Preliminary Program subject to change
02D05 Mixed Matrix Membranes
OverviewLimitations encountered using conventional membrane materials are being overcome by blending organic and inorganic phases. This session invites papers on application of mixed matrix membranes for improved separations, as well for cross-cutting applications such as membrane reactors.
Primary SponsorMembrane-Based Separations (02d)

Chair

Santi Kulprathipanja
R&D Fellow
UOP LLC
50 East Algonquin Road
Des Plaines, IL 60017-5016
Phone Number: (847) 391-3138
Fax Number: (847) 391-1274
Email: skulprat@uop.com

CoChair

Paul Scovazzo
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
The University of Mississippi
134 Anderson
University, MS 38677-1848
Phone Number: 662-915-5354
Fax Number: 662-915-7023
Email: scovazzo@olemiss.edu
Dendrimer-Ceramic Composite Membranes for Challenging Separations
Sukjoon Yoo1, Jonathan Lunn1, Robert L. Sherman2, Eric E. Simanek2, Daniel F. Shantz1 and David M. Ford1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, TAMU 3122, College Station, TX 77843-3122, (2)Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, TAMU 3255, College Station, TX 77843-3255
The Importance of Dope Stability in Mixed Matrix Hollow Fiber Membrane Formation
Shabbir Husain1, William Ryan Collins2, Shu Shu3, Victor Breedveld2 and William J. Koros1, (1)Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 778 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, (2)Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332, (3)Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 336816 Georgia Tech Station, Atlanta, GA 30332
Permeability Enhancement in Nanoparticle Filled Polymeric Membranes
Scott T. Matteucci1, Haiqing Lin2, Victor Kusuma1, Sumod Kalakkunnath3, Anita J. Hill4, Sherry Mayo4, Douglass S. Kalika5 and Benny D. Freeman1, (1)University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Bldg 133, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, Austin, TX 78758, (2)Membrane Technology and Research, Inc., 1360 Willow Road, Suite 103, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (3)Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, 177 F. Paul Anderson Tower, Lexington, KY 40506-0046, (4)CSIRO Manufacturing Science and Technology, Private Bag 33, South Clayton MDC, Clayton, VIC 319, Australia, (5)University of Kentucky, 177 F. Paul Anderson Tower, Lexington, KY 40506-0046
A Novel Ion Exchange Treatment of Zeolite for the Application of Mixed Matrix Membranes in Natural and Hydrocarbon Separation
Yi Li1, Pei Shi Tin1, Tai-Shung Chung2 and Santi Kulprathipanja3, (1)Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore, 119260, Singapore, (2)Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119260, Singapore, Singapore, (3)UOP LLC, 50 East Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, IL 60017-5016
Bottom up Synthesis of Composite Membranes
William A. Phillip, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave SE, 151 Amundson Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455, Marc A. Hillmyer, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and Edward L. Cussler, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Facilitated Transport of Thiophenes through Ag2O-Filled P D M S Membranes
Rongbin Qi, Yujun Wang, Jiding Li and Shenlin Zhu, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Separations Division