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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Volume 1

New Frontiers in Reverse Osmosis – Anti-biofouling Spacers...................................................... 1

I. Escobar, R. Hausman, T. Gulinka

Modifications and Applications of Fluoropolymer-based Membranes by Surface-Initiated Grafting Polymerizations ................................................................................................................... 3

Y. Liu, Y. Chang, J. Lai

Fundamental Mechanisms of Three-Component Combined Fouling with Experimental Verification ................................................................................................................... 4

A. Harris, A. Kim, Q. Li, R. Yuan

Hydrogen Permeation in Thin Palladium-silver Membranes: Comparison Between Experimental Data and Model Calculations ..................................................................................... 5

J. Catalano, M. Coroneo, M. Giacinti, G. Montante, A. Paglianti, G. Sarti

Evaluation of Submerged Membrane Filtration using Intermittence Aeration Filtration Method ................................................................................................................................. 7

C. Byong-Bo, O. Hyunje, L. Sangho, C. June-Seok

Design of an Economic and Efficient SWRO Pilot Plant................................................................. 9J. Choi, H. Oh, Y. Choi, B. Kwon, B. Choi, S. Lee

Development of Nanofiltration/Steam Stripping Sequence for Coke Plant Wastewater Treatment...................................................................................................................... 10

M. Minhalma, M. de Pinho

Fuel Cell Polymer Electrolyte (PEM) Derived from Disulfonated Random and Block Poly(Arylene Ether) Copolymer System .............................................................................. 11

J. McGrath

Beyond Inorganic-Organic Nanocomposites for Molecular Separations ................................... 12M. Wessling

Tailor Made Polymeric Membrane Based on Segmented Block Copolymer for CO2 Separation.......................................................................................................................................... 13

A. Car, C. Stropnik, W. Yave, K. Peinemann

Segmented Block Copolymers: A Molecular Toolbox to Tailor the Mass Transport Properties of Polymeric Nanocomposites...................................................................................... 15

S. Reijerkerk, A. Ijzer, A. Araichimani, R. Gaymans, K. Nymeijer, M. Wessling

Gas Separation Using Ionic Liquid Polymers ................................................................................ 17R. Noble, D. Gin, J. Bara, T. Carlisle, B. Voss, A. Finotello

Development of High Temperature CO2-Selective Porous Ceramic............................................ 18A. Ku, V. Ramaswarmy, J. Ruud, P. Wilson, K. Narang

Solubility and Diffusivity of Organic Vapors in Mixed Matrix Membranes Formed by High Free Volume Glasses Loaded with Fumed Silica ............................................................ 19

M. Ferrari, M. DeAngelis, M. Galizia, T. Merkel, G. Sarti

Reuse/Recycle Water Opportunities and Challenges in Food/Bio Processing Industry Using Membrane Technology: Is this Myth or Reality?................................................. 21

H. Muralidhara

Integrated Membrane System for Waste Water Reuse with Innovative PVDF UF Membrane and Low Fouling RO Membrane ................................................................................... 22

T. Kitade, R. Takagi, S. Kantani, M. Tamiguchi, T. Uemera

Impact of Seasonal Water Quality Changes on Low Pressure Membrane Filtration of an Activated Sludge-Lagoon Effluent......................................................................................... 24

F. Roddick, T. Nguyen, L. Fan, J. Harris

Investigating and Evaluating Different Concepts of Membrane-Based Technologies for a Cleaner Production in the Automotive Industry........................................... 26

S. Lyko, T. Wintgens, A. Buchmann, T. Melin, C. Herse

Membranes in Clean Technologies................................................................................................. 28A. Koltuniewicz

Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Control by Membrane Contactors in Desalination....................... 30A. Criscuoli, M. Carnevale, H. Mahmoudi, S. Gaeta, F. Lentini, S. Reggiani, E. Drioli

Layer-by-Layer Assembly in Membrane Pores for Ion Separations and Biocatalysis .............. 32D. Bhattacharyya, A. Hollman, A. Butterfield, V. Smuleac, S. Datta

Unusual Temperature Dependence of Positron Lifetime in a Polymer of Intrinsic Microporosity .................................................................................................................................... 34

K. Ratzke, R. Lima deMiranda, J. Kruse, F. Faupel, D. Fritsch, V. Abetz, P. Budd, J. Selbie, N. McKeown, B. Ghanem

Macrovoid Formation in Polymeric Membranes and Critical Factors in Fabricating Macrovoid-free Hollow Fiber Membranes....................................................................................... 35

N. Peng, T. Chung, K. Wang

Preparation of Porous Poly (ether ether ketone) Membranes...................................................... 36Y. Ding, B. Bikson

Design of New Membranes Assisted By Block Copolymer Assembly........................................ 38S. Querelle, F. Ellouze, D. Quémener, A. Deratani, T. Phan, D. Gigmes, D. Bertin

Effect of Network Structure Modifications of Cross-linked Poly(ethylene oxide) Membranes on Gas Separation Properties .................................................................................... 39

V. Kusuma, B. Freeman, M. Danquah, M. Borns, A. Comer, D. Kalika

Fouling Characteristics of Virus Filtration Membranes ................................................................ 40M. Bakhshayeshi, R. Kuriyel, N. Jackson, A. Mehta, O. Paley, A. Zydney

Developments in Membrane Affinity Chromatography for Monoclonal Antibody Recovery.... 41S. Dimartino, C. Boi, G. Sarti

Bioactive Membranes for Liver Tissue Engineering ..................................................................... 42L. De Bartolo, S. Salerno, A. Piscioneri, S. Morelli,, M. Rende, C. Campana, E. Drioli

Separation and Purification of Hematopoietic Stem Cells from Human Blood through Surface-modified Membranes ........................................................................................... 43

A. Higuchi, Y. Chang, R. Ruaan, W. Chen

Membrane Chromatography: Protein Purification using Newly Developed, High-Capacity Adsorptive Membranes .................................................................................................................... 45

B. Bhut, S. Wickramasinghe, S. Husson

Using Micro-Dialysis to Monitor Tissue Production ..................................................................... 46J. Wu, R. Field

Protein Fouling of Polymeric Membranes: Modeling and Experimental Studies Using Ultrasonic Frequency-Domain Reflectometry..................................................................... 47

E. Kujundzic, K. Cobry, C. Ho, W. Li, A. Greenberg, M. Hernandez

Assessment of Ultrasound as Fouling Control Technique in Crossflow Microfiltration for the Treatment of Produced Water .................................................................... 49

S. Silalahi, T. Leiknes

Impact of Diluate Solution Composition in Protein and Magnesium on Membrane Fouling During Conventional ED..................................................................................................... 51

G. Pourcelly, C. Casademont, E. Bribiesca, M. Farias, L. Bazinet

MBR Activated Sludge Filterability Alteration in Stress Circumstances .................................... 53S. Geilvoet, J. Van der Graaf, A. Van Nleuwenhuijzen

Scale-up of Lab Investigations on Fouling in MBR Potentials and Limitations ......................... 55M. Kraume, D. Wedi, T. delaTorre, J. Schaller, V. Iversen, A. Drews

Visual Characterization of Fouling Behaviour By Activated Sludge Model Solutions .............. 57Y. Marselina, P. Le-Clech, R. Stuetz, V. Chen

Membrane Analysis and Simulation System (MASS).................................................................... 59R. Faibish, D. Pointer, B. Roux, A. Tentner

Development of Novel Molecular Modeling Technique for Membrane Fouling in Water Treatments.............................................................................................................................. 60

H. Takaba, A. Suzuki, R. Sahnoun, M. Koyama, H. Tsuboi, N. Hatakeyama, A. Endou, C. DelCarpio, M. Kubo, T. Kawakaytsu, I. Nishida, Y. Watanabe, S. Nakao, A. Miyamoto

Electroosmotic Flow in a Lysozyme Crystal: Molecular Dynamics Simulation ......................... 61Z. Hu, J. Jiang

Theoretical Analysis of the Effects of Asymmetric Membrane Structure on Fouling during Microfiltration .......................................................................................................... 62

W. Li, C. Duclos-Orsello, C. Ho

Modeling Virus Filtration: A Population Balance Approach......................................................... 63A. Pavanasam, A. Abbas, S. Ansumali, V. Chen

Direct Simulation of Particle Migration in Cross-Flow Microfiltration......................................... 65M. Fujita, K. Oda, K. Akamatsu, S. Nakao

Scaleable Membrane Separations for the Lignocellulosic-to-Ethanol Biorefinery .................... 66J. Pellegrino, K. Colyar, M. Gutierrez-Padilla, J. Hettenhaus, D. Schell

Reducing the Energy Demand of Bio-Ethanol through Salt-Extractive Distillation and Electrodialysis ........................................................................................................................... 67

P. Pfromm, M. Hussain

Membrane Separation Techniques in the Continuous Fermentation and Separation of Butanol....................................................................................................................... 68

J. Du, R. Beitle, E. Clausen, J. Carrier, J. Hestekin

Power Generation by Reverse Electrodialysis .............................................................................. 70P. Dlugolecki, K. Nyumeijer, S. Metz, M. Wessling

Reverse Electrodialysis: Energy Recovery from Controlled Mixing Salt and Fresh Water ...... 72J. Post, H. Hamelers, C. Buisman

Electrocatalytic Membranes for Glucose/O2 Biofuel Cell. ............................................................ 74M. Géraldine, T. Sophie, R. Marc, C. Marc, I. Christophe

Development of Reverse Osmosis FT-30 Membranes with Polyethylene Oxide Brush Modified Antifouling Surface................................................................................................ 76

J. Niu, B. Mickols, J. Thorpe, A. Abaye

Desalination Membranes Based on Directly Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Copolymers ........................................................................................................................ 77

H. Park, W. Xie, B. Freeman, M. Paul, H. Lee, J. Riffle, J. McGrath

Structure-Property Relationships in PEG-Based Hydrogel Membrane Coatings ...................... 78A. Sagle, H. Ju, B. Freeman, M. Sharma

Engineering Molecular Weight Cut-Off of Organic Solvent Nanofiltration (OSN) Membranes for Natural Product Fractionation .............................................................................. 80

I. Sereewatthanawut, Y. Toh, F. Lim, A. Boam, A. Livingston

High-Temperature Nanofiltration Using Porous Titania Membranes .......................................... 82T. Tsuru, K. Ogawa, T. Yoshioka

Polypyrrole Modified Solvent Resistant Nanofiltration Membranes ........................................... 84X. Li, P. Vandezande, I. Vankelecom

Novel Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIMs): Towards An Understanding of Structure-Property Relationships. .................................................................................................. 86

N. McKeown, B. Ghanem, K. Msayib, P. Budd, D. Fritsch

Physical Aging and Mixed-Gas Transport Properties of Microporous Polymers for Gas Separation Applications ........................................................................................................... 87

S. Thomas, I. Pinnau, M. Guiver, N. Du, J. Song

Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity: New Copolymers, Syntheses, Properties and Applications....................................................................................................................................... 88

D. Fritsch, K. Heinrich, G. Bengtson, J. Pohlmann

Characterizing the Pore Size distribution in Nanostructured Membranes ................................. 90A. Hill

Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity in the Application of Organic Solvent Nanofiltration ..................................................................................................................................... 91

K. Heinrich, D. Fritsch, P. Merten, G. Bengtson, S. Dargel

An Efficient Method for Preparing High Molecular Weight Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM)s with Cyclic-Free Structure via Fast Polycondensation ............................ 92

N. Du, G. Robertson, J. Song, S. Thomas, I. Pinnau, M. Guiver

Polyoxadiazole Nanocomposite Fuel Cell membranes operating above 100 C ......................... 93D. Gomes, S. Nunes

Nanocomposite Membranes with Low Methanol Permeability for the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell ............................................................................................................................ 94

B. Ladewig, D. Martin, J. Diniz da Costa, M. Lu

Proton Conducting Graft Copolymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells ............................. 95J. Koh, J. Park, D. Roh, J. Kim

Nanocomposite Proton Exchange Membranes for Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Self-Humidification, Molecular Nucleation and Dynamic Simulation.................................................. 96

W. Zhang, P. Gao

Sulfonated Polyimide Membranes for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells........................................ 98K. Okamoto, K. Matsuda, Z. Hu, K. Chen, N. Endo, M. Higa

Syntheses and Physical Properties of Novel Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Comprising Poly(diphenylacetylene)s............................................................................................ 99

H. Ito, R. Yamamoto, E. Akiyama, K. Takeda, H. Yokota, Y. Nagase

Energy Cost Optimization in RO Desalting and the Thermodynamic Restriction ................... 101R. Zhu, P. Christofides, Y. Cohen

Characterizing RO Membrane Performance when Desalinating High pH Produced Water from the Oil Extraction Process ......................................................................................... 102

R. Franks, C. Bartels

Submerged Hollow Fibre Pre-treatment to RO in Seawater Applications ................................ 104Y. Ye, L. Sim, V. Chen, A. Fane

RO Membrane Desalting in a Feed Flow Reversal Mode ............................................................ 106M. Uchymiak, B. Alex, P. Christofides, N. Daltrophe, M. Weissman, J. Gilron, R. Rallo, Y. Cohen

Evaluating the Performance of Single-Pass RO and Multi-Pass NF/RO Systems for Seawater Desalination .............................................................................................................. 108

D. Tanuwidjaja, E. Hoek

Performance Testing of a Large Seawater RO Desalination Plant ............................................ 110A. Khawaji, J. Wie

A New Method to Fabricate Membranes using Glassy Self Assembly Templating ................. 111G. Feng, C. Ho, C. Co

Ultra-Thin Polymeric Interpenetration Network with Enhanced Separation Performance Approaching Ceramic Membranes for Biofuel ..................................................... 112

L. Jiang, Y. Jean, H. Chen, T. Chung

PTFE-Polyamide Thin-Film Composite Membranes from Interfacial Polymerization for Pervaporation Dehydration of Alcohol-Water Mixtures ............................. 113

C. Yu, R. Jeng, Y. Liu, J. Lai

Preparation of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Composite Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes.............................................................................................................. 114

G. Ramos, B. Cristiano

Experimental Verification of Effect of Support on Membrane Performance ............................ 116R. Takagi, A. Pihlajamäki, T. Shintani, M. Nyström

Study on Improvement of Composite Reverse Osmosis Membranes ...................................... 118C. Gao, Y. Zhou, Q. An, S. Yu, L. Wu

A Versatile Membrane System for Bulk Storage and Shipping of Produce in a Modified Atmosphere ..................................................................................................................... 119

S. Kirkland, R. Clarke, D. Paul

Enhancing Natural Gas Purification with Advanced Polymer/Molecular Sieve Composites...................................................................................................................................... 120

S. Miller, D. Vu

High Performance Ultrafiltration: What Can We Learn from the Gas Separations Experts? ........................................................................................................................................... 121

A. Zydney

Membranes and Reactors and Integration, Oh My!..................................................................... 122M. Rezac

Membranes for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability ................................................................. 123K. Murphy

On the Time Scales of Sorption Induced Plasticization.............................................................. 124M. Wessling

Recent Developments in Membranes for Gas Separation Applications ................................... 125I. Pinnau

Various Poly(dimethylsiloxane) Membranes for Removal of Volatile Organic Compounds from Water ................................................................................................................. 126

T. Uragami, T. Ohshima, T. Miyata

On the Correlation Between MWCO Values for Nanofiltration Membranes and Quantitative Porosity Analysis Using Variable Energy Positron Beams. ................................. 128

J. De Baerdemaeker

Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy (PAS): A New Powerful Technique to Study Membrane Structure ....................................................................................................................... 130

A. Cano-Odena, P. Vandezande, K. Hendrix, R. Zaman, K. Mostafa, J. DeBaerdemaeker, I. Vankelecom

Characterization of Biofouling Development of Spiral Wound Membrane Systems: The First NMR Study....................................................................................................................... 132

D. Graf von der Schulenburg, J. Vrouwenvelder, J. Kruithof, M. Van Loosdrecht, M. Johns

Probing Polyamide RO membrane Surface Charge, Energy, and Potential With Advanced Contact Angle Titrations .............................................................................................. 134

G. Hurwitz, E. Hoek

Removal of Emerging Organic Contaminants by High-Pressure Membranes: Mechanisms, Monitoring, and ModelingMembranes: Mechanisms, Monitoring, and Modeling ................................................................................................................................... 135

J. Drewes, C. Bellona, M. Sonnenberg

Evidence of Change in the Top Surface Layer Structure of Nanofiltration Membranes Due to Operating Temperature Variation ................................................................ 137

H. Saidani, B. Nihel, P. John, D. Andre

Characterization of the Polyamide Active Layer in NF/RO Membranes Using Gold Nanoparticles .................................................................................................................................. 138

F. Pacheco, M. Reinhard, J. Leckie

Nanofiltration of Electrolyte Solutions by Sub-2nm Carbon Nanotube Membranes ............... 139F. Fornasiero, H. Park, J. Holt, M. Stadermann, S. Kim, J. In, C. Grigoropoulos, A. Noy, O. Bakajin

Aligned Carbon Nanotube Membranes: Transport Enhancement and Gatekeeper Activity .. 140M. Majumder,K. Kiess, J. Wu, B. Hinds

Hybrid Biomimetic Membranes: Past, Present and Beyond ...................................................... 142M. Barboiu

Nanostructured Polymers with Uniform d1 nm Pores Based on Crosslinked Lyotropic Liquid Crystals for Molecular Size-Selective Separations ........................................ 144

D. Gin, M. Zhou, X. Lu, E. Haatakeyama, R. Noble, B. Elliott

Track-Etched Polymer Membranes as Tool to Investigate Grafted Stimuli-Responsive and Other Functional Polymers for ‘Smart’ Nano- and Microsystems ................ 145

M. Ulbricht, A. Friebe, F. Tomicki

Fixed-Charge Group-like Behavior of the Captured Ion By Crown Ether and Its Effect on the Response of a Molecular Recognition Ion Gating Membrane............................. 147

T. Ito, T. Yamaguchi

Multifunctional ultrathin TiO2 Nanowire Ultrafiltration Membrane for Water Treatment ......... 148X. Zhang, A. Du, J. Pan, D. Sun, J. Leckie

Bioethanol Production Using Pervaporation and Vapor Permeation Membranes .................. 151I. Huang, R. Baker, L. Vane

Dewatering Ethanol with Chemically and Thermally Resistant Perfluoropolymer Membranes ...................................................................................................................................... 152

S. Majumdar, D. Stookey, S. Nemser

Modeling and Process Integration of Membranes for Ethanol Dehydration ............................ 153P. Bösch, P. Schausberger, A. Boontawan, A. Friedl

Performance of a New Hybrid Membrane in High Temperature Pervaporation ....................... 154H. van Veen, R. Kreiter, C. Engelen, M. Rietkerk, H. Castricum, A. ten Elshof, J. Vente

Investigation of the Fundamental Differences between Polyamide-imide (PAI) and Polyetherimide (PEI) Membranes for Isopropanol Dehydration via Pervaporation ................. 156

