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Institute on Membrane Technology (ITM)

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  • The UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology ​
​​School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Australia
 UNSW Sydney, 2052, Australia
Area of Specialization
Membrane material development
Water and wastewater treatment
Food and agricuture
Process design and modelling
Greenhouse gas technology
Bio-separation technology
Contact Person
Director Professor Greg Leslie     
[email protected]
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  • Industrial membrane process research and development centre
Membranportalen Lund University, Faculty of Engineering, LTH Box 118 SE-221 00 LUND, Sweden
Area Of Specialization
development, optimization and debottlenecking of industrial membrane processes from bench to pilot scale including tests related to industrial fouling and cleaning challenges.
Contact Person
Maria Messer [email protected]
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  • ​The Membrane Science Engineering and Technology (MAST)
​University of Arkansas, Cato Springs Research Center 1475 Cato Springs Road, Fayetteville, AR  7270
University of Colorado, ECME 267A Boulder, CO 80309
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Room 321C Tiernan Hall, University Heights, Newark, NJ  07102
Penn State University, 41 Greenberg Building University Park, PA 16802
Area Of Specialization
 Membrane Fundamentals
Water Purification
Biopharmaceutical Processing
Chemical Separations
Contact Person
Prof. Ranil [email protected]
Prof. Yifu Ding,[email protected]
Prof. Kamalesh Sirkar, [email protected]
Prof. Andrew Zydney, [email protected]

  • R&D Center of Membrane Technology
Chung Yuan Christian University,No.493, Xinzhong N. Rd., Zhongli Dist., Taoyuan City 320, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Area of Specialization
Membrane Separation
Membrane Fabrication Technique
Membrane Module Design
Antifouling techniques
Blood separation Technique
Mold Design Technique
Contact Person
Prof. YUNG CHANG, [email protected]

  • Advanced Membrane Research Lab(AMR)
Department of Hydrology, Joint Faculty,  Centre for Nanotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India – 247667
Area of Specialization
Desalination, Membrane distillation, Forward osmosis, Management of desalination brine.
Polymeric/nanocomposite membrane fabrication.
Membrane biofouling and their mitigation strategies.
Conveyance system for water/wastewater and their treatment plants.
Sustainable waste management.
Membrane-based air purification.
Contact Person
Dr. Bhaskar Deka   [email protected] 

  • Aston Institute for Membrane Excellence(AIME)
Aston University Birmingham B4 7ET UK
Area Of Specialization
Membrane proteins
Polymers for studying and applying membrane protein
Contact Person
[email protected]

  • Center for Membrane Technology
Department Of Chemistry And Bioscience, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7H, 9220 Aalborg
Area of Specialization
Production of self-cleaning thermocatalytic membranes
Flexible graphene oxide membranes
Membrane crystallization
Membrane bioreactors
Nanofiltration
Contact Person
[email protected]

  • Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology
​Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, University of Kobe, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
Area of Specialization
Water Treatment Membrane Division
Gas Separation
Functional Thin Film
Bio-process Membrane
Contact Person
Prof. Hideto Matsuyama,
[email protected]

  • Institut Européen des Membranes (IEM)
Institut Européen des Membranes, 300 avenue du Prof. Emile Jeanbrau, 34090 Montpellier, France
Area Of Specialization
the development and characterization of new membrane materials;
their implementation in membrane processes (effluent treatment, gas separation, biotechnologies related to food science and health

  • State key laboratory of separation membranes and membrane processes
Tiangong UniversityNo. 399 BinShuiXi Road, XiQing District, Tianjin 300387, P.R. of China
Area Of Specialization
The forming mechanisms of separation membranes
Membrane materials and functional design
Membrane integrated technologies and membrane standardization
Contact Person
[email protected]

