Preliminary Program subject to change
02D01 Novel Techniques for Membrane Characterization and Functionalization
OverviewPapers are sought that describe novel approaches to characterizing membrane structure and performance. Contributions that describe new methods for membrane functionalization and characterization are of special interest.
Primary SponsorMembrane-Based Separations (02d)

Chair

Kamalesh K. Sirkar
Professor
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Otto H. York Department of Chemical Engineering
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone Number: 973-596-8447
Fax Number: 973-642-4854
Email: sirkar@adm.njit.edu

CoChair

Stephen M. Ritchie
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of Alabama
Department of Chemical Engineering
Box 870203
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0203
Phone Number: 205-348-2712
Fax Number: 205-348-7758
Email: sritchie@coe.eng.ua.edu
Pei/MCM-48 Composite Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Separation
Parveen Kumar1, Vadim V. Guliants2, Sangil Kim3, Junichi Ida3 and Jerry Y. S. Lin4, (1)Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012, (2)Chemical and Material Engineering, University of Cincinnati, 400 Rhodes Hall, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012, (3)University of Cincinnati, Rhodes 400, PO Box 210012, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012, (4)Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287
Modification of Ultrafiltration Membranes by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Nripen Singh, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 127 Earle Hall, Clemson, SC 29634, Zhen Chen, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80525, Scott Husson, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 112 Earle Hall, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0909 and Ranil Wickramasinghe, Colorado State University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1370
Characterization of the Gelation Process in the Preparation of Ppesk Asymmetric Ultrafiltration Membrane
Binbing Han1, M. Nazmul Karim1, Peiyong Qin2, Zhen Chen2, Cuixian Chen2, Jiding Li2 and Srinivas Karra1, (1)Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3121, (2)Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
Surface Modification of Membranes by Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition
Malancha Gupta, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139 and Karen K. Gleason, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
Characterizing Membrane Surface Charge by Contact Angle Titration
Gil Hurwitz, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA, Los Angeles, CA 90046 and Eric M. V. Hoek, Environmental Engineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA, Los Angeles, CA 90046
Surface Energies of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Membranes for Pervaporation
Md. Nasim Hyder1, Robert Y.M. Huang1 and Pu Chen2, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada, (2)Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Fundamental Characterization of Surface Mineral Crystallization on Aromatic Polyamide Ro Membrane Surfaces
Hsiao-yu Nancy Lin, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 5531 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Gregory T. Lewis, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California at Los Angeles, 5531 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Wen-Yi Shih, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California at Los Angeles, 5531 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1590, Michal Uchymiak, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of California, Los Angeles, 5531 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095 and Yoram Cohen, University of California, Los Angeles, Chemical Engineering Department, 5531 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Surface Modification of Commercial Water Treatment Membranes by Ion Beam Irradiation
Rama Chennamsetty, Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606 and Isabel Escobar, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, 2801 West Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606-3390

Separations Division