Y. Wang, L. Jiang, T. Chung, T. Matsuura, S. Goh

Preparation of Asymmetric Polyetherimide Membranes for Molecular Liquid Separations... 157A. El-Gendi, D. Roizard, E. Favre

Preparation of a Novel Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Block Copolymer (SBS) Asymmetric Membrane for VOC Removal by Pervaporation ..................................................... 158

A. Figoli, S. Sikdar, J. Burckle, E. Drioli

Characterization of Solute Transport in Osmotically Driven Membrane Processes ............... 160N. Hancock, T. Cath

Forward-Osmosis Using Ethanol for Concentrate Minimization ............................................... 162J. Pellegrino, P. McCormick, A. Mendoza

A Novel Hybrid Forward Osmosis Process for Drinking Water Augmentation Using Impaired Water and Saline Water Sources........................................................................ 163

T. Cath, C. Lundin, J. Drewes

Osmotic Membrane Bioreactor and Pressure Retarded Osmotic Membrane Bioreactor for Wastewater Treatment and Water Desalination.................................................. 165

A. Achilli, T. Cath, E. Marchand, A. Childress

Osmotic Power - A New, Renewable Energy Source .................................................................. 167S. Skilhagen, T. Holt, J. Dugstad

Influence of Membrane Support Layer Hydrophobicity on Water Flux in Osmotically Driven Membrane Processes ................................................................................... 168

J. McCutcheon, M. Elimelech

Developing Permeation Enhanced Nanofiltration Hollow Fiber Membranes Used in Forward Osmosis........................................................................................................................ 169

K. Wang, Q. Yang, T. Chung, J. Gin

Manipulation of Block Copolymer Nanostructure in Membranes Prepared by Solvent Evaporation and Non-Solvent Induced Phase Separation ........................................... 170

W. Yave, A. Boschetti-de-Fierro, V. Garamus, K. Peinemann, V. Abetz, P. Simon

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoporous Polycaprolactone Membranes for Controlled Drug Release ................................................................................................................ 172

C. Yen, H. He, L. Lee, W. Ho

Catalytic PVDF Microcapsules for Application in Fine Chemistry ............................................ 174M. Buonomenna, A. Figoli, I. Spezzano, E. Drioli

The Impact of Solvent on the Microstructure of Integrally Skinned Polyimide Nanofiltration Membranes Before and After Casting .................................................................. 176

D. Patterson, S. Costello, A. Havill, Y. See-Toh, A. Livingston, A. Turner

Nanofiltration Membranes for Polar Aprotic Solvents ................................................................ 178F. Lim, Y. See-Toh, I. Sereewatthanawut, A. Boam, A. Livingston

Phase Separation Microfabrication............................................................................................... 180M. Bikel, R. Lammertink, M. Wessling

In-Line and In-Situ Determination of Non-Solvent, Solvent and Polymer During VIPS ........... 182W. Werapun, D. Bouyer, C. Pochat-Bohatier, A. Deratani, C. Dupuy

Highly Gas-Permeable Substituted Polyacetylenes: Recent Advances ................................... 184T. Masuda

Modeling Molecular-Scale Gas Separation .................................................................................. 186A. Thornton, T. Hilder, A. Hill, J. Hill

Physical Aging in Thin Glassy Polymer Films: A Variable Energy Positron Annihilation Lifetime Spectroscopy Study................................................................................... 187

B. Rowe, A. Hill, S. Pas, R. Suzuki, B. Freeman, D. Paul

Gas Permeation Parameters and Other Physicochemical Polymer With Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM-1) ..................................................................................................................... 189

P. Budd, N. McKeown, G. Ghanem, K. Msayib, D. Fritsch, L. Starannikova, N. Belov, O. Sanfirova, Y. Yampolskii, V. Shanatrovich

Addition-Type Polynorbornene with Si(CH3)3 Side Groups: Detailed Study of Gas Permeation and Thermodynamic Properties ............................................................................... 190

L. Starannikova, M. Pilipenko, N. Belov, Y. Yampolskii, M. Gringolts, E. Finkelshtein

Analysis of the Size Distribution of Local Free Volume in Hyflon® AD Perfluoropolymer Gas Separation Membranes by Photochromic Probes................................ 191

J. Jansen, E. Tocci, M. Macchione, L. De Lorenzo, M. Heuchel, E. Drioli

Analysis of RO Membrane Performance for Municipal Wastewater Treatment ....................... 193C. Bartels, R. Franks, P. Gourley

Adsorption Behavior of Perfluorinated Compounds on Thin-film Composite Membranes.... 195Y. Kwon, K. Shih, C. Tang, J. Leckie

RO Reject Recovery - A Challenge Towards Sustainable Water Reclamation......................... 196B. Viswanath, G. Tao, K. Kekre, H. Ng, L. Lee, H. Seah

Effects of Organic Fouling on the Removal of Trace Chemicals in Nanofiltration Membrane Processes ..................................................................................................................... 198

S. Foo, J. McDonald, J. Drewes, L. Nghiem, S. Khan, P. Le-Clech

Emergency Water Purification Device Using Gravity Driven Membrane Filtration.................. 200Y. Jiang, Z. Cui

Membrane Defects and Bacterial Removal Efficiency: Effect of Alterations of the Skin and of the Macroporous Support.......................................................................................... 201

N. Lebleu, C. Causserand, C. Roques, P. Aimar

Inorganic Membranes also Swell .................................................................................................. 203M. Yu, J. Lee, H. Funke, R. Noble, J. Falconer

Synthesis and Characterization of SAPO-34 Zeolite Crystals and Membranes Employing Crystal Growth Inhibitors ........................................................................................... 205

S. Venna, M. Carreon

Effects of Electroless Plating Conditions on the Synthesis of Pd-Ag Hydrogen Selective Membranes...................................................................................................................... 206

R. Bhandari, Y. Ma

Upgrading of a Syngas Mixture for Pure Hydrogen Production in a Pd-Ag Membrane Reactor.......................................................................................................................... 208

A. Brunetti, G. Barbieri, E. Drioli

Preparation and Characterization of Hollow Fibre Carbon Membranes Based on a Cellulosic Precursor ....................................................................................................................... 209

X. He, E. Sheridan, M. Hägg

High-Density, Vertically-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Membranes with High Flux ..................... 210M. Yu, H. Funke, R. Noble, J. Falconer

Fouling Mechanisms and Fouling Control By Membrane Surface Modification in Ultrafiltration of Aqueous Solutions Containing Polymeric Natural Organic Matter ............... 212

M. Ulbricht, P. Peeva, H. Susanto

A Mechanistic Study on the Coupled Organic and Colloidal Fouling of Nanofiltration Membranes.............................................................................................................. 214

A. Harris, A. Kim, Q. Li

Effect of Crossflow on the Fouling Rate of Spiral Wound Elements......................................... 216P. Eriksson

Exploiting Local Fouling Phenomena in Dead-End Hollow Fiber Filtration: The Partial Backwash Concept ............................................................................................................. 218

W. van de Ven, A. Zwijnenburg, A. Kemperman, M. Wessling

Fouling Resistant Coatings for Oil/Water Separation ................................................................. 220Y. Wu, B. McCloskey, V. Kusuma, H. Ju, H. Park, B. Freeman

On the Representativeness of Model Polymers in Fouling Research....................................... 222A. Drews, A. Shammy, V. Chen, P. Le Clech

Modeling Approaches for the Design of High Performance Polymer Glassy Membranes for Small Gas Molecule Separations........................................................................ 224

P. Pullumbi, E. Tocci, M. Heuchel, S. Pelzer

Molecular Modeling of Free Volume in Poly (pyrrolone-imide) Copolymers............................ 225X. Wang, I. Sanchez, B. Freeman

Development of a Microscopic Free Volume Theory for Molecular Self-Diffusivity Prediction in Polymeric Systems .................................................................................................. 226

H. Ohashi, T. Ito, T. Yamaguchi

A Molecular Pore Network Model for Nanoporous Materials ..................................................... 227N. Rajabbeigi, B. Elyassi, T. Tsotsis, M. Sahimi

Modeling and Performance Assessment of Pd- and Pd/Alloy-based Catalytic Membrane Reactors for Hydrogen Production ............................................................................ 228

M. Ayturk, N. Kazantzis, Y. Ma

Free-Volume Holes in Amorphous Polymers for Solvent Diffusion: Reconsideration of the Free-Volume Theory By Equation-of-State, Group Contribution Method, PALS Measurement and Molecular Simulation...................................... 230

H. Lv, B. Wang, J. Yang

New Chemically Modified Membranes in Bioseparations .......................................................... 232D. Melzner, R. Faber

Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: A New Tool to Produce High-Capacity Adsorptive Membranes ......................................................................................... 233

B. Bhut, S. Wickramasinghe, S. Husson

Gas and Liquid Permeation Studies on Modified Interfacial Composite Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes ...................................................................................... 234

J. Louis, I. Pinnau, M. Reinhard

Study of a Hydrophilic-Enhanced Ultrafiltration Membrane....................................................... 235T. Gullinkala, I. Escobar

Crosslinked Poly(ethylene oxide) Fouling Resistant Coating Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application.............................................................................. 237

H. Ju, B. McCloskey, A. Sagle, B. Freeman

Dopamine: Biofouling-Inspired Anti-Fouling Coatings for Water Purification Membranes.... 238B. McCloskey, H. Park, B. Freeman

Thermally Rearranged Polymer Membranes With Cavities Tuned for Fast Transport of Small Molecules ........................................................................................................ 239

Y.M. Lee

Membrane Engineering Progresses and Potentialities in Gas Separations............................. 240E. Drioli

Evolution of Natural Gas Treatment with Membrane Systems .................................................. 242L. White, C. Wildemuth

CO2 Permeation With Pebax-Based Membranes for Global Warming Reduction .................... 243Q. Nguyen, J. Sublet, D. Langevin, C. Chappey, J. Valleton, P. Schaetzel

A Membrane Process to Capture CO2 from Power Plant Flue Gas............................................ 245T. Merkel, H. Lin, S. Thompson, R. Daniels, A. Serbanescu, R. Baker

Membranes and Post Combustion Carbon Dioxide Capture: Challenges & ............................ 246E. Favre

The Effect of Sweep Uniformity on Gas Dehydration Modules.................................................. 248P. Hao, S. Lipscomb

Membranes and Water: the Role of Hybrid Processes ............................................................... 249A. Fane

Coagulation-Ceramic Microfiltration Hybrid System Effectively Removes Virus that is Difficult to Remove in Conventional Coagulation-Sedimentation-Sand Filtration Process ... 250

T. Matsushita, N. Shirasaki, Y. Matsui, M. Kobuke, T. Urasaki, K. Ohno

Membrane Enhanced Ultraviolet Oxidation of Polyethylene Glycol Wastewaters .................. 252D. Patterson, T. Vranjes

Improvement of Swimming Pool Water Quality by Ultrafiltration - Adsorption Hybrid Process................................................................................................................................ 254

E. Barbot, P. Moulin

Processing of Low- and Intermediate- Level Radioactive Wastes from Medical and Industrial Applications by Membrane Methods.................................................................... 256

G. Zakrzewska-Trznadel

Removal of Natural Organic Matter in Coagulation-Microfiltration-GAC Adsorption Systems for Drinking Water Production .................................................................. 258

Y. Ahn, C. Lee, B. Bae, S. Min, H. Shin

Optical Resolution with Chiral Polymaide Membranes............................................................... 260M. Nakagawa, Y. Ikeuchi, M. Yoshikawa

Dehydration of Alcohols By Pervaporation Through Polyimide Matrimid® Asymmetric Hollow Fibers with Various Modifications .............................................................. 261

L. Jiang, T. Chung, R. Rajagopalan

New Cross-linked Membranes for Solvent Resistant Nanofiltration ......................................... 262K. Vanherck, S. Aldea, P. Vandezande, I. Vankelecom

Properties and Potential of Polymeric Nanofiber Membranes for Liquid Filtration Applications..................................................................................................................................... 264

G. Singh, S. Kaur, S. Ramakrishna, N. Wun Jem, T. Matsuura

Perfluoropolymer Membranes for Gasoline Vapor Emissions Reduction................................ 266J. Bowser, S. Majumdar

Universal Membranes for Solvent Resistant Nanofiltration (srnf) and Pervaporation (pv) Based on Segmented Polymer Network (spn) ............................................ 267

X. Li, M. Basko, P. Du Prez, I. Vankelecom

Macroporous Membrane Adsorbers: Correlations between Materials Structure, Separation Conditions and Performance in Bioseparations...................................................... 268

M. Ulbricht, J. Wang, F. Dismer, E. von Lieres, J. Hubbuch

Integrated Membrane-Based Sample Prep Approach for Viral and Microbe Capture, Lysis, and Nucleic Acid Purification From Complex Samples ................................... 270

R. Baggio, K. Souza, J. Murrell, L. Mullin, M. Aysola, J. Lindsay, G. Gagne, C. Martin

Morphological and Functional Features of Neurons Isolated from Hippocampus on Different Membrane Surfaces................................................................................................... 271

L. De Bartolo, S. Salerno, A. Piscioneri, S. Morelli,, M. Rende, E. Drioli, G. Giusi, A. Gordano, M. Canonaco

Membrane Emulsification Technology to Enhance Phase Transfer Biocatalyst Properties and Multiphase Membrane Reactor Performance .................................................... 272

L. Giorno, E. Piacentini, R. Mazzei, F. Bazzarelli, E. Drioli

Anti-Biofouling Membrane Surface with Grafted Zwitterionic Polysulfobetaine for Improved Blood Compatibility ....................................................................................................... 273

Y. Chang

Supported Liquid Membranes with Strip Dispersion for the Recovery of Cephalexin............ 275M. Vilt

Biopolymer Transport in Ultrafiltration: Role of Molecular Flexibility ...................................... 277A. Zydney, J. Molek, D. Latulippe

Effects of Long-Term Membrane Fouling on the Dynamic Operability of an Industrial Whey Ultrafiltration Process......................................................................................... 279

K. Yee, J. Bao, D. Wiley

CFD Modeling for the Concentration of Soy Protein in an Ultrafiltration Hollow Fiber Membrane System Using Resistance-in-Series Model ..................................................... 281

A. Rajabzadeh, B. Marcos, C. Moresoli

Hydrodynamic CFD Simulation of Mixing in Full-Scale Membrane Bioreactors with Field Experimental Validation................................................................................................ 282

Y. Wang, M. Brannock, G. Leslie

Hybrid Modeling: An Alternative Way to Predict and Control the Behavior of Cross-Flow Membrane Filtration Processes ................................................................................ 284

S. Curcio, V. Calabrò, G. Iorio

Artificial Neural Networks Analysis of RO Process Performance: RO Plant Performance and Organic Compound Passage .......................................................................... 285

F. Giralt, R. Rallo, D. Libotean, J. Giralt, Y. Cohen

Dynamic Microfiltration: Investigation of Critical Flux Measurement Methods and Improved Macromolecular Transmission..................................................................................... 287

S. Prip Beier, G. Jonsson

An Integral Analysis of Crossflow Filtration ................................................................................ 289R. Field, J. Wu

Flux Recovery During Infrasonic Frequency Backpulsing of Micro- and Ultrafiltration Membranes Fouled with Dextrin and Yeast.......................................................... 290

D. McLachlan, E. Shugman, R. Sanderson

Electrostatic Contributions in Binary Protein Ultrafiltration ...................................................... 291Y. Wang, V. Rodgers

Membrane Separation of High Added Value Milk Proteins......................................................... 293M. Mier, R. Ibáñez, I. Ortiz

Tuning of the Cut-Off Curves By Dynamic Ultrafiltration ........................................................... 295G. Jonsson

Polymer-based Multicomponent Membranes for Gas Separation ............................................. 296K. Peinemann

Gas Separation Properties of C/SiO2/alumina Composite Membranes for CO2 Separation........................................................................................................................................ 297

S. Han, S. Kim, H. Park, Y. Lee

Gas Transport Properties of Hyperbranched Polyimide-Silica Hybrid Membranes ................ 299Y. Yamada, K. Itahashi, T. Suzuki

Carbon Membranes - Tackling the Aging Issue........................................................................... 300E. Sheridan, J. Lie, X. He, M. Hägg

Glassy Perfluoropolymer - Zeolite Hybrid Membranes for Gas and Vapor .............................. 301G. Golemme, J. Jansen, D. Muoio, G. De Luca, A. Bruno, R. Manes, J. Choi, M. Tsapatsis

Development and Characterization of PPO-based Emulsion Polymerized Mixed Matrix Membranes........................................................................................................................... 304

Q. Wang, F. Sadeghi, A. Tremblay, B. Kruczek

Novel Semi-IPN Carbon Membranes Fabricated by a Low-Temperature Pyrolysis for C3H6/C3H8 Separation ................................................................................................................ 305

M. Chng, Y. Xiao, T. Chung, M. Toriida, S. Tamai

Climbing Membranes and Membranes Operations ..................................................................... 306E. Drioli

Membrane Separation of Nitrogen from High-Nitrogen Natural Gas: A Case Study from Membrane Synthesis to Commercial Deployment ............................................................. 307

R. Baker

Molecular Simulations of Membrane Transport Processes ....................................................... 308N. van der Vegt

Beyond Academic Research.......................................................................................................... 309G.-H. Koops

New Challenges in Membrane Preparation by Phase Inversion Technique ............................. 310A. Figoli

Considerations for Normal Flow Filtration: Fouling Models, Modules, and Systems ............. 312W. Kools

Dialysis Membranes – Continuous Improvements...................................................................... 313B. Krause, M. Storr, H. Göhl

On the Origin of the Overlimiting Current in Electrodialysis ..................................................... 315M. Wessling

Membrane Applications in the Pulp and Paper Industry: New Developments and Case Studies.................................................................................................................................... 316

F. Lipnizki, T. Persson, A.S. Jönsson

PAA and Thiol Functionalized MF/UF Membranes for Surfactant Separation and High Value Metal Capture: Experimental Results and Modeling ............................................... 318

A. Ladhe, P. Frailie, D. Bhattacharyya

Assuring Biodiesel Quality via Selective Membrane Filtration .................................................. 320M. Guttierrez-Padilla, J. Downs, J. Pellegrino, J. Bzdek

High Oxidative Resistant PVDF UF Membrane for Metal-CMP Wastewater Treatment ........... 321S. Shiki, G. Furumoto

Hygienic Barrier Efficiency of a Coupled Coagulation / Flocculation and Ceramic Microfiltration System for Potable Water Production ................................................................. 323

T. Meyn, A. König, T. Leiknes

Pioneering Explorations of Rooting Causes for Morphology and Performance Differences in Hollow Fiber Kidney Dialysis Membranes Spun From Linear and Hyperbranched Polyethersulfone ................................................................................................. 325

Q. Yang, T. Chung, M. Weber, V. Warzelhan

Pressurized Porous Nanocrystalline Silicon Membranes Exhibit High Permeability to Water and Gas ...................................................................................................... 327