  • Monash Centre for Membrane Innovation (MCMI)
​Wellington Rd, Clayton VIC 3800, Australia
Area of Specialization
Developing novel nanostructured membrane materials;
Applying membranes to replace conventional processes;
Designing optimised membrane processes;
 Developing advanced models for predicting membrane performance in real conditions; and
Manufacturing prototype membrane modules for pilot scale testing.
Contact Person
Professor Matthew Hill  Director
[email protected]
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  • CENTER FOR MEMBRANES AND ADVANCED WATER TECHNOLOGY, Khalifa University
Shakhbout Bin Sultan St - Hadbat Al Za'faranah - Zone 1 - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates
Area of Specialization
Desalination technology
Membrane technologies
Advanced wastewater treatment technologies​
Contact Person
Professor Shadi W. Hasan Director,[email protected]

  • Barrer Centre for membrane research
Barrer Centre  Department of Chemical Engineering,Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus SW7 2AZ London
Area Of Specialization
Fundamental design of composite membranes
Fabrication of inorganic and polymeric membranes
liquid separations
rational design, characterisation and testing of multifunctional porous materials
Functional nanoporous materials for energy and environmental applications
Contact Person
[email protected]
​
  • Institute of Membrane Research
Institute of Membrane Research, Geesthacht Building 46, room 246 Max-Planck-Strasse 1 D-21502 Geesthacht
Area Of Specialization
developing new materials
processing these materials into membranes
constructing pilot plants
Contact Person
Prof. Volker Abetz,Director [email protected]

  • Inorganic Membranes Research Center
1-7, Seika-cho, Sourakugun, Kyoto,619-0237 JAPAN
Area of Specialization
development of efficient dehydrogenation and purification technologies using silica and palladium membranes
separation technologies of hydrocarbon and organic solvents using inorganic zeolite membranes
Contact Person
Prof. Shin-ichi Nakao,Director

  • Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPM)
Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Center  4700               King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)   Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Al Jazri (building 4), Level 4, Sea side, Left side, Room 4216-WS13Al Jazri (building 4)
Area Of Specialization
Petrochemicals
natural gas processing
air separation, and specialties.
Contact Person
[email protected]
​
  • Institute for Membrane Technology (ITM)
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL Institute for Membrane Technology CNR-ITM Via P. Bucci cubo 17/C - 87036, Rende (CS), Italy
Area Of Specilization
Modeling & Simulation
Polymeric Membranes
Liquid phase
Hydrogen Production
GAS separation & Catalysis
Eco-Friendly oxidations
Industrial Sectors
Biomedical and Biotechnological Area​
Contact Person
[email protected]
​
  • ​Membrane Research Lab, Center for Materials for Water and Energy Systems
The University of Texas at Austin Center for Materials for Water and Energy Systems 2501 Speedway, EER Building 0223 - Austin, TX 78712
Area Of Specialization
membranes for liquid, gas, and vapor separations
controlled drug delivery devices and techniques
monomer and solvent removal from formed polymers
physical aging of glassy polymeric materials and membranes.
barrier plastics for food and specialty packaging
Contact Person
Professor Benny D. [email protected]

  • The Membrane Technology Division (MTD) of the Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA)
1st Floor, 5 Constantia Park 546, 16th Road Midrand,
South Africa
Contact Person
[email protected]
​
  • Membrane Research Center(MeR-C)
embrane Research Center Laboratory (MeR-C)   Universitas DiponegoroIntegrated Laboratory 4th FloorJl.no. 1 Tembalang, Semarang 50239 Diponegoro University Indonesia
Area Of Specialization
Oilfield produced water treatment to clean water using integrated activated carbon-bentonite adsorbent and double stages membrane process
Performance of a rotating membrane emulsifier for production of coarse droplets
Lignin isolation process from rice husk by alkaline hydrogen peroxide: Lignin and silica extracted
Performance of rotating membrane emulsification for o/w production
Contact Person
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Heru Susanto [email protected]

