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

Lidietta GIORNO

Romeo DE LUCA Francesca MACEDONIO

Elena TOCCI

Alessandra CRISCUOLI

Institute on Membrane Technology

Tel: +39 0984 4920-39/38/12Fax: +39 0984 402103

E-mail: mdravello2015@itm.cnr.it

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