T. Gaborski, D. Fang, C. Striemer, M. Kavalenka, J. Snyder, M. Hoffman, J. DesOrmeaux, P. Fauchet, J. McGrath

Optimization of Bubbly Flow in Flat Sheet Membrane Modules ................................................ 328H. Prieske, A. Drews, M. Kraume

Removal of Organic Micropollutants with NF/RO Membranes: Derivation and Validation of a Rejection Model..................................................................................................... 330

A. Verliefde, E. Cornelissen, B. Heijman, G. Amy, B. Van der Bruggen, H. van Dijk

Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) for Landfill Leachate Treatment and Removal of Hormones .................................................................................................................... 332

A. Do, A. Prieto, D. Yeh

Comparison of Multi-Parameter Optimization Strategies for the Development of Nanofiltration Membranes for Salt and Micropollutants Removal............................................. 334

A. Cano-Odena, P. Vandezande, I. Cools, K. Vanderschoot, K. De Grave, J. Ramon, L. De Raedt, I. Venkelecom

Study of an External MBR for Degradation of Endocrine Disrupter 17(alpha)-ethinylestradiol................................................................................................................................ 336

L. Clouzot, B. Marrot, P. Doumenq, N. Roche

Pressurized and De-pressurized Membrane Photoreactors for Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Waters ....................................................................................................... 338

R. Molinari, A. Caruso, P. Argurio, T. Poerio

Mechanisms Governing the Effects of Membrane Fouling on the Nanofiltration of Micropollutants ............................................................................................................................... 340

L. Nghiem, C. Espendiller, G. Braun

High Temperature Gas Permeation Characteristics of MFI and DDR type Zeolite Membranes ...................................................................................................................................... 341

J. Lin, M. Kanezashi, J. O'Brien-Abraham, X. Zhu

Adding Ion-Selective Functionality to Desalination Membranes with Unique Charge and Structural Properties of MFI Silicalite and ZSM-5 Zeolites .................................... 342

M. Duke, J. Lin, J. Diniz da Costa

Carbonate-Ceramic Dual-Phase Membrane for High Temperature Carbon Dioxide Separation........................................................................................................................................ 343

M. Anerson, J. Lin

High Quality Tubular Silica Membranes for Gas Separation...................................................... 345M. Luiten, C. Huiskes, H. Kruidhof, A. Nijmeijer

Recent Developments on the Preparation and Modeling of Nanoporous Silicon Carbide Membranes for Gas Separation Applications................................................................ 346

R. Mourhatch, B. Elyassi, F. Chen, M. Sahimi, T. Tsotsis

Preparation and Gas Separation Performance of Carbon Hollow Fiber Membrane Module.............................................................................................................................................. 348

M. Yoshimune, K. Haraya

Viability of ITM Technology for Oxygen Production and Oxidation Processes: Material, System and Process Aspects ........................................................................................ 349

M. den Exter, W. Haije, J. Vente

Fuel Cell Membranes from Nanofiber Composites ..................................................................... 351R. Wycisk, J. Choi, K. Lee, P. Pintauro, P. Mather

Hybrid Nanocomposite Membranes for PEMFC Applications ................................................... 352B. Lafitte, F. Niepceron, J. Bigarre, H. Galiano

Hybrid Self-Organized Membranes: New Strategies for Promising Fuel Cell Energy Applications ....................................................................................................................... 354

M. Michau, M. Barboiu

Ion-Exchange Membranes from Side-Chain Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether)s ......................... 355J. Meier-Haack, K. Schlenstedt, W. Butwilowski, C. Vogel

Ionomer Blend Membranes for Low T and Intermediate T Fuel Cells ....................................... 357J. Kerres, F. Schoenberger, M. Schaefer, A. Chromik, K. Krajinovic, V. Gogel, L. Jörissen, Q. Li, J. Jensen, N. Bjerrum

Hygrothermal Aging of Nafion ....................................................................................................... 359F. Thominette, F. Collette, G. Gebel

Automotive Hydrogen Fuel Cell Membrane Applications........................................................... 362A. Brenner, F. Coms, C. Gittleman, R. Jiang, Y. Lai, A. Nayar, M. Schoeneweiss, Y. Zhang

Cyclic Hybrid Adsorbent-Membrane Reactor (HAMR) Studies for Hydrogen Production ...... 363A. Harale, H. Hwang, P. Liu, M. Sahimi, T. Tsotsis

Nanoparticle-Enhanced Microfiltration for Low Energy Metal Removal from Water ............... 365A. Jawor, E. Hoek

Crystallization in Hollow Fiber Devices ........................................................................................ 367D. Zarkadas, K. Sirkar

Selectivity between Potassium, Sodium and Calcium Ions in Synthetic Media and Juice Media Using Wafer Enhanced- Electrodeionization.......................................................... 369

T. Ho, R. Cross, J. Hestekin, A. Kurup

Capillary ElectroChromatography and Membrane Technology: Merging the Advantages .... 371K. Kopec, D. Stamatialis, M. Wessling

Chitosan Chiral Ligand Exchange Membranes for Sorption Resolution of Amino Acids ...... 373H. Wang, L. Chu, R. Xie, C. Niu, M. Yang, H. Song

Biofouling of Spiral Wound Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes: A Feed Spacer Problem ..................................................................................................................... 374

J. Vrouwenvelder, D. Graf von der Schulenburg, J. Kruithof, M. Johns, M. Van Loosdrecht

Microbial-Sensing Membranes Functionalized with a Temperature Sensitive Polymer Film.................................................................................................................................... 376

C. Gorey, I. Escobar, C. Gruden

Modification of Microfiltration Membranes: Implications for Biofouling, Flux Recovery and Antibacterial Properties......................................................................................... 378

R. Malaisamy, D. Berry, D. Holder, L. Raskin, L. Lepak, K. Jones

Role of Seawater Chemistry in Algal Biopolymer Fouling of Seawater RO Membranes ........ 380X. Jin, E. Hoek

Effect of Surface Charge and pH on Fouling and Critical Flux of MF Membranes During Protein Filtration ............................................................................................................................. 382

J. Meier-Haack

Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Biocidal Coatings to Reduce Biofouling on Reverse Osmosis Membranes ...................................................................................................................... 384

M. Hibbs, C. Cornelius, L. McGrath, S. Altman, S. Kang, A. Adout, M. Elimelech

Aromatics Control in Refining with Pervaporation ..................................................................... 385R. Harding, L. White

Membrane Based Liquid Fuels Desulfurization Process for Point-of-Use Applications......... 386D. Aagesen, D. Swamy

Ion-Containing Polyimide Membranes: A Way of Overcoming the Trade-off Permeability in Pervaporation? ..................................................................................................... 387

A. Jonquieres, M. Awkal, R. Clement, P. Lochon

Study of the Effect of Framework Substitution on the Pervaporation of Xylene Isomers through MFI-type Zeolite Membranes ............................................................................ 389

J. O'Brien-Abraham, J. Lin

On the Unusual Transport Phenomena of Vapours in Amorphous Glassy Perfluoropolymer Membranes with High Fractional Free Volume............................................. 391

J. Jansen, E. Tocci, K. Friess, E. Drioli

Pervaporation Performance of PDMS-grafted Aromatic Polyamide Membrane Exhibiting High Durability and Processability ............................................................................. 393

C. Yun, Y. Nagase

Memstill: A Near-Future Technology for Sea Water Desalination ............................................. 395C. Dotremont, B. Kregersman, S. Puttemans, P. Ho, J. Hanemaaijer

Parameters Affecting Osmotic Backwash.................................................................................... 397N. Avraham, A. Sagiv, C. Dosoretz, R. Semiat

Fabrication of High Performance Dual Layer Hydrophilic-Hydrophobic Hollow Fiber Membranes for Membrane Distillation Process................................................................. 398

S. Bonyadi, T. Chung

A New Niche for Electrodialysis: Improving Recovery from RO Desalination ......................... 399D. Lawler, Y. Kim, W. Walker

A Novel Three-Stage Treatment for Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Concentrate: Parameter Effects on and Feasibility of Antiscalant Oxidation .......................... 401

L. Greenlee, D. Lawler, B. Freeman, B. Marrot, P. Moulin

Sustainable Seawater Desalination: Small Scale Windmill and RO-System ............................ 403S. Heijman, E. Rabinovitch, J. van Dijk

Macroporous Membrane Adsorbers with Tailored Affinity and High Capacity via Photo-initiated Grafting-of Functional Polymer Layers .............................................................. 404

M. Ulbricht, D. He, J. Wang, Q. Yang, A. Yusof

Surface Modification of Pervaporation Membrane by UV-Radiation and Application of Shear Stress ........................................................................................................... 406

P. Izák, h. Godinho, P. Brogueira, L. Figueirinhas, J. Crespo

Microstructured Hollow Fiber Membranes for Ultrafiltration ..................................................... 407P. Culfaz, J. Jani, R. Lammertink, M. Wessling

High Performance Surface Nano-Structured RO/NF Membranes .............................................. 409N. Lin, G. Lewis, M. Kim, Y. Cohen

Characterization of Commercial Reverse Osmosis Membrane Performance and Surface Modification to Enhance Membrane Fouling Resistance ............................................. 411

E. Van Wagner, B. Freeman, M. Sharma

Hydrophobic Modified Ceramic Membranes for Gas Separation and Salination..................... 412S. Cerneaux, S. Condom, M. Persin, E. Prouzet, A. Larbot

Polymer-Zeolite 4A Mixed-Matrix Nanocomposite Gas Separation Membranes...................... 413A. Kertik, I. Agil, C. Atalay-Oral, S. Tantekin-Ersolmaz

Hollow Fillers For Flux Enhancement In Mixed Matrix Membranes .......................................... 415K. Vanherck, S. Aldea, A. Aerts, J. Martens, I. Vankelecom

Elaboration and Characterization of a Hybrid Membrane Based on Hydrophilic Polymer/Ceramic Membrane for Metal Affinity Chromatography .............................................. 417

M. Dubois, C. Muvdi Nova, D. Paolucci-Jeanjean, M. Belleville, M. Rivallin, M. Barboiu, P. Bacchin

Optimization of SRNF Membranes Cast from Emulsified Polyimide Solutions: Comparison of a Traditional Approach with a High Throughput/Combinatorial Approach ... 419

P. Vandezande, L. Gevers, N. Weyens, I. Venkelecom

Crosslinking and Stabilization of MgO Filled PTMSP Nanocomposite Membranes for Gas Separation .......................................................................................................................... 421

L. Shao, M. Hägg

Preparation High Performance Microporous/Mesoporous Hybrid Membranes for Gas Separation................................................................................................................................ 422

Q. Liu, X. Zhao, T. Wang, S. Liu, Y. Cao, J. Qiu

The Development of Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration through Modern Times ................ 423W. Mickols

Designing Membranes for Future Membrane Gas Separation Applications ............................ 425R. Baker

Sorption and Dilation of Crosslinked Poly(ethylene oxide) Membranes by Carbon Dioxide and Ethane......................................................................................................................... 426

C. Ribeiro, B. Freeman

Kinetic Sorption and Permeation Behavior of Water Vapor in Polymeric Membranes ...................................................................................................................................... 428

K. Nymeijer, H. Sybesma, J. Potreck, R. van Marwijk, R. Heijboer, M. Wessling

Natural Gas Purification Using High Performance Crosslinked Hollow Fiber Membranes: Effects of High Pressure CO2 and Toluene Feed. ................................................. 431

I. Omole, S. Miller, W. Koros

Synthesis and Gas Permeability of Hyperbranched Polyimide Membranes ............................ 432K. Nagai

The Effect of Water on the Gas Separation Performance of Polymeric Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Capture. .......................................................................................................... 433

C. Scholes, R. Hasan, S. Kentish, G. Stevens

Fundamental Study and Performance Advancement of Seawater RO Membrane .................. 434M. Hemmi, H. Tomioka, T. Kawakami, M. Kurihara

Development and Testing of a High-Capacity, Mobile Desalination System............................ 436M. Miller, M. Chapman, C. Barley, M. Blumenstein, B. Shalewitz

Investigation of Amphoteric Polybenzimidazole (PBI) Nanofiltration Hollow Fiber Membrane for both Cation and Anion Removal .......................................................................... 438

K. Yu Wang, J. Lv, T.-S. Chung

Nanofiltration of Ferric and Ferrous Cations in Acidic Solutions ............................................. 439X. Bernat, F. Stüber, A. Fortuny, C. Bengoa, A. Fabregat, J. Font

Treatment of the Groundwater Contaminated by High Concentration of Arsenic................... 441M. R. Alizadehfard

Purification of Glucose/Sodium Lactate Solutions by Nanofiltration: Selectivity Improvement By the Addition of a Mineral Salt ........................................................................... 442

C. Umpuch, S. Galier, S. Kanchanatawee, H. Roux-de Balmann

Studies on CaSO4 and CaCO3 Scaling of Membranes in Desalination by DCMD .................... 444K. Sirkar, F. He, J. Gilron

Development of Fouling Index to Access Colloidal Fouling in Reverse Osmosis Unit for Water Reclamation ............................................................................................................ 446

L. Sim, Y. Ye, V. Chen, A. Fane

The Effect of Membrane Body Conductance on the Zeta Potential of Clean and Fouled Polymer Membranes .......................................................................................................... 448

T. Luxbacher, A. Comerton, R. Andrews, D. Bagley

Mechanisms of Marine Bacteria Adhesion to Seawater RO Membranes.................................. 449X. Huang, E. Hoek

Optical Monitoring and Real-Time Digital Image Analysis of Mineral Scale Formation on RO Membranes........................................................................................................ 451

M. Kim, R. Rallo, E. Lyster, Y. Cohen

Effect of Foulant-Foulant Interaction on the Limiting Flux for RO and NF Membranes during Organic Fouling - Model Development and AFM Adhesion Force Measurement ........................................................................................................................ 452

C. Tang, Y. Kwon, J. Leckie

Modification of Polyethersulfone Nanofiltration Membranes..................................................... 453K. Boussu, K. Schols, B. Van der Bruggen

Development and Characterization of Ceramic Microfiltration Membrane Devices for Biomolecule Separation ........................................................................................................... 454

R. Malaisamy, M. Spencer, L. Lepak, K. Jones

Solvent Resistant Nanofiltration with Partially Hydrolyzed Asymmetric Polyacrylonitrile Membranes ......................................................................................................... 455

P. Vandezande, X. Li, K. Vanderschoot, I. Willems, I. Vankelecom

Hydrophilic Modification of Polypropylene Hollow Fiber Membrane ........................................ 457S. Kim, H. Kim, J. Kim

Effect of Surface Modifying Macromolecules Stoichiometric Ratio on Composite Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Membranes Characteristics and Performance in Membrane Distillation..................................................................................................................... 458

M. Qtaishat, T. Matsuura, M. Khayet

Surface Modification of an Aromatic Polyamide Membrane By Self-Assembly of Polyethyleneimine on the Membrane Surface ............................................................................. 460

Y. Zhou, S. Yu, C. Gao, X. Feng

Silica Network Engineering For Highly Permeable Hydrogen Separation Membranes........... 461T. Tsuru, K. Yada, M. Kanezashi

Development of Novel CO2 Affinity-Enhanced Carbon Membranes: Characterization and CO2 Separation Performance .................................................................... 463

T. Kai, S. Kazama, Y. Fujioka

Electronic Conduction and Oxygen Permeation Through Mixed-Conducting SrCoFeO(x) Membranes ................................................................................................................. 465

J. Kniep, J. Lin

Micro-structured Inorganic Membrane Reactor........................................................................... 466W. Liu, Y. Wang, D. Elliott, X. Li, B. Johnson, R. Zheng

Selective Gas Transfer and Catalytic Processes in Nano-Channels of Ceramic Catalytic Membranes ...................................................................................................................... 467

V. Teplyakov, M. Tsodikov, I. Moiseev

The Oxidative CO2 Reforming of Methane to Syngas in a Thin Tubular Mixed-Conducting Membrane Reactor..................................................................................................... 469

C. Zhang, X. Dong, W. Jin, N. Xu

Facilitated Transport Membrane for Selective Separation of CO2 from CO2-H2 Mixtures at Elevated Temperatures and Pressures .................................................................... 470

M. Teramoto, R. Yegani, O. Okada, H. Matsuyama

Explorative Investigation of Cu(II) Facilitated Transportation Through Supported Liquid Membrane and Its Derivatively Successful Story ............................................................ 472

Q. Yang, T. Chung, J. Jiang, N. Kocherginsky

Ionic Liquid Membranes for Carbon Dioxide Separation............................................................ 474C. Myers, J. Ilconich, H. Pennline, D. Luebke

CO2 Capture: Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Levels................................................................... 476D. Smith, R. Cowan, M. Trachtenberg

Novel Olefin Carrier for Facilitated Transport Membranes: Partially Polarized Surface of Silver Nanoparticles by Electron Acceptor ............................................................... 478

Y. Kang, S. Kang

Selectivity and Stability of Facilitated Transport Membranes Containing Silver Nanoparticles for Propylene Separation ...................................................................................... 480

L. Pollo, A. Habert, C. Borges

Vapor Permeation and Pervaporation as Efficient Alternatives in the Recovery of Fruit Aroma Compounds................................................................................................................ 482

I. Ortiz, N. Diban, A. Urtiaga

Monitoring and Modelling of Aroma Recovery from Fermentation Media Using Pervaporation and Fractionated Condensation........................................................................... 484

C. Brazinha, O. Teodoro, J. Crespo

Effect of Feed Solution Characteristics on Flavour Concentration by Pervaporation ............ 486A. Overington, J. Harrison, M. Wong, L. Fereira

Concentration of Bioethanol By Porous Hydrophobic Membranes .......................................... 487T. Uragami

Treatment of Gas Containing Hydrophobic VOCs by a Hybrid Absorption-Pervaporation Process: The Case of Toluene ............................................................................. 489

F. Heymes, P. Manno-Demoustier, J. Fanlo, E. Carretier, P. Moulin

The Development of a Household Ultrafiltration System for Developing Countries ............... 491M. Peter-Varbanets, M. Vital, F. Hammes, W. Pronk

Treatment Performance and Detoxification of Coke Plant Wastewater Using an Anaerobic-Anoxic-Oxic Membrane Bioreactor System .............................................................. 493

W. Zhao, X. Huang, D. Lee, M. He

Time Course of Sub-Micron Organic Matter in MBRs: Relation to Membrane Fouling in MBRs.............................................................................................................................. 495

K. Kimura, N. Yamato, T. Miyoshi, T. Naruse, Y. Watanabe

On the Lookout for a Fouling Indicator – A Critical Evaluation of Various Methods for Fouling Characterization in MBR............................................................................................. 497

A. Drews, T. de la Torre, V. Iversen, J. Schaller, J. Stüber, F. Meng, B. Lesjean, M. Kraume

Importance of Membrane Reactor Design for Membrane Performance in Biofilm-MBR......... 499I. Ivanovic, T. Leiknes

Crystalline Order and Membrane Properties in Perfluorosulfonate Ionomers for PEMFC Applications ....................................................................................................................... 501