  • The Institute for Advanced Membrane Technology (IAMT)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT Campus North Building 352Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
Area Of Specialization
Novel Membrane Materials
Retention & Fouling Mechanisms
System Development & Applications
Membrane Technology Projects
NanoMembrane
Contact Person
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andrea Iris Schäfer Head of Institute [email protected]
​
  • The Water Research Center (NYUAD-WRC)
NYUAD Water Research Center Experimental Research Building (C1) NYU Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Campus PO Box 129188 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Area Of Specialization
Development of Ceramic Membranes for Water Treatment and Desalination
Nanostructured Membranes for Sustainable Desalination via Membrane Distillation
Development of Advanced Membranes for Water Treatment and Desalination
Functional Materials for Desalination via Membrane Distillation
Development of Novel Low Biofouling Materials for Membranes for Water Treatment
Development of Tailored Nano-materials for Water Treatment and Desalination
Development of Tailored Membrane Modules for Desalination
Contact Person
[email protected]

  • Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI)
Nanyang Technological University50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
Area Of Specialization
Novel membranes
Enhanced module & system design
Fouling controls and sensors
Novel Membrane Bioreactors (MBRs)
Contact Person
Associate Professor Chong Tzyy Haur Deputy Director, Technology [email protected]

  • Centre for Water Advanced Technologies and Environmental Research (CWATER)
Faculty of Science and Engineering Swansea University Bay Campus Swansea SA1 8 EN
Area Of Specialization
Modelling membrane processes
Development of new membranes
Membrane and process characterisation
Membrane Fabrication
Contact Person
PROFESSOR CHEDLY TIZAOUI, [email protected]

  • EMI Twente B.V.
EMI Twente B.V.Meander building Driener lolaan 57522 NB Enschede The Netherlands
Area Of Specialization
development of:
polymeric 
inorganic and hybrid membranes transport phenomena
membrane process design.
Contact Person
[email protected]

  • Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry CAS
Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry Czec Academy of Science Heyrovského nám. 2 162 00 Prague 6 Czech Republic
Area of specialization
Membrane gas separation
Membranes for electrolyzers fuel cells and for lithium ion batteries
Separation of enantiomers by chiral membranes
Contact Person
[email protected]

  • Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC)
Building 3200 Al Dama Street, Al Hail North Corniche, P.O.Box 21, PC 133 Al Khuwair, Sultanate of Oman
Area of specialization
Reverse Osmosis
Contact Person
[email protected]



  • Membrane Science and Engineering Laboratory
​Process Engineering Department, National University of Science & Technology, Oman
Area of Specialization
Membrane gas separation
Membrane distillation
Reverse Osmosis 
Membrane filtration/ultra-filtration/nanofiltration      
Membrane dialysis
Membrane Crystallization
Membrane Reactor/Bioreactor  
Membrane pervaporation
Membrane emulsification
Process Design, Modelling and Simulation of Membrane Processes
3D Printing of membrane materials and modules
Contact Person
Jimoh K Adewole (PhD)
[email protected]

  • Membrane Technology for a Sustainable World
​​The Institute of Mechanics, Materials, and Civil Engineering (iMMC) of the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)Pl. de l'Université 1, 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Area Of Specialization
CO2 capture and revalorization
Membrane crystallization
Membrane synthesis
Separation of reaction mixtures
Pervaporation
Water treatment
Contact Person
Prof. Patricia Luis Alconero [email protected]

  • Membrane Innovation Centre
MemBrain s.r.o.Pod Vinicí 87471 27 Stráž pod Ralskem Czech Republic
Area Of Specilization
Membranes and their characterization
Membrane modules, devices design and processes
Membrane technologies and applications
Contact Person

[email protected]

  • Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC)
Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE)Block N29a, Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC),          School of Chemical & Energy Engineering (SCEE, )Faculty of Engineering,,Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai Johor
Area of Specialization
Organic membrane
Inorganic membrane
Nanostructure material
Contact Person
[email protected]

  • Singapore Membrane Consortium (SG MEM)
1 Cleantech Loop, #04-11 Cleantech One, Singapore 637141
Area Of Specialization
Development of Novel Membrane Materials
Design, Assembly and Testing of Modules/Elements
Membrane Systems
Contact Person
[email protected]

