PROGRAM
Thursday, October 10
8.00: BUS (VIGO) leaves from the piazza Carlo Felice 85, close do the
Metro station. Estimated return time: 17:30.
9.00: REGISTRATION OPENS
15.00 – 15.40
Mannucci A., Munz G., Mori G., Lubello C.
(University of Florence, Italy)
Kinetic Parameters of Nitrifiers in Membrane Bioreactors
Fontananova E., Grosso V., Vuono D., Nagy J.B., Bahattab M.A., Al-Jilil S.A.,
Alsubaie F., Alfife M., Drioli E.
Yang Y., Lesage G., Grasmick A., Heran M.
11.40 – 12.40: KEYNOTE
Elimelech M.
(European Membrane Institute, IEM, Montpelier, France)
Sustainable Intensive Urban Wastewater Treatment with Low Carbon
and Low Water Footprint: Key Role of an Autotrophic Membrane
Bioreactor (Auto-MBR)
9.30 – 10.00: OPENING REMARKS
15.40-16.15: COFFEE BREAK / POSTER SESSION
SESSION 1; Chair: Ing. Lutz Böhm
10.00 - 11.00
SESSION 4; Chair: Prof. Menachem Elimelech
16.15-17.15
Ruepert N., van der Laan H., de Vet W.W.J.M., Knibbe W.J.
Carretier S. , Lesage G., Grasmick A., Heran M.
(Oasen Drinking Water Company, The Netherlands)
Direct Anaerobic Reverse Osmosis of Inorganically Loaded
Groundwater for Drinking Water Production
Naddeo V., Belgiorno V., Secondes M.F.N., Ballesteros F. Jr.
(University of Salerno, Italy)
Control of Emerging Contaminant by Membrane Ultrafiltration Enhanced
by Sonication
Acri M., Meucci L., Giacosa D., Morello G., Lorenzi E., De Ceglia M., Scibilia
G., Cannone P., Mesiano N.
(SMAT, Società Metropolitana Acque Torino SpA, Italy)
Membrane Ultrafiltration for Drinking Water Production and Waste Water
Reuse
11.00-11.30: COFFEE BREAK / POSTER SESSION
(European Membrane Institute, IEM, Montpelier, France)
Membrane Processes as a New Concept to Treat Livestock Digestate
Böhm L., Kraume M.
(Technische Universität Berlin, Germany)
Bubble Induced Flow in Flat Sheet Membrane Systems - Serial
Examination of Single Bubble Experiments
Tanzi G.
(University of Calabria, Italy)
High Flux Mixed Matrix Membranes for Wastewater Treatment
(Yale University, USA)
Antifouling Membranes Incorporating Surface-Tailored
Nanomaterials for Energy-Efficient Desalination and Wastewater
Reuse
12.40 – 14.00: LUNCH BREAK/ POSTER SESSION
SESSION 7; Chair: Dr. Yves-Marie Legrand
14.00 – 15.00
Charfi A., Harmand J., Ben Amar N., Grasmick A., Heran M.
(European Membrane Institute, IEM, Montpelier, France)
Fouling models for Membrane BioReactors (MBR)
Di Trapani D., Di Bella G., Mannina G., Torregrossa M., Viviani G.
(University of Palermo, Italy)
Performance of a MBR Pilot Plant Subject to a Gradual Salinity Increase:
Analysis of Biokineticc and Fouling Behavior
(SEPRA Separation Process Application S.r.l., Italy)
Application of Membrane Technology for the Treatment of Digestate
from Anaerobic Digestion
Wlodarczyk D., Mericq J-P., Soussan L., Bouyer D., Faur C.
Friday, October 11
15.00 – 15.20: CONCLUDING REMARKS
(European Membrane Institute, IEM, Montpelier, France)
Elaboration of Chitosan Membrane by an Original Enzymatic Gelation
Process
POSTER LIST:
SESSION 2; Chair: Prof. Vincenzo Belgiorno
11.30 – 12.30
8.30: BUS (VIGO) leaves from piazza Carlo Felice 85, close to the Metro
station. Estimated return time: 15:30.
from Aqueous Solutions by Nanofiltration
Fontàs C., Anticó E., Illa A.
SESSION 5; Chair: Prof. Giuseppe Genon
9.30 – 10.30
Isetti C., Orlandini B., Lazzari S.; (University of Genoa, Italy) A New Three-Fluid Plane
Membrane Contactor for Improving Energy Efficiency of Climate Control Systems
Lanari F.
Romero V., Fontàs C., Anticò E., Benavente J.; (University of Girona, Spain)
(University of Girona, Spain)
Arsenic Detection and Removal From Natural Waters Based on Polymer
Inclusion Membranes
Turek M., Mitko K.
(Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland)
Hydrodynamics of the Single-Pass Electrodialyzer
Bottino A., Capannelli G., Cattaneo C., Comite A., Firpo R., Jezowska A.