R. Moore

Model Studies of the Characterization of the Durability of Nafion® Membranes and Nafion/Inorganic Oxide Nanocomposite Membranes .......................................................... 502

K. Mauritz, M. Hassan, Y. Patil, D. Rhoades

PBI Polymers for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cells .................................................................. 503B. Benicewicz

Novel Electrolytes for Fuel Cell Electrodes.................................................................................. 504J. Muldoon, R. Wycisk, J. Lin, P. Pintauro, K. Hase

Effect of Hydrocarbon Ionomer on Electrochemical Performance of MEA for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) ................................................................................................. 505

S. Lee, C. Lee, Y. Lee

Pilot-scale Integrity Monitoring of Microfiltration Processes Using a Novel Multi-Membrane Sensor ........................................................................................................................... 506

F. Wong, A. Fane, J. Phattanarawik, M. Wai, J. Su

Integrity Monitoring for Membrane Bioreactor Systems through Turbidity and SDI Measurement ................................................................................................................................... 508

F. Zha, R. Phelps, T. Nguyen

Membrane Characterisation : Assessment of the Bacterial Removal Efficiency..................... 510N. Lebleu, C. Causserand, C. Roques, P. Aimar

Pore Size Determination of UF and MF Membranes By Streaming Potential Measurement ................................................................................................................................... 512

K. Nakamura, K. Matsumoto

Acoustic Investigation of Porous and Membrane Structures .................................................... 513S. Léoni, S. Bonnet, Y. Wyart, J. Allouche, P. Moulin

Ellipsometric Observation of Ceramic Membranes..................................................................... 515Y. Wyart, R. Tamime, L. Siozade, C. Deumié, P. Moulin

Modelling Aroma Stripping Under Various Forms of Membrane Distillation Processes ........ 517G. Jonsson

Membrane Extraction for Acetic Acid and Lignin Removal from Biomass Hydrolysates....... 518D. Grzenia, D. Schell, R. Wickramasinghe

Operational Flexibility of Gas-Liquid Membrane Contactors for CO2 Separation.................... 519M. Wessling, K. Nijmeijer, K. Fischbein

Effect of Spacer, Baffled and Modified Hollow Fiber Geometries in the Membrane Distillation Process......................................................................................................................... 521

M. Teoh, S. Bonyadi, T. Chung, M. Gryta

Direct Contact Membrane Distillation: Studies on Novel Hollow Fiber Membranes, Devices, Countercurrent Cascades and Scaling ......................................................................... 522

K. Sirkar, F. He, J. Gilron, L. Song, H. Lee, B. Li, P. Kosaraju, Z. Ma, X. Liao, J. Irish

MEMFRAC - A New Approach to Membrane Distillation............................................................. 524E. Sanchez, P. Koele, E. Meuleman

New Developments in the Measurement of Multi-Component Sorption in Barrier Polymer Materials: A Key Step towards the Modeling of Fuel Tank Permeability ................... 526

A. Jonquieres, R. Clement, P. Lochon, C. Kanaan, B. Brule, H. Lenda

Fundamental Exploration of Metal-Catalyzed Oxidation in Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Block Copolymers ............................................................................................................ 528

K. Tung, C. Ferrari, R. Li, K. Ashcraft, B. Freeman, D. Paul

The Effect of Reaction Conditions on Oxidation of Metal-Catalyzed butadiene ...................... 530H. Li, K. Tung, B. Freeman, M. Stewart, J. Jenkins

On the Nature of Gas Barrier of Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Copolymers. ...................................... 531S. Nazarenko, G. Chigwada, J. Brandt, B. Olson, A. Jamieson

Confined Crystallization of PEO in Nanolayered Films for Improved Gas Barrier .................. 533H. Wang, B. Freeman, A. Hiltner, E. Baer

Relationship between Biaxial Orientation and Oxygen Permeability of Polypropylene Film ......................................................................................................................... 534

Y. Lin, P. Dias, H. Chen, A. Hiltner, E. Baer

Conditioning and Plasticization Effects of Carbon Dioxide for Thin Glassy Polymer Films.................................................................................................................................. 535

N. Horn, D. Paul

Correlation between Gas Permeability and Free Volume of Polyurethanes Studied by Means of a Spin Probe Technique ........................................................................................... 536

A. Wolidska-Grabczyk, A. Jankowski

A New Method for Determining Hydrophilicity of PVDF Membranes ........................................ 538W. Kosar

Characterization of Anion-Exchange Membranes Prepared from Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Polycations................................................................................................................ 540

S. Kuwada, K. Akamine, M. Higa

Characterization of Water Invasion into Membrane by Microscopic Imaging using Environment Sensitive Fluorescence Dye, Laurdan ................................................................... 541

T. Ohba, Y. Taniguchi, K. Muto, K. Ohki

Characterization of Composite Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Prepared from Poly(vinyl alcohol) Based-Polyanion and a Porous Support Membrane .................................. 543

K. Toyota, M. Otsuki, M. Higa

Characterization of Nanoporous Membranes of PVDF-g-PMMA synthesized by ATRP ......... 544D. Lin, L. Cheng, C. Lin

Characterization of Temperature Responsive Micro-Valve System Prepared from Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) Gel ................................................................. 546

T. Sugimoto, K. Harajiri, M. Higa

Characterization of Anion-Exchange Membranes with a Semi-Interpenetrating Network Structure Prepared from Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Poly(allyl amine) ........................... 547

K. Akamine, M. Nishimura, S. Kuwada, M. Higa

Characterization of Wet Dialysis Membrane Surface by Atomic Force Microscopy ............... 548K. Yamamoto, M. Matsuda, T. Yakushiji, M. Fukuda, T. Miyasaka, K. Sakai

Effect of Membrane Chemistry and Coating Layer on Physiochemical Properties of Thin Film Composite Polyamide RO and NF Membranes ...................................................... 549

C. Tang, Y. Kwon, J. Leckie

Effect of Surface Charge on Hydrophilically Modified Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Membrane for Microfiltration ......................................................................................................... 550

M. Han, G. Baroña, J. Min, H. Kim, B. Jung

Effect of Surface Morphology on Membrane Fouling by Humic Acid with the Use of Cellulose Acetate Butyrate Hollow Fiber Membranes ............................................................ 551

X. Fu, T. Maruyama, H. Matsuyama

Effect of Stress on the Macromolecular Alignment and Their Relaxation at the Membrane Surface on the Pore Size and Pore Size Distribution of Ultrafiltration Membranes with and without the Addition of Surface Modifying Macromolecules (SMMs) .. 553

A. Garand-Sheridan, A. Westgate, R. Narbaitz, D. Rana, T. Matsuura, S. Tabe

Effect of Surfactants on the Swelling Behaviour of W/O/W Emulsion Liquid Membranes ..... 555Y. Wan, Z. Su, Z. Gu

Electrodialytic Transport Properties of Anion Exchange Membranes Prepared from Poly(vinyl Alcohol) and Poly(diallyl Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride ................................ 556

M. Nishimura, M. Higa

Importance of Steady State Sorption Data for Vapor Permeation Transport Description and their Measurements............................................................................................ 557

K. Setnicková, R. Petrychkovych, P. Uchytil

In Situ Measurement of the Formation Process of EVAL Membranes Using an Ultrasonic Through-Transmission Technique ............................................................................. 559

Y. Cai, J. Li, Y. Zhang

Investigating Structure-Property Relationships in PEMs using Model Fluorous-Ionic Graft Copolymers .................................................................................................................. 560

E. Tsang, Z. Zhang, Z. Shi, S. Holdcroft

Introducing the Concept of Threshold Flux and Distinguishing it from the Concept of Sustainable Flux.......................................................................................................... 561

R. Field

Membrane Potential and its Characterization for Volumetric Charge Densities of Charged Porous Membranes ......................................................................................................... 562

W. Shang, X. Wang, L. Ding

Preparation and Separation Performance of Faujasite Membranes.......................................... 563T. Matsuyama, H. Kita, Y. Inoue, Y. Kusumoto, K. Tanaka

Study on Preparation and Property of Integral Asymmetric Polyvinylidene Fluoride Hollow Fiber Pervaporation Membrane ......................................................................... 564

H. Chen, Y. Dong, S. Wu, M. Li

Surface Phenomena and Suction Effects on the Hydrodynamics of a Microflow in a Slit ..... 565M. De Pinho, V. Magueijo, V. Semiao

Surface Structure and Gas Sorption Sites on Polymer Brush-Type Polyimide Membranes ...................................................................................................................................... 567

T. Kishida, N. Yamanaka, K. Kojima, K. Nagai

Tannic Acid as an Important Tool to Improve Quality Standards of Commercial RO/NF Membranes .......................................................................................................................... 568

Y. Sato

The Investigation of Hemoglobin and Myoglobin as Oxygen Biocarriers in Poly(vinyl alcohol) Membranes ..................................................................................................... 569

K. Figueiredo, T. Alves, C. Borges

The Structure Formation in PTFE Porous Membranes Induced by the Stretching Operation ......................................................................................................................................... 571

S. Chen, L. Huang, P. Hsu

Towards Standardization of Cut-Off Measurements of UF and NF Membranes ...................... 572P. Vandezande, I. Genné, B. Anita, L. Peeva, J. Gunnar, Z. Harmen, M. Nystrom

Influence of Organic Matter Fouling on Removal of Micropollutants by Nanofiltration ................................................................................................................................... 573

S. Takuya

Monitoring of Synergistic Fouling on Nanofiltration Membrane via UTDR .............................. 574J. Li, Y. Gao, Y. Hou, X. Wang, Y. Zhang, X. Liang

Multi-Scale Optical Observation of Ceramic Membranes ........................................................... 575Y. Wyart, R. Tamime, L. Siozade, C. Deumié, P. Moulin

Non-Invasive Monitoring of Fouling in Hollow Fiber Membrane by UTDR ............................... 577J. Li, Y. Zhang, X. Liang, X. Xu

On the Lookout for a Fouling Indicator - A Critical Evaluation of Various Methods for Fouling Characterisation in MBR ............................................................................................ 578

A. Drews, T. de la Torre, V. Iversen, J. Schaller, J. Stüber, F. Meng, B. Lesjean, M. Kraume

Probing Membrane Surface Charge, Energy, and Potential with Contact Angle Titrations .......................................................................................................................................... 580

G. Hurwitz, E. Hoek

Profile of Chemical Potential and Concentration in Membrane Processes Accompanied by Gel- Enhanced Concentration Polarization .................................................... 582

S. Agashichev

Real-Time Digital Image Analysis of Mineral Scale Formation on RO Membranes via EXSOD (Ex-situ Scale Observation Detector)........................................................................ 583

M. Kim, R. Rallo, Y. Cohen

Transport Properties of Membranes Based on Hyperbranched Polyimides ............................ 585P. Sysel, E. Minko, R. Cechova, M. Traxmandlova, O. Vopicka, K. Friess, V. Hynek, M. Sipek

Effect of the Receiver Resistance of a Constant Volume System for Measuring Transport Parameters of Gas Separation Membranes................................................................ 587

S. Lashkari, B. Kruczek

Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Proton Transport Membranes Based on Polymer Inclusion Membranes ...................................................................................................... 588

A. Ocampo, E. Rodriguez de San Miguel, P. Roquero, J. De Gyves

LTA Zeolite Composite Membrane for Pervaporation of Water from Ethanol-Water Mixtures ........................................................................................................................................... 589

N. Itoh, S. Sasaki, T. Sato, Y. Kiyozumi, F. Mizukami

The Rejection of the Neutral Solute in the Multilayer Membrane .............................................. 590C. Tu, X. Wang

Advantage of Quartz Crystal Microbalance Technique with Dissipation Measurement to Evaluate Minute Swelling Process ................................................................... 591

T. Kanamori, J. Edahiro, T. Takagi, K. Sumaru, M. Sudoh, T. Shinbo

Characteristic of Cation Exchange Membranes Prepared from Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Polyanion: Dependence of Cross-Linking Conditions on Ionic Transport Properties ........................................................................................................................................ 592

H. Maruoka, K. Akamine, M. Higa

A Study of Model Liquid Pervaporation Through Polyurethanes .............................................. 593A. Wolidska-Grabczyk, A. Jankowski

A Study on the Gas and Vapor Permeation Properties of PDMS/PVDF Composite Membrane ........................................................................................................................................ 595

J. Cao, Y. Lin, J. Li, C. Chen

A Study on the Gas and Vapor Permeation Properties of PDMS/PVDF Composite Membrane ........................................................................................................................................ 596

C. Jianhua, Y. Lin, J. Li, C. Chen

Characteristics of H2S Poisoning of Electroless Deposited Composite Pd and Pd/Cu Membranes........................................................................................................................... 597

N. Pomerantz, Y. Ma, E. Shaw

Characteristics of H2S Poisoning of Electroless Deposited Composite Pd and Pd/Cu Membranes........................................................................................................................... 599

N. Pomerantz, Y. Ma, E. Shaw

Volume 2

Comparisons with Gas Transport Properties of Poly(styrene) and Poly(methyl methacrylate)................................................................................................................................... 601

M. Tsurunaga, H. Yoshimizu

Development of a Novel Permeation System for Determining the Water Vapor Transmission of High Barrier Polymer Films............................................................................... 602

Y. Hirata, K. Hamada, Y. Murakami

Diffusion Behavior of Toluene in Syndiotactic Polystyrene as Studied by PFGSE NMR Method .................................................................................................................................... 603

H. Yoshimizu, Y. Nakamura

Effect of Back Diffusion and Back Permeation on Gas Permeability Coefficients Measured in Constant Pressure Systems .................................................................................... 604

S. Lashkari, B. Kruczek

Does High Performance of PSf/4-PVP/SR Multi-Layer Composite Hollow Fibers for CO2/CH4 Separation Last? ........................................................................................................ 605

J. Qin, T. Chung

Effect of Humidity on Gas Separation Properties of Polymeric Membranes............................ 606C. Hu, Y. Fu, K. Lee, J. Lai

Effective Water Permeation Coefficients of Nafion Membranes and its Correlation to Water Transport Within the PEM of an Operational Fuel Cell................................................ 608

M. Adachi, T. Romero, N. Li, T. Navessin, Z. Xie, A. Siu, W. Mérida, B. Frisken, S. Holdcroft

Gas Separations and CO2 Capture in Room Temperature Ionic Liquids .................................. 610J. Bara, D. Camper, C. Gabriel, T. Carlisle, A. Finotello, D. Gin, R. Noble

Gas Transport Properties of Polymeric Crystals......................................................................... 611H. Yoshimizu, Y. Tsujita

Hydrogen Permeability of Thin Palladium-Silver Membranes Deposited on Porous Ceramic Supports ........................................................................................................................... 612

M. Giacinti Baschetti, D. Pizzi, J. Catalano, G. Sarti, K. Noda

Induced Surface-Positive Charge of Silver Nanoparticles by Ionic Liquid and Its Application for Separation of Propylene/Propane Mixtures....................................................... 613

C. Mun, S. Kang, Y. Kang

Influence of Polymer Dissolution Conditions on the Morphology and Crystallization of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Membranes ............................................................. 614

C. Li, D. Wang, A. Deratani, D. Quémener, J. Lai

Membrane Testing and Simulation of Hydrogen Separation in Petrochemical Operations ....................................................................................................................................... 615

P. Herrera, A. Bernard, Y. Kieboom

Optimization of SRNF Membranes Cast from Emulsified Polyimide Solutions: Comparison of a Traditional Approach with a High Throughput/Combinatorial Approach ......................................................................................................................................... 617

P. Vandezande, L. Gevers, N. Weyens, I. Venkelecom

Sorption Behavior of High Pressure Carbon Dioxide in Methacrylate Polymers with an Adamantyl Group .............................................................................................................. 619

K. Owa, K. Takeo, M. Nakagawa, K. Nagai

Sorption, Diffusion, and Permeation of Greenhouse Gases in PDMS-Zeolite Composite Membranes................................................................................................................... 620

S. Lue, C. Chiu, D. Lee, C. Hu, Y. Jean, K. Lee, J. Lai

Study on Free Volume Variation and Thin-Layer Formation by Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy for Interfacial Polymerized Thin-Film Composite Pervaporation Membranes ............................................................................................................. 621

S. Huang, W. Hung, K. Lee, J. Lai

Synthesis of Zeolite T Membranes with High Performance for Pervaporation of Water/Alcohol Mixtures .................................................................................................................. 622

X. Chen, R. Zhou, N. Hu, H. Yuan, H. Kita

Transport Properties of Organic Vapors and Their Mixtures Through Polymer Membrane... 623M. Sipek, K. Friess, O. Vopicka, V. Hynek, P. Sysel

Understanding Pd-Ag Electroless Plating and Obtained Deposit Microstructure Using Linear Sweep Voltammetry (LSV) Method for the Synthesis of Hydrogen Selective Pd-Ag Membranes .......................................................................................................... 625

R. Bhandari, Y. Ma

Analysis of Concentrations Dependent Transport Parameters in NF ....................................... 627S. Bason, O. Kedem, Y. Oren, V. Freger

Analysis of Flux Decline for Membrane Treatment of Contaminated Water............................. 629R. Bergamasco, F. Viera da Silva, M. Hespanhol, R. Maria Ribeiro, A. Alberto de Araujo, F. Jesus Bassetti, M. Regina Fagundes

Calcium Carbonate Precipitation in the Presence of Antiscalants: Parameter Effects on Particle Volume Distribution, Calcium Precipitated, Precipitate Appearance, and Subsequent Membrane Filtration .................................................................... 630

L. Greenlee, E. Barbot, D. Lawler, B. Freeman, B. Marrot, P. Moulin

Comparison of Separation Capabilities of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids: Bulk Fluids and Polymerized Membranes............................................................................................. 632

A. Finotello, J. Bara, S. Narayan, D. Gin, R. Noble

Cross-Diffusion and Protein-Protein Interactions in Ultrafiltration of Water/Lysozyme/Sodium Chloride Solutions .............................................................................. 633

V. Magueijo, V. Semiao, M. De Pinho

Dimensionless Analysis of Mass Transfer Coefficient of Gas-Sparging Ultrafiltration in Tubular Membrane .............................................................................................. 635

T. Cheng, Z. Hong, J. Wu

Effect of Casting Conditions on Characterization and Morphology of Asymmetric Polysulfone Membranes in Wet Phase Inversion Process ......................................................... 637

S. Chen, H. Ho, R. Liou, L. Tsai, J. Chang, C. Chang, C. Shih

Permeability and Solubility of Carbon Dioxide, Ethane and their Mixtures in Crosslinked Poly (Ethylene Oxide) ............................................................................................... 639

C. Ribeiro, B. Freeman

Permeation Properties of Commercially Available CO2 Separation Membranes ..................... 641M. Koh, H. Koh, S. Ha, F. Scura, G. Barbieri, E. Drioli, S. Nam,

Physical Aging and Gas Permeability in Ultra-Thin Glassy Polymer Films.............................. 642B. Rowe, A. Hill, S. Pas, R. Suzuki, B. Freeman, D. Paul