  • Films and inorganic membrane laboratory (FIMLab)
School of Chemical Engineering Building 74, Don Nicklin Building College Road The University of Queensland St Lucia QLD 4072 Australia.
Area of Specialization
Silica Membranes for High Temperature H2/CO2/CO separation
Silica Membrane Reactors for Water Gas Shift Reaction
Silica Membranes for Desalination
Perovskite Membranes for Air Separation
Carbon Molecular Seive Membranes for Ethanol Dehydration
Scale Up of Membrane Reactors and Separation Units
Membrane Modelling & Simulation
Carbon Capture by Adsorption
Contact Person
Associate Professor Simon Smart [email protected]
​
  • ​Materials, Membrane and Encapsulation Technology(MEMTEC)
Av. Països Catalans, 26 43007 Tarragona (Catalunya, Espanya)
Area Of Specilization
Applications of novel membranes and processes to the development of devices for green energy
  Membrane and microcapsules applied to medicine
Stimuli-responsivematerials for membrane and microcapsules
Contact Person

Anna Trojanowska [email protected]

  • ​Centre of Excellence on Membrane Technologies for Desalination, Brine Management, and Water Recycling 
​ Center of Excellence on Membrane Technologies for Desalination, Brine Management and Water Recycling Indian Institute of Technology BombayPowai, Mumbai 400076  Maharashtra, India
Area Of Specialization
New generation thin-film composite (TFC) membrane development for RO, NF, FO processes.
Surface modified and layered membrane fabrication for better selectivity for MD and UF membranes.
Modules: Spiral and hollow-fiber, and hybrid configurations for desalination and wastewater treatment.
Innovative pretreatment strategies for desalination.
New technologies for membrane-based desalination.
Membrane deposal and reuse.
Mathematical and quantum chemical modelling of membranes.
Brine management and resource recovery.
Life cycle analysis of developed systems.
Pilot scale long term performance of best performing membranes for desalination and wastewater treatment.
Contact Person
[email protected]

  • Advanced Membrane Research Group
Hanyang University Fusion Technology Center (FTC)           Building 9th Floor 920 Seoul 04763, Korea
Area Of Specialization
Gas Separation
Water Purification
Energy Applications
Contact Person
Professor Ho Bum Park [email protected]

  • Singapore Membrane Technology Centre (SMTC)
1 Cleantech Loop, CleanTech One, #06-08, Singapore 637141 (off Nanyang Avenue / Cleantech View)
Area Of Specialization
Water Production
Water Reclamation
Wastewater Membrane Bioreactors (MBR)
Energy Issues
Special Needs
Sensors and Monitors
Contact Person
Prof Wang [email protected]

  • Membrane Science and Technology Research Center 
Membrane Science & Technology Research Laboratory,      2D34 Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Saskatchewan Office: 1C112, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering 57 Campus Drive, Saskatoon SK, Canada S7N 5A9
Area Of Specialization
Biomimetic and bioinspired membranes for hemodialysis and other biomedical applications.
Optimal membrane technologies for water and wastewater treatment, and the multiplicity of usage scenarios for various applications, including ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, forward osmosis and reverse osmosis membranes.
Innovative membrane technologies for separation, purification and recovery.
Multifunctional nanomaterials, advanced nanocomposite and mixed‐matrix membranes.
Contact Person
Dr. Amira [email protected]

  • Institute for Membrane and Shell Technologies
IMS BAUHAUS® Archineer® Institutes e.V. Seminarplatz 2a 06846 Dessau-Rosslau Germany
Area Of Specialization
Fabricating Acustic membrane
Bat wing sail
Membrane shell
Contact Person
[email protected]

  • The Membrane Innovation Centre Eindhoven (MIC/e)
Membrane Innovation Centre Eindhoven Eindhoven University of Technology,Helix, Het Kranenveld 14,Netherland
Area Of Specilization
Mmebrane Development
Membrane characterization
Membrane Application
Contact Person
Prof. Zandrie Borneman [email protected]

