Congress Topics

GAS SEPARATION

Fundamentals

  • Theoretical developments
  • Numerical models
  • Testing and standards

Media separations

  • Fibrous media separations (woven and non-Woven)
  • New developments in fiber media
  • Membrane separations
  • New developments in filters and filter assemblies
  • Filter tests systems

Separation applications

  • Air separation
  • Gaz cleaning
  • Nano particle separations
  • Liquid aerosol separations
  • Power industry
  • Automotive industry
  • Aerospace

Separation Instrumentation

  • Sampling methods
  • Particle measurements

MEMBRANE SEPARATION

Fundamentals

  • Theory
  • Modeling and simulation

Membrane Technologies/Processes

  • Forwards osmosis
  • Advances in NF and RO
  • Advanced reactors

Membrane materials, formation and characterization

  • Novel membrane formation
  • Membrane characterization

Pervaporation, vapor separation

Membrane distillation

LIQUID SEPARATION

Filtration

  • Fundamentals
  • Modeling and stimulation
  • Media characterization
  • Cake filtration and washing
  • Filter aids
  • Technology
  • Backwashing
  • Depth filtration and adsorption
  • Slurry/particle/liquid/cake characterization

Solid/Liquid separation

  • Coagulation/floculation
  • Gravity settling
  • Centrifugal separation
  • Flotation
  • Cycloning

Applications

  • Filtration for the electronics
  • Biomedical separation
  • Solid/Liquid separation for the process industries
  • Pulp and slurries concentration

Filter media and system Design

  • Filtration and separation process development
  • Advanced filter media developments
  • Technologies and equipment selection
  • Porous media characterization

Assisted (hybrid) separation

Ion exchange and adsorption

Coalescence, coalescor

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WATER

Desalination and water treatment

Wastewater treatment

Water reuse

Sludge

Food and beverage applications

Cellulose

Biorefinery

Eco-extraction

 

PRE CONGRESS SHORT COURSES

  • Solid/liquid separation
  • Air/gas separation
  • Introduction to membrane filtration
  • Membrane filtration applications
  • Filtration media
  • Advances in filtration and separation technologies

POST-CONGRESS PLANT TOURS

Three tours will be organized Friday afternoon after the closing ceremony to visit Bordeaux and the region.