Physical Aging of Layered Glassy Polymer Films ...................................................................... 644T. Murphy, D. Paul, B. Freeman, M. Ponting, D. Langhe

Physicochemical Characteristics and Pervaporation Performance of Poly(thiol ester amide) Thin-Film Composite Membranes ........................................................................... 645

S. Huang, W. Lin K. Lee, J. Lai

Polymer Membrane Screening for the Separation of CxFy Gases (N/A).................................. 647M. Le Roux, K. Peinemann, J. Nel, S. Marx

Preparation on Blend Membranes of Carboxymethyl Chitosan and Poly(vinyl alcohol) and its Sorption, Diffusion, Pervaporation Characteristics......................................... 648

S. Jiangnan, Y. Yun Liang, R. Hui Min, Q. Jun Hong

Separation Characteristics of Carbon Composite Membranes for CO2 Sequestration........... 649S. Han, H. Park, Y. Lee

Separation Dehydration of Ethanol/Water Mixtures using Vapor Permeation Technique ...... 650A. Boontawan, P. Bösch, M. Harasek, T. Brinkmann, A. Friedl

Sorption Analysis of High Free Volume Membrane Polymers ................................................... 651P. Budd, J. Selbie

New PDMS (Silicone) Hollow Fibers. Applications in Liquid Contacting: A Compact Pediatric Blood Oxygenator .......................................................................................... 652

J. Montoya, R. Schewe, J. Albert, K. Cook

Membrane Selection for Microbial Fuel Cells .............................................................................. 654H. Hamelers, T. Sleutels, J. Post, K. Nymeijer, C. Buisman

Evaluation of Microfiltration Properties of Activated Sludge and Its Supernatant .................. 655N. Katagiri, T. Sengoku, E. Iritani

Evaluation of Proton Transport in Sulfonated Poly (ether imide) Membranes......................... 657M. Sena, D. Silva, M. Chã, M. Paredes, A. Habert, R. Reis

Fouling Behaviors in Microfiltration of Dilute Suspensions under Constant Pressure Conditions ....................................................................................................................... 659

E. Iritani, N. Katagiri, Y. Sugiyama, K. Yagishita

Fouling Kinetics Analysis for Microfiltration of TiO2 Particle Suspensions using Ceramic Membranes ....................................................................................................................... 661

W. Li, W. Xing, N. Xu

Fractionation of Organic Solutes in Water by Nanofiltration ..................................................... 662B. Van der Bruggen, A. Caus, K. Boussu, L. Braeken

Impact of TiO2 Nanoparticles on Morphology and Performance of Polyimide Organic Solvent Nanofiltration Membranes ................................................................................. 663

I. Soroko, A. Livingston

Influence of Cross-Linked Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membrane Prepared by Post-Treatment on their Chlorine Resistance and Performance ............................................... 665

Y. Kim, S. Lee, J. Yoo

Influence of the Ionic Composition on the Transfer of Saccharides Through Nanofiltration and Ion-Exchange membranes ............................................................................. 666

J. Savignac, S. Galier, H. Roux de Balmann

Ion Transport Phenonmenon Through Ion Exchange Membranes at Different Salt Concentrations................................................................................................................................ 668

P. Dlugolecki, K. Nyumeijer, S. Metz, M. Wessling

Mechanisms of Marine Bacteria Adhesion to Seawater RO Membranes.................................. 669X. Huang, E. Hoek

Ultrafiltration Removal of Triglyceride from Biodiesel Using the Phase Diagram of Oil-Methyl Oleate-Methanol............................................................................................................ 671

L. Cheng, Y. Cheng, J. Chen

Study of Floc Characteristics on the Improvement of Hollow Fibre Ultrafiltration by Coagulation ................................................................................................................................ 672

E. Barbot, P. Moulin, S. Moustier, J. Bottero, E. Serre

The Impact of Microbial Broth Components on Microfiltration Membrane Flux Decline ........ 674E. Kujundzic, M. Hernandez, R. Fong, A. Greenberg

The Structure and Properties of Nafion Surface Exposed to Liquid and Vapor Environments. ................................................................................................................................. 676

M. Bass, V. Freger

Transport of Aromatic Amino Acids in an Electromembrane System ...................................... 678A. Bukhovets, T. Eliseeva

Ultrafiltraion Characteristics of BSA Solution with ³-Al2O3 Ceramic Membrane under an Electric Field.................................................................................................................................... 679

Y. Yin, K. Xiao, X. Li, Y. Luo

Organic Fouling of Low Pressure Membranes - Interactions Between Compounds .............. 680S. Gray, N. Dow, J. Orbell, T. Tran, B. Bolto

Performance Evaluation of Fluorenyl and Non-fluorenyl Containing SPEEKK Polymers as Hydrogen and Methanol Fuel Cell Membranes ....................................................................... 682

R. Stanis, C. Cornelius, B. Liu, M. Guiver

Performance of Negatively Charged Nanofiltration Membranes Prepared from the Mixtures of Various Dimethacrylates and Methacrylic Acid....................................................... 684

S. Yoo, Y. Chung, C. Kim

Permeability and Biocompatibility of PEO/PDMS Grafted Aromatic Polyamide Membrane... 685Y. Saito, C. Yun, H. Ishikura, Y. Nagase

Pluronic F-68 and Fouling during Constant Permeate Flux Cross-flow Microfiltration .................................................................................................................................. 687

M. Stressmann, J. Eggersgluess, C. Moresoli

Preparation and Characteristics of Anion Exchange Resin Mixed Poly(ether sulfone) Hybrid Membranes........................................................................................................... 688

Y. Zhang, R. Jia, Z. Wang, H. Li

Preparation and Characterization of Acid-Polysiloxane Membranes for High Temperature Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells ............................................................ 689

E. Kim, J. Won

Anhydrous Proton Conducting Polymer Electrolytes Membrane Based on Triazole-Mesoporous Silica-Nafion Composite ........................................................................... 690

S. Park, D. Lee, Y. Kang

Relationship Between Microscopic Structure and Macroscopic Properties of Sulfonated Polyimide for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) .................................................. 691

C. Park, J. Sohn, P. Kang, C. Lee, Y. Nho, Y. Lee

Research on the Fouling Mechanism of Ceramic Membranes Using for Recovering TS-1 Molecular Sieve ................................................................................................. 692

X. Liu, Z. Zhong, W. Xing, N. Xu

Reverse Osmosis Membrane Characterization and Surface Modification to Enhance Fouling Resistance ......................................................................................................... 693

E. Van Wagner, B. Freeman, M. Sharma

Role of Seawater Chemistry in Algal Biopolymer Fouling of Seawater RO Membranes ........ 694X. Jin, E. Hoek

Solubility of Amino Compounds in Polyimide Membranes Containing the Hexafluoro Group............................................................................................................................ 696

K. Imai, S. Kazama, K. Nagai

Development of a Stationary Prediction Model about Critical Flux Reductions of Membrane Modules after Fouling Transients .............................................................................. 697

M. Stoller

A Novel Model Equation for the Permeation of Hydrogen in Mixture with Carbon Monoxide Through Pd-Ag Membranes ......................................................................................... 698

G. Barbieri, F. Scura, G. De Luca, F. Lentini, E. Drioli

A Novel Model for Calculation of Filtration Processes in an External-Loop Airlift Ceramic Membrane Bioreactor...................................................................................................... 699

F. Zhang, W. Jing, W. Xing, N. Xu, H. Wang

CFD Analysis of a Single Palladium Membrane Tube Reactor for the Dehydrogenation of Cyclohexane as a Chemical Hydrogen Carrier ......................................... 700

K. Mimura, K. Kawasoe, D. Oka, T. Sato, N. Itoh

Critical Flux of Hard Sphere Suspensions in Crossflow Filtration: Hydrodynamic Force Bias Monte Carlo Simulations ............................................................................................ 701

Y. Liu, A. Kim

Irreversible Thermodynamics to Unify Brownian and Shear-induced Diffusion in Crossflow Filtration ........................................................................................................................ 702

Y. Liu, A. Kim

Design of Geometry of 19 Channel Ceramic Membrane by CFD Modeling .............................. 703W. Peng, H. Qi, G. Chen, W. Xing, N. Xu

Detection of Membrane Fouling in Spiral-Wound Modules Using UTDR.................................. 705J. Li, H. Li, J. Li, X. Jian

Developing Lengths in Woven and Helical Hollow Tubes for Dean Vortices Flows Applied to Membrane Processes .................................................................................................. 706

F. Springer, E. Carretier, D. Veyret, P. Moulin

Utilizing Computational Fluid Dynamics to Simulate Protein Fouling in Ultrafiltration.................................................................................................................................... 708

P. Schausberger, N. Norazman, H. Li, A. Friedl, V. Chen

Dispersion Behavior of Hydrophobic SiO2 in Nafion Matrix....................................................... 709C. Park, C. Lee, Y. Lee, H. Kim

Free-Volume Depth Profile of Polymeric Membranes Studied by Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy: Swelling effect on pervaporation performance ........................... 710

W. Hung, K. Lee, Y. Jerry, J. Lai

Impact of Ca- and Na-ions in Backwash Water on Ultrafiltration Fouling ................................ 711S. Li, B. Heijman, H. Van Dijk

Mass Transport Study of PDMS Membranes for the Pervaporation Separation of Alkanes/Thiophene Mixtures ......................................................................................................... 713

J. Huang, J. Li, X. Zhan, C. Chen

New Hollow Fibers Hydrocyclonic Module Characterization ..................................................... 714L. Franca Neta, C. Borges, C. Habert

Preparation and Transport Properties of Asymmetric Pores in Polycarbonate....................... 715K. Awasthi, Y. Vijay, V. Kulshrestha

Study of the Mass Transfer Resistance on Absorption of CO2 by Mixed Absorbents in Hollow Fiber Membrane ........................................................................................ 716

K. Tung, S. Lin

Study of Tube-Side and Shell-Side Feed in Toluene Permeation Through a Composite Membrane..................................................................................................................... 718

G. Rebollar-Perez, E. Carretier, N. Lesage

Study on Scale-Up Effect and Flux Model of Isopropanol Pervaporation Dehydration by Hollow Fiber Composite Membrane .................................................................. 720

Y. Dong, L. Zhang, H. Chen

Study on the Variations in Free Volume and Multilayer Structure by Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy for Thin-Film Composite Pervaporation Membranes Through Different Interfacial Polymerization Procedures .......................................................... 721

K. Lee, S. Huang, W. Hung, J. Lai

The Change on Transport and Physical Properties of Single Phase 6FDA-Based Polyimide/PMMA Blend Membranes ............................................................................................. 723

J. Kim

The Maxwell-Stefan Equations for Multicomponent Diffusion: Conversion from Mole to Mass fractions ................................................................................................................... 724

A. Verhoef, E. De Ridder, B. Bettens, J. Degrève, B. Van der Bruggen

The Negative Reflection Coefficient of the Charged Membranes for Single Eelectrolyte Solutions .................................................................................................................... 725

C. Tu, X. Wang, W. Shang

The Study on the Dimensionless Analysis of Membrane Distillation in Desalination of Saline Water.......................................................................................................... 726

C. Ho, T. Chen

The UCST-type Phase Behavior of Polymer-diluent-diluent System and Their Application to the Structure Control of Microporous Membranes ............................................ 728

M. Jeon, I. Park, J. Kim, C. Kim

The UNIQUAC Model in Mole and Mass Fractions - Calculating Activities in Membrane Processes ..................................................................................................................... 729

A. Verhoef, E. De Ridder, B. Bettens, J. Degrève, B. Van der Bruggen

Transient Mass Transfer Model of Membrane Based Solvent Extraction in Hollow Fiber Contactor: Extraction of Aroma Compounds .................................................................... 730

M. Younas, S. Druon Bocquet, D. Paolucci Jeanjean, J. Sanchez

First Layer Deposition and Rearrangement on a Porous Membrane: A Numerical Simulation Study on the Effects on the Overall Permeability .................................................... 731

R. Maniero, M. Clifton, P. Aimar, R. Botet

Process Modeling of Brackish and Seawater Membrane Nanofiltration................................... 733P. John, H. Saidani, B. Nihel, D. Andre

Energy Cost Optimization in RO Desalting and the Thermodynamic Restriction ................... 735A. Zhu, P. Christofides, Y. Cohen

Modeling and Experimental Studies on Concentration Polarization in Forward Osmosis..... 736J. Qin, S. Chen, M. Oo, K. Kekre

Modeling of Supercoiled Plasmid DNA Transmission Through an Ultrafiltration Membrane ........................................................................................................................................ 738

A. Morão, J. Nunes, F. Sousa, M. Pessoa de Amorim, I. Escobar, J. Queiroz

Modeling on Separation Performance of Nanofiltration Membranes for Mixed Electrolytes Solutions .................................................................................................................... 741

W. Shang, X. Wang, L. Wu

Modeling the Impacts of Feed Spacer Geometry on Full-Scale NF/RO System Performance .................................................................................................................................... 742

G. Guillen, E. Hoek

New Relation Between Diffusion and Free Volume..................................................................... 744A. Thornton, K. Nairn, A. Hill, J. Hill

Molecular Screening of Metal-Organic Frameworks for CO2 Storage ....................................... 745R. Babarao, J. Jiang

Numerical Analysis for Absorption of Oxygen by Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactor: Countercurrent Flow and Cocurrent Flow ................................................................ 746

D. Jeong, H. Jeong, M. Yoon, H. Ahn, Y. Lee

Optimisation of the Ceramic Membrane Geometry Using CFD ................................................. 747F. Springer, E. Carretier, D. Veyret, P. Moulin, R. Ghidossi, D. Dhaler

Simulation of Shell-side Flow Hydrodynamics in Hollow Fiber Membrane Modules .............. 749Y. Yang, B. Wang, Y. Peng

Linking Shear Profiles to Fouling Control in Submerged Air Sparged Hollow Fiber Membrane Systems ........................................................................................................................ 751

P. Bérubé, C. Chan

Polyallylamine-Polyacrylamide Blend Composite Membranes for CO2 Selective Permeation....................................................................................................................................... 753

Z. Wang, Y. Cai, H. Qin, J. Wang, S. Wang

Effect of High Pressure Processing on the Barrier and Mechanical Properties of Multilayer Polymeric Food Packaging .......................................................................................... 755

M. Galotto, A. Torres, P. Ulloa

Multilayered Materials for Controlled Atmosphere Packaging Applications............................ 757G. Offord, B. Freeman, D. Paul

Microcapsules Based on a LC Lightly Crosslinked Polyamide. Synthesis by Interfacial Polymerization, Characteristics and Properties ........................................................ 759

B. Tylkowski, M. Giamberini, M. Pregowska, E. Jamowska

Micro-Porous Filled Electrolytes for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells............................................... 761S. Lue, P. Lo

Preparation and Characterization of Dual Stimuli-responsive Microcapsules with a Superparamagnetic Porous Membrane and Thermo-responsive Gates................................ 762

L. Chu, W. Yang, R. Xie, X. Pang, X. Ju

Direct Preparation of Porous Mullite Support with High Permeability...................................... 763G. Chen, H. Qi, W. Xing

Preparation of Vanadium-Base Inorganic Membranes by Chemical Vapor Deposition .......... 765M. Mukaida, M. Ishitsuka, S. Hara, H. Suda, K. Haraya

Fundamental Exploration of Metal-Catalyzed Oxidation in Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Block Copolymers........................................................................................................................... 766

K. Tung, C. Ferrari, R. Li, K. Ashcraft, B. Freeman, D. Paul

Poly(vinyl alcohol)- V2O5 Nanofiberous Membrane as Template for the Development of Nanostructured (wires (1D) to plates (3D)) LiV3O8 .......................................... 768

K. Lee, N. Kim

A New Application for Quaternary Ammonium and Phosphonium Polymers: Protein-Resistant Membrane Coatings......................................................................................... 769

C. Gabriel, E. Hatakeyama, H. Ju, J. Lohr, B. Freeman, R. Noble, D. Gin

A Novel Method of Surface Modification on Thin Fillm Composite RO Using PEGA Homopolymer .................................................................................................................................. 771

T. Tak, H. Choi, J. Moon, J. Park

A Novel Reverse Osmosis Composite Membrane Prepared by In Situ Modification of Initial TFC Membranes ............................................................................................................... 772

Y. Zhou, Q. Pan, C. Gao

Crosslinked N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone Fouling Resistant Coating Materials for Oil/Water Separation....................................................................................................................... 773

Y. Wu, B. McCloskey, V. Kusuma, H. Ju, H. Park, B. Freeman

Crosslinked Poly(ethylene oxide) Fouling Resistant Coating Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application.............................................................................. 775

H. Ju, B. McCloskey, A. Sagle, B. Freeman

Enhancing the Antifouling Property of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Through Surface Coating with Mmphiphilic Copolymer ............................................................................ 776

T. Tak, H. Choi, J. Moon, J. Park

Hybrid Chitosan/poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogels for use as Highly Anti-Fouling UF Membrane Coatings for Treatment of Emulsified Oil-Contaminated Water........................ 777

H. Ju, B. McCloskey, A. Sagle, B. Freeman

PEG-Based Hydrogels as Potential Membrane Coatings for Produced Water Treatment ......................................................................................................................................... 779

H. Ju, M. Sharma, A. Sagle, B. Freeman

Self-Assembly Monolayer Formation and Permanent Hydrophilicity-Modification on Surfaces of Porous HDPE Membranes by PEG Diazo-Resings............................................ 781

X. Wu, J. Sun, J. Huang, X. Wang

Study of a Hydrophilic-Enhanced Ultrafiltration Membrane....................................................... 782T. Gullinkala, I. Escobar

Surface Modification of Polyamide Thin Film Composite Membrane Using Self-Assembly Monolayer Method .......................................................................................................................... 784

N. Kim, Y. Lee, D. Shin

Surface Chemistries and Alcoholysis Behaviors of Modified Surfaces by the Pulsed Plasma Polymerization of Vinyl Acetate .......................................................................... 786

J. Huang, R. Dong, J. Ma, X. Wang

Surface Modification of Cation Exchange Membranes by Electrodeposition of Quaternized Chitosan for Improving its Selectivity .................................................................... 787

Y. Hu, M. Wang, D. Wang, C. Gao

The Effect of Vinyl Pyrrolidon on Properties of Styrene-Based Composite Membranes for Fuel Cell Application............................................................................................ 788

S. Park, Y. Lee, Y. Kang, Y. Choi, J. Park, W. Lee, C. Kim

Effect of Grafting on Structural and Transport Properties of Ceramic Membranes ................ 789B. Torrestiana-Sanchez, A. Vargas Garcia, A. Garcia-Borquez

Effect of Different Inorganic Filler for Acetone/Nitrogen Separation of Polydimethylsiloxane ..................................................................................................................... 791

A. Beltran, A. Anonas, E. Cho, W. Chung

Effect of Different Organosilane on Modified Fumed Silica for Propylene/Nitrogen Separation of Poly(4-Methyl-2-Pentyne) ....................................................................................... 792