  • Desalination and Membrane Technology Division
Desalination & Membrane Technology Division  Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Mumbai, Maharastra-400085 India
Area Of Specialization
Frontier area of research from basic R&D to Technology/Product Development
Project Management in Membrane Processes and Desalination
Development of commercially viable indigenous technologies and products of desalination, water purification and water recovery/reuse
Development of indigenous membranes and membrane systems for application in nuclear fuel cycle
Contact Person
Mr. A. K. ADAK [email protected]
​
  • Center of Excellence in Membrane Science and Technology (CoE-MST)
15 Karnjanavanich road, 4th floor, Physics building, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand
Area Of Specialization
Polymeric membrane preparation and fabrication for chemical industry and wastewater treatment
porous ceramic membrane preparation and fabrication for MF, UF, NF and MBR
composite membrane preparation and fabrication for gas separation, pervaporation and membrane contactor
Membrane surface modification with plasma technique
Membrane processes for food processing
 Membrane processes for wastewater treatment and water recycling
Contact Person
ASST. PROF. DR. KOWIT LERTWITTAYANON Director [email protected]

  • Shaanxi Membrane Separation Technology Research Institute
Xi 'an University of Architecture and Technology, 13 Yanta Road, Xi 'an City, Shaanxi Province
Area Of Specialization
New Energy And New Materials
Energy Conservation And Environment Protection
Medical & Medicine Field

  • The Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Membrane Processes
29 Leninsky prospect, 119991, GSP-1, Moscow, Russia; for the Lab #28
Area Of Specialization
selective gas- and vapor separation, active membrane systems and membrane contactors, membrane catalysis
Contact Person
Maxim Shalygin acting head of the lab [email protected]

  • ​Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security
​Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membranes and Water Security King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Postal Address: PO Box 5051, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
Area Of Specialization
Fouling & Scaling of Membranes
Brine Management & Mining
Sulfate Free Seawater for Oil and Gas Industry
Treatment of Produced Water/Industrial Wastewater
Contact Person
[email protected]

  • Separations Science & Engineering Center(SSEC)
​​Georgia Institute of Technology 311 Ferst Drive NW Ford Environmental Science and Technology Building Atlanta , Georgia 30332-0100
Area Of Specialization
Desalination
Hiking filters
Dialysis
Fuel cells
Our cells
Airplanes
Contact Person
Profesor Ryan Lively Director of SSEC         [email protected]
​
  • The Centre for Water Advanced Technologies and Environmental Research (CWATER)
Centre for Water Advanced Technologies and Environmental Research (CWATER) Faculty of Science and Engineering Swansea University Bay Campus Swansea SA1 8 EN
Area Of Specialization
Modelling membrane processes
Development of new membranes
Membrane and process characterisation
Ozonation and Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs)
Membrane Fabrication
Contact Person
Professor Chedly Tizaoui [email protected]

  • ​Laboratory of Advanced Separations (LAS)
Unit 18-20 Tame Valley Business Centre, Magnus, Tamworth, B77 5BY, UK
Area Of Specialization
development of highperformance membranes for the synthesis, characterisation and testing of materials for making membranes used in gas separations.
Contact Person
[email protected]

  • Institute of Separation Science and Technology​
Institute of Separation Science and Technology Egerlandstraße 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
Area Of Specialization
Gas and vapor permeation by inorganic and organic membranes,
Ultrafiltration (e.g., in bioseparations),
Nanofiltration (e.g., for fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals),
Reverse osmosis (e.g., for water treatment and desalination),
Electrodialysis (e.g., for separation and synthesis of fine chemicals).
Contact Person
Prof. Dr. Matthias Thommes Head of Institute [email protected]

  • Center for Collaborative Approach (NEXUS Engineering)
Nexus(Engineering) Engineering Campus, University Sains Malaysia, 14300, Nibong Tebal Pulau Pinang Malaysia
Contact Person
Prof. Abdul Latif Ahmad Director [email protected]

  • CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute
​CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute 196, Raja S.C. Mullick Road,Kolkata – 700 032West Bengal, India
Area Of Specilization
Ceramic monolithic porous support development
Ceramic microfiltration membrane
Ceramic ultrafiltration membrane
Ceramic polymer composite membrane
Hydrophobic membranes
Membrane distillation
Membrane bioreactor
Contact Person
Mr. Swachchha Majumdar Chief Scientist & Head [email protected]


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