(TICASS, Genoa, Italy)
Enhanced Eco-Sustainable Water Cycle: Wastewater Treatment,
Recovery and Recycle
12.30 – 14.00: LUNCH BREAK / POSTER SESSION
SESSION 3; Chair: Ing. Marco Acri
14.00– 15.00: KEYNOTE
Drioli E.
(University of Calabria, Italy)
New Membrane Based Unit Operations for a Modern Process
Engineering
(The DOW Chemical Company, Water & Proces Solutions)
Filmtec Ecoline: a New Generation of RO Elements
Gherasim C.V., Mikulášek P.; (University of Pardubice, Czech Republic) Removal of Lead (II) Ions
Effect of Polymer on the Electrochemical Behavior of Polymer Inclusion Membranes
Based on Aliquat 336
Barboiu M., Gilles A., Legrand Y.M., Coasne B., Fyles T.
Vázquez M.I., Algarra M., Benavente J.; (University of Girona, Spain) Electrolytes Permeation
(European Membrane Institute, IEM, Montpelier, France)
Biomimetic Artificial Water and Ion Channel Systems
Across Dendrimer-Modified Cellulosic Membranes
M’barki O., Pochat-Bohatier C., Faur C., Bouyer D.
(European Membrane Institute, IEM, Montpelier, France)
Greener Approach For Porous Polyvinyl Alcohol Membrane Preparation
By Thermally Induced Phase Separation
10.30-11.00: COFFEE BREAK / POSTER SESSION
SESSION 6; Chair: Dr. Alberto Tiraferri
11.00-11.40
Ronen A., Semiat R., Dosoretz C.G.
(Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel)
Impact of ZnO/Silver Embedded Feed Spacer On Biofilm Development in
Membrane Systems
Capodaglio A.G., Callegari A., Buttafava A., Iazzi N.; (University of Pavia, Italy) MembraneBased Biomass Concentrator Reactor (BCR) for Efficient Biological Treatment of
Complex Waste Solutions
Mucciante C., Cantarella L., Spera A. , Cantarella M.; (University of L’Aquila, Italy) Enzymatic
Hydrolysis of Cellulose in the Presence of Phenolic Compounds: a Study in Continuous
UF-Membrane Bioreactors
Wubben L., Roelandse A.S., de Vet W.W.J.M., Knibbe W.J.; (Oasen Drinking Water Company,
The Netherlands) Handling of anaerobic RO concentrate in drinking water production
Paltrinieri L. et al.; (University of Bologna, Italy) Nanofibrous polymeric microfiltration
membranes based on poly(ricinoleic acid) with antibacterial activity
Cartagena Quinto P., El Kaddouri M. et al.; (University of Alicante, Spain) Influence of sludge
retention time on biomass activity in a submerged membrane bioreactor
Keynote Speakers:
Menachem Elimelech: Menachem Elimelech is the
Roberto Goizueta Professor at the Department of
Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale
University. Professor Elimelech received his B.Sc. And
M.Sc. degrees from the Hebrew University in Israel
and Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University in 1989
in Environmental Engineering. His research interests
include (i) engineered osmosis for sustainable
production of water and power, (ii) environmental
applications and implications of nanomaterials, (iii)
membrane separations for desalination and water
reuse, and (iv) water and sanitation in developing
countries. Professor Elimelech was elected to the
National Academy of Engineering in 2006 and was
awarded the Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize in
2005.
Symposium Location:
The Symposium venue has moved to
SMAT wastewater treatment plant, via
Po 2, 10036 Settimo Torinese.
A Conference Bus (company: VIGO) will leave at 8 am
(on October 10th) and 8.30 am (on October 11th) in
front of the train station Porta Nuova, located in
Torino center in piazza Carlo Felice 85 (close to the
Metro station).
The bus will return after the end of the daily sessions
(leaving at 5.30 pm on October 10th and 3.30 pm on
October 11th).
MEMBRANES FOR LIQUID
SEPARATION AND WATER
TREATMENT:
ENVIRONMENTAL
APPLICATIONS AND
FUTURE PERSPECTIVES
Torino - October 10-11, 2013
WEB:
http://www.polito.it/groundwater/corsi/membranes.html
Symposium Committee:
Enrico Drioli: Enrico Drioli is a Full Professor at the
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials at
the University of Calabria, where he founded the
Institute of Membrane Technology of the Italian
Research Council in 1993. He served there as Director
until December 2008. His scientific activity has
focused mainly on the following fields: membrane
science and engineering, membranes in artificial
organs, integrated membrane processes, membrane
preparation, and transport phenomena in
membranes. He is the recipient of numerous awards
and honors, including: Doctorate Honoris Causa from
University of Paul Sabatier of Toulouse (France) (8
July 2009) and the International Cooperation Honor
Award, September 2005, given by the Membrane
Industry Association of China (MIAC).
Prof. Enrico Drioli, University of Calabria
Prof. Menachem Elimelech, Yale University
Prof. Mariachiara Zanetti, Politecnico di Torino
Dr. Alberto Tiraferri, University of Geneva
Prof. Rajandrea S. Sethi, Politecnico di Torino
Ing. Lorenza Meucci, SMAT Torino
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