E. Lee, D. Libunao, E. Cho, W. Chung

Effect of Different Organosilane on Modified Fumed Silica for Propylene/Nitrogen Separation of Poly(4-Methyl-2-Pentyne) ....................................................................................... 793

E. Lee, D. Libunao, J. Ahn, E. Cho, W. Chung

The Induction of Clay Nanoparticles in Proton Conducting Membranes for DMFC Systems ........................................................................................................................................... 794

H. Hwang, Y. Hong

Effect of Presence of SiO2 Particles on Self-Cleaning Property of Membrane......................... 796S. Madaeni, N. Ghaemi

Investigations on Membrane Materials for Oxyfuel Processes ................................................. 797T. Markus, A. Ellett, A. Möbius, D. Schlehuber, L. Singheiser

Synthesis of Biocatalytic Membrane Nanosystems.................................................................... 798D. Li, J. Lin, V. Guliants, N. Pinto, S. Thiel

Effect of Network Structure Modifications of Cross-linked Poly(ethylene oxide) Membranes ...................................................................................................................................... 800

V. Kusuma, B. Freeman, M. Danquah, M. Borns, A. Comer, D. Kalika

Fabrication of Porous Silicon Carbide with Various Additives.................................................. 801M. Fukushima, Y. Zhou, Y. Yoshizawa

Multi-Layered Polyvinylidenefluoride Hollow Fiber Membrane via Thermal Induced Phase Separation ............................................................................................................. 802

J. Kim, G. Lee, I. Yang, C. Yang, H. Yoo, M. Seo, K. Kim

Polymeric Pseudo-Liquid Membranes from Poly(2-ethylhexyl methacrylate) ......................... 804M. Yoshikawa, D. Naito

Preparation and Characterisation of Novel Ethylene / 5,7-dimethylocta-1,6-diene Copolymer Membranes .................................................................................................................. 805

M. Rajagopalan, M. Ribeiro, M. De Pinho

Preparation and Characterization of High Performance Braid Reinforced Hollow Fiber Membranes ............................................................................................................................ 806

M. Lee, J. Yoon, Y. Shin

Preparation and Characterization of Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Sodium Alginate Blended Membrane ........................................................................................................................................ 807

J. Yang, N. Wang

Preparation and Characterization of Tetraethylorthosilane-based Membranes Containing Deoxyribonucleic Acid ............................................................................................... 809

D. Lee, S. Hwang, J. Won

Preparation of C/C Composite Membranes From Poly(phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone) Blended with Poly(ethylene glycol)................................................................... 810

S. Liu, T. Wang, Q. Liu, S. Zhang, Z. Zhao

Carbon Dioxide Permeability in the Liquid and Gas Phase through Polymer Brush-Type Polyimide Membranes ............................................................................................... 811

N. Yamanaka, T. Wakamatsu, K. Nagai

Copoly(alkyl ether imide) Membranes as Promising Candidates for CO2 Capture in Postcombustion.......................................................................................................................... 812

M. Krea, D. Roizard, E. Favre

Development of Plasticization-Resistant Polyimide Hollow Fiber Membranes........................ 813T. Visser, Z. Borneman, H. Teunis, P. Cote, M. Wessling

Enhancement in H2/CO2 Permselectivity via Effective Chain Bridging of Copolyimide Membranes Using Aliphatic Diamines ................................................................... 814

B. Low, Y. Xiao, T. Chung

Fixed-Site-Carrier Membrane for CO2 Capture, Membrane Material and Separation Process Optimization ..................................................................................................................... 816

M. Sandru, T. Kim, M. Hägg

Gas Permeation Properties of Composite Membrane with Fluoropolymer Active Layer ....... 818M. Jeong, H. Koh, S. Ha, S. Nam

As Separtaion by Supported Liquid Membranes with Novel Ionic Liquids .............................. 819N. Nemestóthy, P. Cserjési, K. Bélafi-bakó,

Light Gas Separation with Supported, Gelled Ionic Liquid Membranes ................................... 820B. Voss, J. Bara, D. Gin, R. Noble

Main-Chain Ionic Polymers: A New Ionic Liquid-Inspired Polymer Platform for Gas Separation Membranes........................................................................................................... 821

T. Carlisle, J. Bara, C. Gabriel, R. Noble, D. Gin

Polymerizable Room Temperature Ionic Liquids as Gas Separation Membranes................... 822T. Carlisle, J. Bara, C. Gabriel, R. Noble, D. Gin, E. Hatakeyama

Preparation and Characterization of Polyethersulfone MF Membranes Made with TSA and PVP Additives .................................................................................................................. 823

D. Choi, C. Kim, N. Kim

Semi-IPNs of Polyethylene Glycol Diacrylate and Thermoplastic Polymers for Gaseous Separations ..................................................................................................................... 824

A. Kumar, S. Saimani

Supported Ionic Liquid Membrane For Gas Separation ............................................................. 826Q. Gan, D. Rooney, Y. Zhou

Desalination Membranes Based on Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) Random Copolymers ...................................................................................................................... 828

W. Xie, H. Park, B. Freeman, M. Paul, A. Roy, H. Lee, J. McGrath

Development of Novel Biomolecule-Responsive Gating System Using Biomolecular Recognition Gating Membrane .............................................................................. 829

H. Kuroki, T. Ito, T. Yamaguchi

Effect of Diluents on Non-Isothermal Crystallization Behaviors of High Density Polyethylene in TIPS Process........................................................................................................ 830

S. Chen, J. Zhang, Q. Xia, X. Wang

Fabrication of a Catalytic Membrane and Its Application to Methanol Reforming .................. 832T. Hirao, T. Sato, N. Itoh

High Performance Surface Nano-Structured RO/NF Membranes .............................................. 833G. Lewis, N. Lin, M. Kim, Y. Cohne

Membrane Preparation of Poly(vinylidene fluoride)/Poly(methyl methacrylate) Blend Via TIPS Using Methyl Salicylate and Benzophenone as Diluents................................. 835

W. Ma, J. Zhang, S. Chen, X. Wang, W. Miao

Metallic Ion Extraction Using Polymer Inclusion Membranes (PIMs): Optimising Physical Strength and Extraction Rate......................................................................................... 837

L. Nghiem, J. Peterson, C. Lukey

Nanofiltration Membranes Made of Hyperbranched Polyethylenimine..................................... 839R. Ruaan, Y. Chiang, Y. Hsub, C. Chuang

Permeation of Lactic Acid Through Supported Ionic Liquid Membranes................................. 840M. Matsumoto, K. Aoki, K. Kondo

Poly(vinyl alcohol)\Poly(ethyleneimine) Membrane for Hg(II) Ions Removal ........................... 841H. Bessbousse, L. Laurent, J. Verchere, T. Rhlalou, T. Nguyen

Preparation and Characterization of Polyamide Composite Nanofiltration Membranes ........ 842D. Wang, Q. Wang, C. Gao

Preparation and Characterization of Polyaniline/Polysulfone Nanocomposite Ultrafiltration Membrane................................................................................................................. 844

Z. Wang, Z. Fan, J. Wang, S. Wang

Preparation and Characterization of Porous Polysulfone Hollow Fiber Membranes for Enhancing Permeation Flux ..................................................................................................... 846

S. Ha, H. Hwang, H. Koh, S. Nam

Solvent Resistant Nanofiltration Membranes Based on Multilayered Polyelectrolyte Complexes ............................................................................................................ 847

X. Li, S. De Feyter, S. Aldea, P. Du Prez, I. Vankelecom, P. Vandezande

Surfactant Liquid Crystal-Based Polymer Membranes for Aqueous, Molecular-Size Exclusion Separations ........................................................................................................... 849

E. Hatakeyama, C. Gabriel, M. Zhou, J. Lohr, X. Lu, R. Noble, D. Gin

Effect of Membrane Formation Process on Compatibility of CA/EVA Blends and Pervaporation of Their Blends Membranes ................................................................................. 850

Q. An, H. Jin, J. Qian, Y. Yang, C. Gao

Non-porous, Flat Membranes Based on Modified Polyimides for Organic Vapour Separations...................................................................................................................................... 851

P. Sysel, E. Minko, O. Vopicka, K. Friess, V. Hynek, M. Sipek

Selective Separation of Benzene from Benzene/Cyclohexane with Supported Ionic Liquid Containing Calixarene Polydimethylsiloxane Membrane by Pervaporation ................ 853

Y. Dong, M. Li, S. Wu

All Solid-State Polymer Electrolytes Prepared from a Hyper-Branched Graft Polymer Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization............................................................... 854

K. Yaguchi, N. Endo, M. Higa

Development of New Non Fluorinated Polymeric and Composite Membranes for PEMFCs.. 855E. Fontananova, F. Trotta, E. Drioli

Development, Microstructure and Properties of Novel Wholly Aromatic Pore-Filling Electrolyte Membranes for PEFCs and DMFCs................................................................ 857

N. Hara, T. Ito, T. Yamaguchi

Effect of Addition of Organic Microspheres on Proton Conductivity Property of Sulfonated Poly(arylene ethersulfone) Membrane ...................................................................... 859

C. Liang, T. Maruyama, T. Sotani, Y. Ohmukai, H. Matsuyama

Fluorinated Polyaryl Ether Block Copolymer/Polyethylene Composite Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications............................................................................................................... 860

J. Kim, B. Chang, M. You, S. Lee

Nafion-PE Composite Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Applications ....................... 861M. Yildirim, D. Stamatialis, M. Wessling

New Composite Electrolytes Based on Polymers and Ionic Liquids for High Temperature PEFCs........................................................................................................................ 863

E. Cho, J. Park, W. Lee, C. Kim, S. Park

Preparation and Characterization of Cation- and Anion-Exchange Composite Membranes for Electrodialysis Process....................................................................................... 864

J. Kim, B. Chang, M. You, S. Lee, J. Lee

Preparation and Characterization of Charge Mosaic Membranes with Semi-Interpenetrating Network Structure Prepared by Polymer Blend of Poly(vinyl alcohol) and Polyelectrolytes ........................................................................................................ 865

M. Kobayashi, N. Diana, M. Higa, T. Kusudou, N. Fujiwara

Preparation and Characterization of Crosslinked PVA/Polyanion Composite Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Application ................................................................. 866

N. Endo, S. Maesowa, M. Sugita

Preparation and Characterization of Nafion-Poly(diphenyl amine) Composite Membrane as Polymer Electrolyte for Fuel Cell Application...................................................... 867

J. Park, S. Lee, K. Lee

Preparation and Characterization of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Based Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell................................................................. 868

N. Endo, S. Maesowa, M. Sugita, M. Higa, R. Endo

Preparation and Characterization of Solid-State DSSC Using Polyether Solid Polymer Electrolyte......................................................................................................................... 870

H. Onomoto, N. Endo, M. Higa

Proton Conducting Crosslinked Membranes Comprising Triblock Copolymer and Poly(vinyl alcohol) .......................................................................................................................... 871

J. Park, J. Koh, D. Roh, J. Kim

Synthesis and Properties of Sulfonated Polyimides with Sulfophyenyl Side Groups for Fuel Cell Application ................................................................................................... 872

C. Kangcheng, C. Xinbing, E. Noritaka, H. Mitsuru, O. Ken-ichi

Synthesis of Novel Crosslinked Sulfonated Poly(ether sulfone)s Using Bisazide and Their Properties for Fuel Cell Application ............................................................................ 873

Y. Oh, H. Lee, H. Kim, J. Han, T. Kim

Core-Shell Structured Nanofibrous Matrix by Coaxial Electrospinning For Protein Encapsulation, Control Release and Tissue Engineering Applications ................................... 874

Q. Gan, Q. Hou, G. Li

Exploration of Dual-Layer Hollow Fiber Technology in Immobilized Metal Affinity Membranes for Enhanced Protein Separation Performance...................................................... 876

Y. Li, T. Chung, S. Chan, R. Rajagopalan

Effect of Impregnating Treatment on Membrane Pore Structure of Tube Carbon Membrane ........................................................................................................................................ 878

Y. Zhang, M. Lu

Carbon Membrane from Lignin-based Materials ......................................................................... 879T. Koga, H. Kita, K. Tanaka, I. Kawafune, M. Funaoka

Electroless Palladium Plating without Sensitization for Hydrogen Separation Membrane .... 880M. Ishii, Y. Yoshino, T. Sato, N. Itoh, J. Okazaki, T. Suzuki

Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Polypropylene Membranes .................................................. 881J. Franco, S. Kentish, G. Stevens, J. Perera

Formation and Characterization of Dual-Layer Carbon-Zeolite Nanocomposite Hollow Fiber Membranes for Enhanced Gas Separation............................................................ 882

Y. Li, L. Jiang, T. Chung

High Flux and Selectivity SAPO-34 Membranes for CO2/CH4 Separation ................................. 884R. Noble, M. Carreon, S. Li, J. Falconer

Mixed Gas Transport Studies Through Sub-2-Carbon Nanotube Membranes......................... 885S. Kim, F. Fomasiero, H. Park, J. In, J. Holt, A. Noy, O. Bakajin

Molecular Separation Mechanisms and Industrial Applications of MFI-type Zeolite Membranes ...................................................................................................................................... 886

W. Liu

Self-Supported Thin Pd Membranes for Hydrogen Separation Prepared by a Combined Electroless Plating / Etching Technique.................................................................... 887

H. Suda, N. Kishita, M. Kawamura, M. Ishitsuka, S. Hara, K. Haraya

Preparation of Metallic Ultrafiltration Membrane......................................................................... 888I. Kim, K. Lee, J. Park, J. Kwon, B. Jung

Design and Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Bucky-Paper Membranes for Membrane Distillation..................................................................................................................... 889

L. Dumee, K. Sears, J. Schütz, N. Finn, S. Gray, M. Duke

A Facile Approach for the Fabrication of Gold Nanostructures into Electrospun Nanofiberous Membranes .............................................................................................................. 891

S. Lee, N. Kim, K. Lee

Ceramic Capillaries: Elaboration and Characterization.............................................................. 892A. Larbot, S. Cerneaux, S. Condom, M. Persin

Nanocomposite Membranes: Influences of the Filler on the Barrier Properties..................... 893L. Lebrun, B. Alexandre, S. Marais, S. Bruzeau, A. Dufresne

Synthesis and Properties of Nano-Hybrid Membranes Based on Sulfonated Polyimides and Inorganic Additives ............................................................................................. 895

H. Yamamoto, K. Yaguchi, N. Endo, M. Higa, H. Kita, K. Okamoto

6FDA-TAPOB Hyperbranched Polyimide - Silica Hybrids for Gas Separation Membranes ...................................................................................................................................... 896

K. Itahashi, Y. Yamada, T. Suzuki

Application of Nanoporous Fillers in Silicon Carbide Membranes ........................................... 897B. Elyassi, M. Sahimi, T. Tsotsis

Gas Transport Behavior of Membranes Composed of Silica Nanoparticles in Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity (PIM).................................................................................... 898

J. Ahn, W. Chung, I. Pinnau, N. Du, J. Song, M. Guiver

Gas Transport in Poly(dimethylsiloxane)-SiOx Composite Films: Effects of Filler Size Variation from Micro- to Nanoscale ...................................................................................... 899

L. Bermudez, M. Mayeda, G. Urowsky, G. Dinolov, J. Hubbard, H. Schalliol, C. Tang, S. Kim, S. Vine, N. Lape

On the Air Enrichment by Polymer Magnetic Membranes.......................................................... 900Z. Grzywna, A. Rybak, A. Strzelewicz

Preparation and Gas Permeation Properties of Composite Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes Derived from Polyimides with Thermally Decomposable Groups........................ 901

K. Tanaka, H. Kita, K. Okamoto

SAPO-34-Polymer Mixed-Matrix Membranes for CO2/CH4 Separation ...................................... 902C. Atalay-Oral, E. Erpek, A. Kertik, S. Tantekin-Ersolmaz

Tailored Ceramic Supported Ionic Liquid Membranes for High Pressure Applications ......... 903R. Kreiter, L. Correia, J. Overbeek, H. Van Veen, J. Vente

Anti-Biofouling Effects by Silver Embedded Polyether Block Amide Membrane .................... 904Y. Kim, J. Park, S. Park, G. Nisola, E. Cho, W. Chung, I. Pinnua

Carbon Nanotube/Polyethersulfone Ultrafiltration Membranes for High Water Flux .............. 905S. Kim, M. Kozlov, E. Marand

PAN-MgO Nanocomposite Ultrafiltration Membranes with Improved Anti-Fouling Properties ........................................................................................................................................ 907

F. Peng, Z. Su, S. Su

Particle Fluoropolymer Composite Membranes for Organic Solvent Nanofilration ................ 908G. Salejova-Zadrazilova, S. Malladi, A. Livingston, A. Bismarck

Preparation and Characterization of Anti-fouling Composite Membranes Containing Chitosan and TiO2 ....................................................................................................... 910

L. Liu, J. Deng, P. Zhang, F. Yang

Preparation and Properties of Novel Functionalized Carbon Nanotube/PSF Blend Ultrafiltration Membranes .............................................................................................................. 912

C. Gao, L. Wu, X. Pan

Ionic Liquid/Silver Nanoparticles Composite Membrane and Its Application to Facilitated Olefin Transport Membranes ...................................................................................... 913

S. Kang, K. Char, Y. Kang

Preparation and Pervaporation Performance of Surface Modified MFI-Type Zeolite Filled Silicone Composite Membranes ......................................................................................... 915

X. Zhan, J. Li, C. Chen

Polyelectrolyte-Silica Nanocomposite Based Proton Exchange Membranes for DMFC: Enhancements on Proton Conductivity with Formation of Proton Transport Channels ........ 916

Y. Su, Y. Liu, Y. Sun, D. Wang, J. Lai, M. Guiver

Preparation and Characterization of Hybrid Nafion/Silica and Nafion/Silica/PTA Membranes for Redox Flow Batteries........................................................................................... 917

V. Glibin, V. Pupkevich, L. Svirko, D. Karamanev

Preparation of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes Containing Triazole Functionalized Silica Nanoparticles for Fuel Cells...................................................................... 918

D. Lee, S. Park, S. Kang, Y. Kang

Preparation and Characterization of Polymer Separator Membrane Containing Nanoclays ........................................................................................................................................ 919

M. Koh, J. Rhim, H. Byun, M. Seo, S. Nam

Preparation of Porous PMMA/Organo-Clay Composite Membranes and Their Application in Hydrophobic Adsorption....................................................................................... 920

R. Lin, B. Chen, S. Suen

Hemocompatible Membranes for Blood Oxygenators................................................................ 921M. Faria, M. De Pinho

Modification of a Commercial Polyimide Hollow Fiber Membrane by Heat Treatment and Chemical Cross-Linking for CO2/CH4 Separation Applications ....................... 922

V. Africa, A. Beltran, E. Cho, W. Chung

Enzymatically-Active Water Purification Membranes from Nanostructured Polymer Materials ........................................................................................................................... 923

