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Monday afternoon, 30 July 2018
Session Chair		Prof. Raja Ben Amar	Thamsanqa Kambule Auditorium
14:00 - 15:00	PL2: Prof. Jas Pal Badyal Durham University Department of Chemistry Scalable Smart Surfaces for Water Harvesting and Purification
Symposium	Session 4 Desalination and Drinking Water	Session 5 Fabrication and Modification	Session 6 R&D, Composites and Hybrid and Integrated Processes
Venue	Thamsanqa Kambule Auditorium	Council Chambers	GJ Gerwel C3-01
Session Chair	Prof. Raja Ben Amar	Prof. Mamadou S. Diallo	Dr. Richard Moutloali
15:00 – 15:30	KN4: Dr. André Deratani Université de Montpellier, France Desalination performance of PV powered stand-alone OSMOSUN® unit under intermittent operating conditions	016P: Prof. Titus Msagati Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, University of South Africa, South Africa Novel MWCNT-PVDF membranes for desalination by membrane distillation: Effect of solvent composition	IN2: Prof. Chris Buckley Pollution Research Group, University of KwaZulu- Natal, South Africa Implementation of membrane R&D- A retrospective view
15:30 – 15:50	OP13: Mr. Christopher Chukwuati University of Johannesburg, South Africa The effect of PEI component on PES/GO/PEI/Ag NPS nanocomposite membranes for the treatment of organic dyes and removal of heavy metals in water	OP17: Mr. Simanye Sam University of Johannesburg, South Africa Cadmium(2) removal from water using carbon nanodots embedded on polyethersulfone membrane and detection using anodic strippingvoltammetry	OP20: Sina F Torbati Tarbiat Modares University, Iran Investigations of the effect of incorporation of TiO2 on the performance of PES ultrafiltration membranes for oily water treatment
15:50 – 16:10	OP14: Jingshi Wang Deakin University, Australia Ultra-thin semi-permeable polymer alloy membranes for low cost desalination	OP18: Mr. Sinethemba Xabela University of Johannesburg, South Africa Grafting of PSBMA on graphene oxide surface for modification of cellulose acetate membranes for water treatment	OP21: Mr. Nyiko M Chauke University of Johannesburg, South Africa Intrinsic features of ZSM-22 zeolite/polyethersulfone composite as support membrane
16:10–16:30	OP15: Dr. Machawe Motsa University of South Africa, South Africa Surface modification of low pressure NF membranes via LBL-assembly: characterization and application in brackish water treatment	OP19: Ms. Azile Nqombolo University of Johannesburg, South Africa Poly(m-phenylineisopthalmide) ultrafiltration membrane incorporating graphene oxide-metal organic framework with improved water flux and antifouling properties	OP22: Dr. Gomotsegang Molelekwa Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa Uptake of membrane technology by the public sector in South Africa
16:30 – 17:00		TEA BREAK