2nd African Membrane Society
international Congress (AMSIC-2)

Inventing a future filled with knowledge sharing, economic growth and prosperity in Africa using membrane and filtration technologies.

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PLENARY   SPEAKERS

Prof. Jas Pal BADYAL	Prof. Mihail BARBOIU	Prof. Glenn LIPSCOMB	Prof. Jianxin LI	Prof. Rong WANG

From Left to Right:
-Prof. Jas Pal Badyal, Fellow of the Royal Society, Durham University, United Kingdom . "Scalable Smart Surfaces for Water Harvesting and Purification"
-Prof. Mihail Barboiu, CNRS Research Leader at the Institut Européen des Membranes, Université de Montpellier, France.
-Prof. Jianxin Li, Tianjin Polytechnic University, School of Materials, China. "Recent Developments on Membranes for Water Treatment and Industrial Separation"
-Prof. Glenn Lipscomb, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo, USA."Spacers for Spiral Wound Modules"
-Prof. Rong Wang, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. "Development of novel membranes for desalination and water reuse"

This international congress aims to capture key technological advances in fields heavily dependent on membrane filtration systems such as water, air quality, biomedical sciences, microelectronics, biopharmaceuticals, chemical manufacturing, energy, and mining, oil, gas and power generation.
From an educational perspective, this meeting will review new synthetic routes of membrane and filtering materials formation. It will reflect on new approaches of merging academic and industrial research together and without compromising the quest for basic scientific advances.
From a socio-economic perspective, AMSIC-2 will seek to determine how filtration technologies can tackle more effectively practical challenges associated with better access to clean water, improved air quality, the processing of industrial and biopharmaceutical fluids by adopting environmentally friendly practices, and improved healthcare and patient protection.

FIELDS OF INTEREST:
Advanced materials fabrication & processes

• Synthesis of Advanced Porous Materials : membranes and fibrous materials
• Composites and Nanostructures in Filtration
• Surface treatment of polymeric and inorganic membranes
• Nanofibrous materials 
• Pressure-driven Membranes and Processes (MF, UF and NF)
• Reverse Osmosis and Pressure Retarded Osmosis,
• Depth Filter Media for Membrane Protection
• Catalytic Membranes and Membrane Reactors

Porous/fibrous materials & their applications

• Fibrous media for Water Treatment  
• Fibrous media in Air Filtration & Air Quality
• Gas Separation
• Membrane for the Life Sciences  (biomedical / biopharmaceutical fields)
• Membranes for Bio-fuel Applications and Sustainability
• Bioremediation and Analysis

Transport/filtration mechanisms - Hybrid & smart systems

• Membrane Fouling and Mechanisms
• Modeling/Theoretical Tools Applied to Membrane Formation and Transport Phenomena
• Hybrid Membrane Filtration Systems
• Pervaporation and Vapor Separation
• Membranes for Sensing and Electrochemical Applications
• Internet of Filtration Systems and Smart Materials

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Short Conference Papers (4 Pages maximum including the reference list) will be published online in the Conference Proceedings

CONFERENCE JOURNALS

Depending on their importance, originality, quality, relevance and other editorial considerations, eligible research papers will be published in ISI, DOHET accredited journals. Details are coming soon.

CONFERENCE AWARDS/PRIZES

Based on the scientific achievement, innovation and the presentation quality, the following awards will be given during the conference:

• Distinguished Scientist Award
• Young Scientist Award
• Best Senior Oral Presentation Awards
• Best Junior Oral Presentation Awards 
• Best Poster Presentation Awards

Poster on web

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