D. Miller, B. Freeman, A. Ellington, D. Paul

Modification of Sulfonated Poly(Ether Ether Ketone) with Various Charged Surface Modifying Macromolecules.............................................................................................. 924

M. Mohd-Norddin, A. Ismail, T. Matsuura, D. Rana

Preparation and Characterization of Radiation-Grafted PFA/FEP Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Applications ........................................................................................ 925

J. Shin, S. Kang, B. Ko, J. Choi, Y. Nho, P. Kang

Preparation of Cross-linked Cationic Exchange PFA Membranes via Radiation Grafting Methods ............................................................................................................................ 926

J. Shin, S. Kang, B. Ko, Y. Nho, P. Kang, J. Sohn

Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(vinyl chloride) Graft Copolymer Electrolyte Membranes for Fuel Cells........................................................................................... 927

J. Koh, J. Park, J. Choi, J. Seo, J. Kim

Elabroation of Reactive Membrane by Immobilizatino of Trypsin with Polyelectolyte Layer ....................................................................................................................... 928

S. Guedidi, A. Deratani, C. Innocent, S. Roudesli, Y. Yurekli, S. alsoy Altinkaya, A. Yemeniciolu

Enhanced Chiral Amino Acid Separation using Acetylated Betacyclodextrin Immobilized Cellulose Dialysis Membranes: Experimental and Simulation Approaches ..................................................................................................................................... 930

Y. Xiao, T. Chung, R. Rajagopalan

Microbial-Sensing Membranes Functionalized with a Temperature Sensitive Polymer Film.................................................................................................................................... 932

C. Gorey, I. Escobar, C. Gruden

Metal Loaded Support Membrane for the Catalytic Degradation of Extracted Halogenated Hydrocarbons from Water ....................................................................................... 934

G. Nisola, J. Orata, E. Cho, Y. Kim, J. Park, W. Chung, T. Matsuura

Metal Loaded Support Membrane for the Degradation of Extracted Halogenated Hydrocarbons from Water.............................................................................................................. 935

G. Nisola, J. Orata, E. Cho, Y. Kim, J. Park, W. Chung, T. Matsuura

Functional Silica/Nafion Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells ........................................ 936S. Son, J. Won

Development of an Amorphous-Alloy Membrane Module for Pure Hydrogen Production ....................................................................................................................................... 937

S. Hara, M. Ishitsuka, M. Mukaida, K. Haraya, K. Kita, K. Kato

Development of Anti-biofouling Polypropylene Feed Spacers .................................................. 938R. Hausman, I. Escobar, T. Gullinkala

Effect of Gun Distance on Preparation of Stainless Steel Metallic Membrane Using Wire Arc Spraying ................................................................................................................ 940

S. Madaeni, P. Daraei

Epoxy Membrane Formed by UV Curing ...................................................................................... 941K. Cheng, Y. Luo, C. Wu, T. Chuang, W. Guo

Fabricating Skin-Free Membranes by Wet Phase Inversion Method......................................... 942S. Kao, W. Chao, K. Lee, D. Wang, J. Lai

Morphology and Crystallization of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) Membrane Prepared by Immerse Precipitation: Effect of Dissolving Temperature .................................................... 943

X. Wang, L. Zhang, X. Wang, H. Chen

Non-Isothermal Crystallization Behaviors of Ethylene-Acrylic Acid Copolymer in Diluents ............................................................................................................................................ 945

J. Zhang, S. Chen, J. Jin, X. Shi, J. Su, X. Wang, Z. Xu

Non-isothermal Crystallization Kinetics of Polyvinylidene Fluoride in Dialkyl Phthalate: The Effect of Alkyl Chain-Length of Diluent .............................................................. 946

Y. Lin, J. Yang, Y. Tang, A. Wang

Preparation and Characterizations of Asymmetric Sulfonated Polysulfone Membranes by Wet Phase Inversion Method............................................................................... 947

S. Chen, R. Liou, C. Lai, J. Chang, C. Chang, M. Hung, C. Huang

Preparation of Micropatterned Polyimide Membrane for Cell Spheroid Formation ................ 949H. Hirum, Y. Karube, A. Kaneko, Y. Suzuki, H. Kawakami

Preparation of Net-Shaped PVDF Membranes by Immersion-Precipitation Method ............... 950Q. Ye, L. Xing, L. Zhang, H. Chen

Preparation of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Microporous Membranes via Thermally Induced Phase Separation Process: 2. A Selected Diluent-Diphenyl Carbonate due to Polarity Consideration ........................................................................................................ 951

Y. Lin, Y. Tang, J. Yang, X. Wang

Preparation of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Microporous Membranes via Thermally Induced Phase Separation Process: 1. Membrane Structure and Crystalline Phase of Polyvinylidene Fluoride in Different Diluents.......................................................................... 952

Y. Lin, Y. Tang, J. Yang, X. Wang

Preparation of PVDF Hollow Fiber Asymmetric Membrane with TIPS Process ....................... 953M. Park, J. Kim, G. Lee, I. Yang, C. Yang, H. Yoo, M. Seo, K. Kim

Preparation of PVDF Hollow Fiber Membrane from a Ternary Polymer/ Solvent/ Nonsolvent System via Thermally Induced Phase Separation (TIPS) Method ......................... 954

S. Rajabzadeh, T. Maruyama, T. Sotani, H. Matsuyama

Syntheses and the Surface Property of Hyperbranched Aromatic Polyamides Containing a Fluoroalkyl Group .................................................................................................... 956

A. Sugiyama, N. Furuike, Y. Nagase

Hydrogen Gas Separation Using Composite Plasma Polymer Membranes ............................. 958E. Fernández-Gesalaga, P. Corengia, A. Garcia-Luis, M. Brizuela, D. González-santamaría, Á. Gutiérrez

Optimized Hollow Fiber Membrane Fabrication Process for Natural Gas Sweetening ........... 960G. Dong, H. Li, V. Chen

Synthesis and Gas Permeability of UV-Crosslinked Telechelic Polyimide Membranes ......... 962H. Shirokura, K. Yoshida, S. Miyata, K. Nagai

Thermally Rearranged Polymer Membranes Derived from Amine-Containing Polyimide for Gas Separation........................................................................................................ 963

J. Lee, S. Han, C. Jung, H. Park, Y. Lee

Polyetersulfone Hollow Fiber Membrane with Improved Fouling Resistance Prepared Via Nonsolvent Induced Phase Separation (NIPS) ..................................................... 964

N. A. Rahman, T. Sotani, T. Maruyama, H. Matsuyama

Preparation of Polyethersulfone MF Membranes with Dope Solurions Containing Different BE Concentration ............................................................................................................ 965

C. Kim, D. Choi, N. Kim

Preparation of Reverse Osmosis Composite Membrane with High Flux Interfacial Polymerization of MPD and TMC................................................................................................... 966

S. Qiu, L. Wu, L. Zhang, H. Chen, C. Gao

Study on the Preparation and Mechanism of Porous Polysulfone Ultrafiltration Membrane with Density Gradient Structure ................................................................................. 967

Q. An, J. Qian, Z. Zhang, H. Chen, C. Gao

Preparation and Characteristics of UV Cross-Linked Polymer Electrolyte Composite Membrane for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells.......................................................... 968

Y. Choi, Gajeong-Ro, J. Park, T. Yank, Y. Yoon, W. Lee, C. Kim

Preparation and Characterization of Porous Polymer Support for Application of Composite Electrolyte Fuel Cell .................................................................................................... 969

M. Jeong, H. Hwang, H. Kim, S. Nam

On Preparation of Polymeric Membranes with Bicontinuous Structure by Using Vapor Induced Phase Separation.................................................................................................. 970

C. Li, D. Wang, A. Deratani, Y. Su, R. Tsai, C. Kuo, J. Lai

Syntheses and Physical Properties of Novel Biocompatible Polymer Materials Containing a Phospholipid Moiety ................................................................................................ 972

Y. Nagase, K. Horiguchi, N. Shimoyamada

Pore-Size-Controlled Amorphous Silica Membranes Prepared by CVD Method with Phenyl-Derived Tetramethoxysilane Precursors................................................................. 974

K. Akamatsu, Y. Ohta, T. Sugarawa, A. Nakao, A. Miyoshi, S. Nakao

Sol-Gel Routes Towards Microporous Titania and Zirconia Membranes ................................. 975H. van Veen, R. Kreiter, M. Rietkerk, B. Bonekamp, J. Vente

Synthesis of Microporous Carbon Membranes Using Tertiary Amine Templates................... 976Y. Dong, N. Nishiyama, Y. Egashira, K. Ueyama

Fabrication of Polysulfone Hollow Fiber Microfiltration Membranes........................................ 977H. Ohya, S. Shiki, H. Kawakami

Effect of Thermal Treatment on the Stability of Palladium Composite Membrane .................. 979D. Oka, S. Watanabe, Y. Yoshino, T. Sato, N. Itoh

Investigation of the Effect of Pyrolysis Temperature on Porosity of Polyimide Derived Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes and their Gas Separation Properties ............... 980

C. Hu, Y. Tasi, K. Lee, J. Lai

Low Temperature Diffusion Bonding of Pd-Ni/PNS Membranes with Metallic Module for Hydrogen Separation .................................................................................................. 982

S. Ryi, J. Park, S. Kim, D. Kim

Magnetron Sputtering Deposition and Characterization of Pd-Based Composite Membranes for Hydrogen Separation........................................................................................... 983

E. Fernández-Gesalaga, P. Corengia, A. Garcia-Luis, M. Brizuela, D. González-Santamaría, J. Calviño

Optimization of Intermediate Structure and Porous Support in H2-Permselective Amorphous Silica Membrane Synthesized by Counter Diffusion Chemical Vapor Deposition........................................................................................................................................ 985

T. Nagano, K. Sato, K. Hataya, Y. Ikuhara, S. Takahashi

Sol-gel Derived Hybrid Characterisation Polyimide/Silica Films: Synthesis and ................... 986Z. Xie, B. Dao, C. Nguyen, S. Gray, A. Hill, J. Hodkin, A. Groth

Synthesis, Cross-linking and Carbonization of Co-Polyimides Containing Internal Acetylene Units for Gas Separation.............................................................................................. 987

Y. Xiao, T. Chung, M. Guiver

Zeolite Filled 6FDA Based Polyimide Mixed-Matrix Membranes Prepared with Compatibilizing Additives .............................................................................................................. 988

E. Erpek, C. Atalay-Oral, S. Tantekin-Ersolmaz

Synthesis and Characterization of PbS Nanocrystallites within the Non-Woven Poly(vinylidine fluoride) Membranes ............................................................................................ 989

J. Park, K. Lee

Preparation and Characterization of Electrospun PES-BSA as Protein Affinity Membrane... 990H. Byun, B. Hong

Metallic Glue for Preparation of Thin Palladium Film Sticking on a Porous Support ............. 991K. Kawasoe, T. Sato, N. Itoh

Preparation of Sulfonated Block Copolyimide Membranes for Fuel Cell Applications........... 992K. Yamazaki, Y. Tang, H. Kawakami

Syntheses of Novel Sulfonated Graft Copolyimide Membranes and Their Proton Conductivity .................................................................................................................................... 993

K. Yamazaki, H. Kawakami

Application of Lipid-Polymer Membranes in Taste Sensor ........................................................ 994M. Szpakowska, E. Marjanska, A. Lisowska-Oleksiak,

Adsorption of Virus on Various Test Cells and Membrane Materials: The Case of Bacteriophage MS2......................................................................................................................... 995

G. Pierre, C. Causserand, C. Roques, P. Aimar

Enzymatic Membrane Reactors for Ester Synthesis................................................................... 997D. Paolucci-Jeanjean, M. Belleville, G. Rios

Facilitated Olefin Transport Membranes: Progress and Problems ........................................... 999I. Ciobanu, B. Firat, Z. He, I. Pinnau, T. Merkel

Fermentation and Microfiltration Characteristics of D-Lactic Acid Producing Bacterium....................................................................................................................................... 1000

N. Katagiri, T. Nozaki, E. Iritani

Liquid Membrane Oscillators with Ionic Surfactants ................................................................ 1001M. Szpakowska

Myoglobin-Containing Sodium Alginate Composite Membranes for the Facilitated Transport of Oxygen..................................................................................................................... 1002

K. Figueiredo, T. Alves, C. Borges, W. Van de Ven, D. Stamatialis, M. Wessling

Novel Analytical Application of Pervaperation Technique for Isolation and Reconcentration of Volatile Organic Compounds from Human Urine Samples .................... 1004

N. Jakubowska, W. Kujawski, Ź. Polkowska, J. Namieśnik

Plate & Frame Membrane System for Recovery and Concentration of 2-keto-Lgulonate ....................................................................................................................................... 1006

J. Wei, L. Zhang, S. Wang

Selective Separation of CO2 via Facilitated Transport Membranes Immobilized with Single and Mixed Amines as Carrier .................................................................................. 1007

A. Heydari Gorji, T. Kaghazchi

Semipermeable Membrane Needed for Microtissue Array Chip .............................................. 1009T. Kanamori, K. Sumaru, S. Sugiura

Tangential Flow Filtration for Virus Purification........................................................................ 1010D. Grzenia, J. Carlson, R. Wickramasinghe

The Use of NF Membranes as Substrates for Supported Phospholipid Bilayers .................. 1011Y. Kaufman, V. Freger

Treatment of Collagen Extract with Quaternary poly(N,N-dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate-co-Acrylonitrile) / PAN Blend Ultrafiltration Membranes................................... 1012

S. Jiangnan, L. Dan Dan, C. Bao Qing, Z. Yuan Yuan, Q. Jun Hong

Investigation of an Air-Gap Membrane Distillation Module in Desalination ........................... 1013M. Duke, J. Li, J. Zhang, N. Dow, S. Gray

The Use of NF Membranes as Substrates for Supported Phospholipid Bilayers .................. 1014Y. Kaufman, F. Viatcheslav

Fractionation of Alpha-Lactalbumin and Beta-Lactoglobulin in an Electrophoretic Membrane Contactor: Mass Transfer Mechanisms................................................................... 1015

S. Galier, H. Roux-de Balmann

Analytical Estimation for Energy Consumption During Cross-Flow Membrane Filtration of Soy Sauce Lees in the Batch-Wise Concentration ............................................... 1016

T. Furukawa, K. Kokubo, K. Nakamura, K. Matsumoto

Application of Membrane Bio-Reactor for Process Wastewater Treatment for Soft Drink Syrup Plant .......................................................................................................................... 1018

C. Chung, K. Lee, M. Eeckhaut, J. Revel

Selectivity between Potassium, Sodium and Calcium Ions in Synthetic Media and Juice Media Using Wafer Enhanced- Electrodeionization (WE-EDI) ....................................... 1019

T. Ho, R. Cross, J. Hestekin, A. Kurup

Clarification and Purification of Aqueous Stevia Extract Using Membrane Separation Process....................................................................................................................... 1020

R. Bergamasco, F. Viera da Silva, M. Hespanhol, A. Alberto de Araujo, F. Jesus Bassetti, M. Regina Fagundes, S. Rezende

Clarification of Lactic Acid Fermentation Using Ceramic Membrane Microfiltration with Absorption by Activated Carbon......................................................................................... 1021

W. Li, W. Xing, N. Xu, X. Zhang

Concentration and Rectification of Grape Must by Nanofiltration .......................................... 1022M. De Pinho, F. Santos, I. Catarino, V. Geraldes

Concentration of Blackcurrent Juice (Ribes nigrum) by Reverse Osmosis on a Pilot Scale ...................................................................................................................................... 1023

N. Pap, A. Turkki, M. Jaakkola, V. Virtanen, L. Myllykoski, G. Vatai, R. Keiski, E. Pongrácz

Concentration of Noni Juices by Means of Osmotic Distillation using a Hollow Fiber Conctactor ........................................................................................................................... 1025

H. Valdés, J. Romero, A. Saavedra

Cross-Flow Sterile Microfiltarion of Non-Alcoholic Beer.......................................................... 1026M. Yazdanshenas, S. Tabatabaei, M. Soltanieh, L. Fillaudeau

Progress on Membrane Distillation Scale-Up with Polymer and Inorganic Membranes....... 1028M. Duke, J. Li, J. Zhang, N. Dow, S. Gray, S. Mee

Evaluation of Membrane Performance for Aroma Compounds Recovery from Pomegranate Juice by Pervaporation......................................................................................... 1029

A. Raisi, A. Aroujalian, T. Kaghazchi

Fluidized Membrane Bio-Reactor (FMBR) for the Enzymatic Production of Fructose from Inulin ..................................................................................................................... 1031

S. Curcio, V. Calabro, G. Iorio, E. Ricca, S. Curcio, A. Basso, P. Spizzo, A. Galluzzo, L. Gardossi

High Pressure Reverse Osmosis of Whey Products................................................................. 1032M. Grigus, E. Hansen

Membrane Assisted Production of Fructo-Oligosaccharides in a Continuous Process ...... 1033L. Engel, K. Grau, M. Ebrahimi, P. Czermak

Microsieves: A New Technology for Cold Sterilization of Whole Milk .................................... 1035B. Torrestiana-Sanchez, E. Brito-de la Fuente

Production of Enriched Antioxidant Soy Protein Hydrolysates by Membrane Ultrafiltration.................................................................................................................................. 1037

M. Robinson, S. Bissegger, C. Moresoli

Separation of Non-Sucrose Compounds from Syrup of the Surgar-Beet Production Process by Ultrafiltration with Ceramic Membranes using Static Mixer................................. 1038

Z. Seres, J. Gyura, G. Vatai, M. Eszterle, A. Jokic

Separation of Sericin Protein from Silk Degumming Solution by Ultrafiltration Membranes .................................................................................................................................... 1039

B. Jung, J. Kwon, J. Park, I. Kim, K. Lee

Supported Liquid Membranes with Strip Dispersion for the Recovery of Cephalexin.......... 1040M. Vilt, W. Ho

Bio-Butanol Recovery from Aqueous Solutions by Pervaporation Ssing PDMS and PTMSP Membranes ............................................................................................................... 1042

J. Kim, B. Chang, B. Ryu, B. Chang, S. Lee, K. Jung, J. Kim

Bioethanol Production Using a Coupled Fermentor with Pervaporation System.................. 1043A. Aroujalian, B. Bonakdarpour, S. Eslami

Membrane Separation Techniques in the Continuous Fermentation and Separation of Butanol................................................................................................................... 1044

J. Du, B. Beitle, E. Clausen, J. Carrier, J. Hestekin

Membrane Filtration of Thin Stillage from the Dry Grind Process .......................................... 1045A. Arora, P. Wang, R. Belyea, B. Dien, M. Tumbleson, V. Singh, K. Rausch

PVDF Nano-fiber Membrane: New Approach to Produce Potable Water from Seawater via Air Gap Membrane Distillation (AGMD) ............................................................... 1047

