtures with thermally rearranged membranes, M. Cersosimo, A. Brunetti, Y.M. Lee, E. Drioli, G. Barbieri 10:00 - 10:20 CO2/CH4 separation by means of Matrimid hollow fiber membranes, F. Falbo, A. Brunetti, F. Tasselli, E. Drioli, G. Barbieri 10:20 - 10:40 Membrane Reactors Role in Petrochemical Industry, M. Sellaro, A. Brunetti, H. A. AlMegre, M.C. Al-Kinany, E. Drioli, G. Barbieri 10:40 - 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 - 13:00 Poster session 13:00 - 13:10 Closing remarks 2 ITM-CNR Seminar Days 2014 List of Posters 1. A Spirobifluorene-Based PIM membrane for CO2/N2 gas separation, A. Borgogno, P. Bernardo, G. Clarizia, J. C. Jansen, E. Tocci 2. Water dasalination: multi-walled carbon nanotube versus singlewalled carbon nanotube membranes, G. Pugliese, E. Drioli, E. Tocci 3. A combined ab initio computational and experimental approach on mass transfer in Ionic-Exchange Membranes conditioned by different electrolytes, A. Fuoco, Hélène Roux-de Balmann, S. Galier, G. De Luca 4. Multi-scale approach simulating protein separation by ultra and nano-filtration membrane, F. Petrosino, S. Curcio, G. De Luca 5. Modelling mass transfer in an extracorporeal bioartificial liver device, S. Khakpour, S. Salerno, L. De Bartolo 6. Development of immuno-affinity membrane for the capture and detection of molecules involved in inflammatory processes, F. Militano, T. Poerio, R. Mazzei, L. Giorno 7. Preparation of hydrophobic fluorurate oligomer coating on hydrophylic commercial membranes, F. Galiano, M. L. Perrotta, M. C. Carnevale, E. Dinicolo, A. Sanguinetti, A. Criscuoli, A. Figoli 8. New perspectives in the choice of solvents for membrane preparation, T. Marino, S. Simone, S. Blefari, E. Di Nicolò, E. Drioli, A. Figoli 9. Composite membranes based on PIM-(- H2)-EA-TB for gas separation, V. Scorzafave, F. Tasselli, P. Bernardo, G. Clarizia, J.C. Jansen 10. Pure-Component adsorption properties of silicalite, P. F. Zito, A. Caravella, A. Brunetti, E. Drioli, G. Barbieri 11. Transparent membranes from PEEK-WC, A. Gordano, G. Barbieri, A. Mazzulla, M. Giocondo, E. Drioli 12. Effect of chemical modification of PIM-1 on gas transport properties, P. Bernardo, J. C. Jansen, G. Clarizia, K. Friess, M. Lanč, C.R. Mason, B. Satilmis, L. Maynard-Atem, P. M. Budd 13. Use of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy for membrane and interface characterization, E. Fontananova, D. Messana, E.Drioli 14. Water recovery from waste gaseous streams using membrane condensers, M. Cersosimo, F. Macedonio, A. Brunetti, E. Drioli, G. Barbieri 15. Direct contact membrane distillation for concentration of orange juice, C.A. Quist-Jensen, F. Macedonio, C. Conidi, A. Cassano, E. Drioli 3 ITM-CNR Seminar Days 2014 16. Simulation of membrane gas separation system in petrochemical industry for iso-butene production, L. Melone , A. Brunetti , Hamid A. Al-Megren, Mohammed C. Al-Kinany, E. Drioli , G. Barbieri 17. Membrane crystallization for recovery of minerals from produced water, A. Ali, C.A. Quist-Jensen, F. Macedonio, E. Drioli 18. Composite hydrogel membranes for CaCO3 mineralization, S. Majidi Salehi, E. Fontananova, F. P. Nicoletta, E. Curcio, E. Drioli, G. Di Profio 19. Co-ECTFE organic solvent resistant membranes for filtration application, C. Ursino, S. Simone, A. Sanguinetti, E. Dinicolo, L. Donato, E. Drioli, A. Figoli 4