The International Workshop on Membrane in Kobe (iWMK) is an annual event hosted by the Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University (MaFTech center), with the aim at academic exchanges and discussions on today’s advanced membrane research and technology.
Access to the Zoom webinars: https://iwmk2022.symposium-hp.jp/
November 17（Day 1)
09:50-11:40 Student Poster Presentation Session
The session will be arranged in 2 groups (different time periods).
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*Timings shown are in JST.
| 9:50-9:55 | Opening Speech | Prof. Hideto Matsuyama |
| 9:55-10:00 | Session Guide | Staff in charge of international affairs |
| 10:00-10:40 | Group 1 | University of Arkansas Nanjing Tech University Zhejiang University University of Technology, Sydney Tsinghua University |
| 10:40-11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00-11:40 | Group 2 | Singapore Membrane Consortium Victoria University Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Tiangong University Institut Teknologi Bandung Kobe University |
15:30-16:30 Plenary Talk by Prof. Rong WANG
| 15:30-16:30 | Prof. Rong WANG Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
Development of Highly Effective Reverse Osmosis Membranes for Seawater Desalination |
November 18（Day 2）
08:50-18:05 Research Presentation from each facility’s representative
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*Timings shown are in JST
| 8:50-8:55 | Director’s Message Prof. Hideto Matsuyama |
Director of the Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University |
| 8:55-9:00 | Opening Remarks Prof. Toshinori Kawabata |
Executive Vice President, Kobe University |
| Presentation 1 9:00-9:30 |
University of Arkansas Prof. S Ranil Wickramasinghe & Prof. Xianghong Qian |
Tangential flow filtration using reverse asymmetric membrane for CHO cell harvesting & Factors Affecting Robustness of Anion Exchange Chromatography: Selective Retention of Minute Virus of Mice Using Membrane Media |
| Presentation 2 9:30-10:00 |
Victoria University Prof. Stephen Gray |
Overview of Reverse Osmosis Silica Scaling and Management – an opportunity for design of new membranes? |
| Presentation 3 10:00-10:30 |
Kobe University Prof. Tatsuo Maruyama |
Outermost surface engineering for plastics |
| Presentation 4 10:30-11:00 |
Chung Yuan Christian University Prof. Antoine Venault |
Incorporating functional properties into membranes for killing microorganisms, degrading antibiotics or selectively catching/releasing cells during filtration |
| Presentation 5 11:00-11:30 |
University of Technology, Sydney Prof. Ho Kyong Shon |
Desalination and Resource Recovery Using Membrane Capacitive Deionization |
| 11:30 -13:00 | Lunch Break | |
| Presentation 6 13:00 -13:30 |
Institut Teknologi Bandung Dr. Khoiruddin |
Seawater Electrodeionization (SWEDI) |
| Presentation 7 13:30 -14:00 |
Universiti Tecknologi Malaysia Prof. Ahmad Fauzi Ismail & Dr. Pei Saen Goh |
Tailoring the substrate of thin film reverse osmosis membrane through a novel β-FeOOH nanorods templating strategy |
| Presentation 8 14:00 -14:30 |
Zhejiang University Prof. Ling-Shu WAN |
Surface Engineering of Polymer Membranes Based on Nontypical Surface Deposition Systems |
| 14:30 -14:45 | 15 min Break | |
| Presentation 9 14:45 -15:15 |
Nanjing Tech University Prof. Zhenyu Chu |
Regular nanomaterials-based separation-sensing membranes |
| Presentation 10 15:15 -15:45 |
National Taiwan University of Sci. & Tech. Prof. Hsieh-Chih Tsai |
Design of caffeic acid-cationic polymer on the cotton fiber and melamine sponge for the removal of oil-in-water |
| Presentation 11 15:45 -16:15 |
Singapore Membrane Consortium Dr. Li Xin |
The development of polyelectrolytes based nanofiltration membranes: From lab research to industrial applications |
| 16:15-16:30 | 15 min break | |
| Presentation 12 16:30-17:00 |
Tiangong University Prof. Jianxin Li & Prof. Yunxia Hu |
Supported ionic liquid membrane contactor for Mg2+/Li+ selective separation from aqueous solution & Highly porous and super thin-skin nanofiltration membrane phase-inversely fabricated using PSf-b-hPG block copolymer |
| Presentation 13 17:00-17:30 |
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Prof. King Lun Yeung |
Design of Superhydrophobic Oleophobic Material for Filtration, Recover, and Reuse of Fat, Oil, and Grease from Catering Wastewater |
| Presentation 14 17:30-18:00 |
Kobe University Prof. Hideto Matsuyama |
Recent research activities at Membrane Center of Kobe University |
| Closing 18:00-18:05 |
Closing speech Prof. Tomohisa Yoshioka |
Closing Speech |