S. Kaur, S. Ramakrishna, T. Matsuura, C. Feng, K. Khulbe, R. Gopal, M. Khayet

Pervaporation of Dilute Butanol Solutions Using a Tubular Silicalite Membrane ................. 1049K. Sakaki, T. Ikegami, H. Negishi, T. Morita, D. Kitamoto

Recovery of n-Butanol From Aqueous Solution by Hydrophobic Silica-Filled PDMS Membrane by Pervaporation ............................................................................................ 1050

L. Liu, E. Cho, W. Chung, T. Matsuura

Amelioration of Ultrafiltration Process by Lime Treatment: Case of Landfill Leachate......................................................................................................................................... 1051

S. Renou, S. Poulain, J. Gagnaire, J. Givaudan, P. Moulin

An Application of Chitosan as a Coagulant/Flocculant in a Microfiltration Process of Natural Water ............................................................................................................................ 1053

R. Bergamasco, F. Viera da Silva, M. Hespanhol, A. Alberto de Araujo, F. Jesus Bassetti, M. Regina Fagundes, B. Christian

An Experimental Study of UF Ceramic Membrane as Pretreatment Prior to SWRO in China .......................................................................................................................................... 1054

J. Xu, D. Wang, C. Gao

Applications of Integrated Miex-DOC/Ultrafiltration Process in the Production of Drinking Water............................................................................................................................... 1056

M. Kabsch-Korbutowicz

Coagulation Pre-Treatment in Dead-End Nanofiltration: Effects of Coagulant Concentration, Calcium and Settling .......................................................................................... 1057

D. Sun, J. Leckie, K. Listiarini

Coastal Seawater Microfiltration Pilot Study for a Shipboard Reverse Osmosis Pretreatment System .................................................................................................................... 1059

W. Varnava, D. Nordham, J. Pizzino, M. Miller, M. Silbernagel

Continuous Coagulation-Microfiltration System for Cleaning Lake Water Using Ceramic Membranes ..................................................................................................................... 1060

W. Li, L. Zhou, W. Xing, N. Xu

Effect of Coagulation on MF/UF as a Pretreatment in Seawater Desalination ....................... 1061H. Yang, B. Jung, H. Kim

Effect of Organic or Inorganic Materials in Hybrid Process of Ceramic MF and GAC Adsorption for Drinking Water Treatment ......................................................................... 1062

J. Park, H. Lee

Filtration with Membranes as Complementation for the Process Coagulation/Flocculation to Obtain Drinking Water ................................................................. 1063

R. Bergamasco, L. Konradt Moraes, C. Regina Granhem Tavares, M. Tereza Pessoa de Amorim

Water Reclamation by PAC/NF Treatment: Analysis of Process Variables and Optimized Performance................................................................................................................ 1064

C. Kazner, T. Wintgens, T. Melin

Effects of Air-Sparging on the Deposition of Microbial Cells and Filtration Flux in Cross-Flow Microfiltration ........................................................................................................... 1066

K. Hwang, C. Hsu

Application of MF Membrane to Sludge Thickening Process .................................................. 1068R. Eusebio, H. Kim (Myongji University), H. Kim (KUMHO Engineering and Construction)

Biological Regeneration of an Organoclay in a Fluidized Bed Reactor for the Treatment of Wastewaters from Offshore Platform Operation ................................................ 1069

C. Scurtu, T. Leiknes, H. Helnes, E. Melin

Evaluation of Electrodialysis Reversal in Refinery Effluents Treatment for Re-use in Cooling Towers ......................................................................................................................... 1071

M. Machado, V. Santiago, J. Almeida, T. Iwane

Experimental and Theoretical Study of a Membrane Evaporator with a Metallic Hydrophobic Membrane ............................................................................................................... 1073

D. Paolucci-Jeanjean, M. Belleville, N. Hengl, J. Sanchez

Ferry Oily Wasterwater Treatment .............................................................................................. 1075R. Ghidossi, D. Veyret, J. Scotto, T. Jalabert, P. Moulin

Lake Water Treatment Using Tubular Alumina Microfiltration Membrane System with Periodic N2-Backflushing .................................................................................................... 1077

J. Park, H. Lee, S. Park, K. Kim

Temperature Responsive Membranes for Treatment of Oily Waters ...................................... 1078S. Mondal, N. Tomer, S. Husson, R. Wickramasinghe

Research onto Water Treatment using Hybrid Method of Coagulation and Low-Pressure Membrane Filtration ..................................................................................................... 1079

K. Konieczny, M. Rajca, M. Bodzek

The Effect on Critical Flux of an Olive Vegetation Waste Water Pretreated by Photocatalysis with Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles ............................................................... 1081

M. Stoller, L. Miranda, A. Chianese

Flux Flow and Cleaning Enhancement, in a Spiral Membrane Element, Using Continuous Infrasonic Frequency Back Pulsing ....................................................................... 1082

R. Sanderson, D. Koen, F. Bester, D. McLachlan

Detergent Wastewater Treatment Using Ultrafiltration/Miex® Process .................................. 1083I. Kowalska

Effects of Photocatalytic Treatment on Reverse Osmosis Filtration of Secondary Effluents ......................................................................................................................................... 1085

K. Choo, J. Ahn, L. Jiang, H. Park

The Effects of Operating Conditions on the Removal of Nitrate-Nitrogen in Treating Groundwater by Electrodialysis................................................................................... 1087

J. Min, D. Hong, B. Jung, H. Kim

A Novel MBR System with the Use of Intermittent Electric Field to Suppress Fouling ........ 1088K. Akamatsu, T. Sugarawa, W. Lu, S. Nakao

Biological Nutrient Removal Using a Step-feed Hybrid MBR Process Treating Synthetic Domestic Wastewater.................................................................................................. 1089

L. Yuan, C. Zhang, Y. Ding, Y. Zhang, L. Wang, Y. Li, D. Li

Seawater Desalination by Membrane Distillation: The Optimization of Three Configurations, Membranes and Modules ................................................................................. 1091

L. Xiaolong, W. Chunrui, C. Huayan, J. Yue, W. Xuan

Development of Sustainable Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery ............................................... 1092

A. Prieto, D. Yeh

Effect of Electrocoagulation Coupled with MBR on Performance of Membrane Permeability................................................................................................................................... 1093

H. Kim, H. Jang, S. Ka, D. Lee

Operation of Household MBR Plant ............................................................................................ 1095P. Petr, I. Zuzana

Partial Nitrification MBR (PN-MBR) Feasibility for Cokes Wastewater Treatment ................. 1096C. Moon, Y. Ahn, S. Cho, S. Okabe, H. Shin

Satellite MBR Plants for Water Reuse Applications.................................................................. 1098M. Kuzma, V. Kippax, E. Jordan

Characterization of Chemical Kinetics and Mass Transfer in Membrane-Based Liquid-Liquid Extraction of Molybdenum (VI) from Aqueous Solutions ................................. 1100

H. Valdés, J. Romero, S. Bocquet, G. Rios, F. Valenzuela, J. Sánchez,

Effect of Initial Solution pH on the Performance of Submerged Nanocatalysis/ CMS System for the p-Nitrophenol Hydrogenation over Nano-Sized Nickel Catalysts.................. 1102

R. Chen, H. Sun, W. Xing, W. Jin, N. Xu

Effect of Magnetic Field on Crossflow Membrane Filtration of Nickel Suspensions ............ 1103L. Shu, Z. Zhong, W. Xing, N. Xu

Effect of Membrane Properties and Process Parameters on the Control of Crystals Morphology and Structure in Membrane Crystallization of Organic Materials ...................... 1105

G. Di Profio, E. Curcio, E. Drioli

Effects of Chemical Parameters of the Aqueous Phase in the Hydroxylation of Benzene to Phenol in a Biphasic Membrane Reactor ............................................................... 1107

R. Molinari, P. Argurio, T. Poerio

Enhancing Fenton Process by Means of Inert Ceramic Membranes ...................................... 1109X. Bernat, F. Stüber, A. Fortuny, C. Bengoa, A. Fabregat, J. Font

Environmentally Important Oxidative and Reductive Reactions with Functionalized Membranes .......................................................................................................... 1111

S. Lewis, Y. Li, J. Xu, S. Daunert, L. Bachas, D. Bhattacharyya

Experimental Investigation on Separation Performance of Nanofiltration Membranes for Ammonia and Nitrate Salts Solutions.............................................................. 1113

L. Wu, X. Wang, L. Song, J. Li, Y. Tomi, M. Ando, T. Ohara, T. Shintani

Highly Efficient Separation of Actinides using Porous Polymer Sheet with Anion-Exchange Group ........................................................................................................................... 1114

S. Asai, M. Magara, N. Shinohara, K. Miyoshi, K. Saito

Ion-Exchange Membrane Techniques for Removal of Troublesome Ions from Water.......... 1116J. Wisniewski

Membranes in a Galvanizing Plant?............................................................................................ 1118S. Cook, S. Kentish, J. Perera, G. Stevens, P. Hetherington

Nanoparticle-Enhanced Microfiltration for Low Energy Metal Removal from Water ............. 1119A. Jawor, E. Hoek

Recovery of Alkali by Diffusion Dialysis Using a Cation Exchange Membrane..................... 1121S. Ikeda, H. Yamamoto, Y. Aoki, N. Shoji

Recovery of Nickel from Acidic Spent Electrolyte by Nanofiltration....................................... 1122H. Neomagus, H. Krieg, M. Van der Gun, D. Bruinsma

Separation of Grubbs-Type Precatalysts with Organic Solvent Nanofiltration...................... 1124P. Van der Gryp, H. Neomagus, S. Marx, M. Vosloo

Separation of Nano-Sized Nickel Particles with Ceramic Membranes .................................... 1125Z. Zhong, W. Xing, W. Li, N. Xu

Solvent Resistant Nanofiltration to Retain Oligomers/Polymers While Permeating Homogeneous Cu Catalysts and Polar Aprotic Solvents ......................................................... 1127

A. Cano-Odena, P. Vandezande, I. Vankelecom, D. Fournier, W. Van Camp, F. Duprez

Stagnant Sandwich and Supported Liquid Membrane Systems in Separation and Concentration of Drugs or Metal Ions from Water .................................................................... 1129

R. Molinari, P. Argurio, T. Poerio

Study of Zinc and Copper Extraction from Aqueous Solutions by Adsorption with Microcapsules Containing Trioctilamine as Extractant ............................................................ 1131

C. Fonseca, F. Valenzuela, M. Yazdani-Pedram, T. Borrmann

Submerged Microfiltration Assisted Removal of Heavy Metal from Industrial Wastewater .................................................................................................................................... 1134

D. Musale, B. Johnson

Treatment and Reuse of the De-Ionized Cleaning Wastewater for Multicrystal Silicon Production with the Process of Coagulation-Floatation-Ultrafiltration...................... 1136

Y. Dong, Y. Wang, M. Li

Treatment of Electronic Industrial Effluents by Membrane Processes................................... 1137P. Ndiaye, L. Dominguez, J. Millet, Y. Wyart, P. Moulin

Assessment of Leather Tanning using Cork Tannins Concentrated by Nanofiltration ........ 1139M. Minhalma, M. de Pinho, V. Geraldes, A. Anil, B. Bitlisli, H. Özgünay, Ö. Sari

Hybrid Photocatalysis / Submerged Membrane Process for Removal of Humic Acid .......... 1140P. Le-clech, R. Halim, R. Utama, S. Cox

Hybridization of Photocatalysis and Membrane Distillation for Removal of Azo Dyes from Water. Effect of Process Parameters on Decolorization and Decomposition of Acid Yellow 36 ............................................................................................... 1141

S. Mozia, A. Morawski, M. Toyoda, T. Tsumura

Industrial Groundwater Treatment using Hybrid Systems ....................................................... 1143M. Alizadehfard, G. Nunn

Integrated Membrane System for Agro-Food Wastewater Treatment: Two Industrial Case Studies in the Southern Italy. ........................................................................... 1144

S. Curcio, V. Calabrò, G. Iorio, S. Sansonetti

Integration of Electrodialysis and Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Treatment of Saline Waste Water Containing Phenol ............................................................... 1145

F. Jung Borges, R. Guardani, H. Roux de Balmann

Integration of Supported Liquid Membrane and RO for the Recovery and Resourceful Treatment of Industrial Fumaric Acid Wastewater .............................................. 1147

S. Li, H. Chen, L. Zhang

Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor with SHARON-Denitrification Process for Nitrogen Removal ......................................................................................................................... 1148

G. Nisola, J. Orata, E. Cho, J. Park, W. Chung

Membrane Processes for Tomato Industry Waste Water Effluent Treatment: A Case Study..................................................................................................................................... 1149

M. Iaquinta, M. Stoller, C. Merli

Nanofiltration Removal of Xenoestrogens from Waters using Membranes of the Various NaCl Retention ................................................................................................................ 1150

M. Bodzek, M. Dudziak

Osmotic Dehydrration of Difficlut-to-Filter Slurry Using Hypertonic Polymer Solution ....... 1152N. Katagiri, E. Iritani, H. Tsuchiya, M. Iwata

The Role of Selective Membranes in the Recovery of the Components of Hot Dip Galvanising Effluents ................................................................................................................... 1154

I. Ortiz, F. San Roman, E. Bringas, J. Carrera

The Use of Antimicrobial Peptides Immobilized On Reverse Osmosis Membranes to Reduce Biofilm Formation ....................................................................................................... 1156

R. Kasher, E. Hershkovitz, K. Berliner, Z. Ronen

Treatment Process Adapted to Stabilized Leachates: Lime Precipitation, Prefiltration, and Reverse Osmosis ............................................................................................ 1157

S. Renou, S. Poulain, J. Givaudan, P. Moulin

Ultrafiltration of Dye Solutions with use of Ceramic Membranes............................................ 1159K. Majewska-Nowak

A Model Study on the Membrane Process for Carbon Dioxide Removal from Natural Gas .................................................................................................................................... 1160

D. Yang, Z. Wang, S. Wang

Challenges Related to Upscaling of Membrane from Lab-Size to Pilot Scale Case Study: Facilitated Transport Membrane for CO2 Separation .................................................... 1161

T. Kim, M. Hägg

CO2 Recovery from LNG-Fired Flue Gas using a Multi-Staged Pilot-Scale Membrane Plant ............................................................................................................................ 1162

S. Choi, S. Lee, J. Kim, B. Kim, Y. Lee

Vacuum Membrane Distillation for Reverse Osmosis Drain .................................................... 1163L. Xiaolong, W. Chunrui, C. Huayan, J. Yue, W. Xuan

Membrane Recovery of Gaseous Energy Carriers from Biomass Treatment Processes ..... 1164V. Teplyakov, M. Shalygin, L. Gasanova, A. Netrusov, M. Modigell

Membrane Purification and Separation of Gases in Resonant Radiation Field ..................... 1166V. Levdansky, J. Smolik, P. Moravec

Managing the Composition of Air Applications, Possibilities and Challenges...................... 1167J. Balster, P. Kusters

Natural Gas Purification Using High Performance Crosslinked Hollow Fiber Membranes: Effects of High Pressure CO2 and Toluene Feed. ............................................... 1168

I. Omole, S. Miller, W. Koros

Oxygen Enriched Air for Energy Applications........................................................................... 1169D. Stookey, S. Nemser

Particle Separation from Hot Gases using Metallic Foams ...................................................... 1170R. Ghidossi, G. Rebollar-Perez, J. Ferasse, E. Carretier, J. Vicente, F. Topin, P. Moulin

Pd-Based Membrane Units for Enhancing H2 Production ....................................................... 1172G. Chiappetta, G. Clarizia

PVA/PVAm Blend FSC Membrane for Biogas Upgrading......................................................... 1173L. Deng, M. Hägg

Sulfur Dioxide Recovery using a Non-Dispersive Absorption Process with Ionic Liquids .. 1174P. Luis, A. Garea, A. Irabien

Membrane Separation Technology of Pervaporation and Its................................................... 1176J. Li

Long-Term and High Temperature Pervaporation Performance of Ceramic-Supported Polyimide Membranes ............................................................................................... 1177

H. van Veen, R. Kreiter, C. Engelen, J. Vente

Pervaporation Dehydration of Isopropanol with Chitosan/Polyacrylonitrile Hollow Fiber Membrane ............................................................................................................................ 1179

H. Tsai, W. Chen, K. Lee, J. Lai

Pervaporation Separation of Ethyl Thioether/Heptane Mixtures by Polyethylene Glycol Membranes ........................................................................................................................ 1180

J. Li, J. Chen, H. Ye, C. Chen

Separation and Concentration of Butanol from Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol (ABE) Solution by Pervaporation ........................................................................................................... 1181

Y. Wan, Y. Su, S. Yi, X. Chen

Synthesis and Pervaporation of a poly(Acrylic Acid) /Hydrotalcite Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Membrane for Separating Xylene Isomers..................................................................... 1182

N. Liu, Y. Zhang, S. Qiu, L. Zhang, H. Chen

Use of Pervaporation for the Separation of Phenol from Dilute Aqueous Solutions ............ 1183X. Hao, M. Pritzker, X. Feng

Porous Polybenzimidazole Membranes Doped with Phosphoric Acid for High Temperature Cells......................................................................................................................... 1184

J. Blazquez, O. Garrido, F. Alcaide, O. Miguel, H. Grande

Microemulsion Polymerized PEMs Structural Effect of Polymerizable Zwitterionic Surfactants on Traits of Membrane............................................................................................. 1185

L. Hong, S. Tay, X. Zhang, Z. Liu

Sulfonated Polyimide Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells .......................................... 1186Z. Hu, T. Ogo, K. Iwanaga, K. Okamoto

Use of Nanofiltration Membranes in Fuel Cells ......................................................................... 1187H. Hojjati, D. Karamanev

The Effect of Reaction Conditions on Oxidation of Metal-catalyzed Poly(1,4-butadiene) .... 1188H. Li, K. Tung, B. Freeman, M. Stewart, J. Jenkins

Use of Scrap Tire-Derived Porous Rubber Tubing as Green Membrane (ECOLMem) - Filtration Performance Evaluation ...................................................................... 1189

A. Garcia, D. Starman, J. Woodham, A. Prieto, R. Ferlita, D. Yeh

Use of Scrap Tire-Derived Porous Rubber Tubing as Green Membrane (ECOLMem) -Life Cycle Analysis ................................................................................................ 1191

A. Garcia, J. Woodham, D. Yeh

Evaluating the Performance of Single-Pass RO and Multi-Pass NF/RO Systems for Seawater Desalination ............................................................................................................ 1193

D. Tanuwidjaja

Drinking Water Quality Requirements for a Desalination Plant in Melbourne, Australia ......................................................................................................................................... 1195

R. Considine

Facilitated Transport of Carbon Dioxide through Immobilization of Carbonic Anhydrase on Poly(vinyl alcohol) Membranes .......................................................................... 1197

J. Kim, D. Hong, G. Barona, H. Kim, B. Jung

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoporous Polycaprolactone Membranes for Controlled Drug Release .............................................................................................................. 1198

C. Yen, H. He, L. Lee, W. Ho

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