Section on Membrane Engineering
Welcome to the website of the EFCE Section on Membrane Engineering.
Current activities
NEWS
May 2025: The Section welcomes its new Chair, Dr. Alessandra Criscuoli.
EVENTS
4th International Workshop on Membrane Distillation and Innovating Membrane Operations in Desalination and Water Reuse
Grand Hotel San Michele, Cetraro (CS), Italy, 4th-6th June 2025
International Workshop on Membrane Engineering: discussing in Naples of latest trends, Naples (Italy) June 2026
In Memoriam Professor Enrico Drioli
We are deeply sorry to announce that Prof. Enrico Drioli passed away on October 31, 2024. Known to all as a tireless "Ambassador" of membrane science and technology at a global level, he was co-founder (in 1982) and Honorary President of the European Membrane Society (EMS) and contributed to the establishment of prestigious scientific journals, such as the Journal of Membrane Science.
He also co-founded the Institute on Membrane Technology (ITM) located in Rende (CS) Italy, in collaboration with the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), one of the first institutes in the world entirely dedicated to the development and promotion of membrane technologies. During his directorship and in the years that followed, he guided and supervised researchers and students, worthy to mention PhD students of the European project "Erasmus Mundus Doctorate in Membrane Engineering (EUDIME)," which he coordinated. Among the many roles he held, Prof. Drioli served as Chair of the EFCE Working Party on Membranes, founded in 1986 and transformed into the EFCE Section on Membrane Engineering in 2007, promoting European cooperation and organising conferences/events on the subject.
His vision, passion, enthusiasm, and determination will be missed.
May he rest in peace.
EFCE-EMs Joint Excellence Award in Membrane Engineering 2024
The 2024 EFCE-EMS Joint Excellence Award in Membrane Engineering was presented to
Dr. Zhiwei Jiang
during a Special Session of EuroMembrane 2024.
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Photo:
Presentation of the certificate at the award ceremony (from left to right): Elena Tocci (EMS President) Zhiwei Zhang (Award winner), Karel Friess (EFCE Section and EMS Council Member)
Spotlight TalkS
Challenges and opportunities of desalination
18 March 2024
Recording of the presentations on YouTube
Impact of membrane engineering on the process engineering progresses
21 April 2022
Recording of the presentations on YouTube
Business meeting
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Mission
The Mission of the Section on Membrane Engineering is as follows:
- to develop European cooperation and professional activity in the largely interdisciplinary areas of chemical engineering and related fields by preparing reports, investigating important problems, organising specialised events and addressing tasks complementary to those covered by the Working Parties;
- to attract to the Federation a large number of chemical engineers and/or specialists in related fields, willing to actively contribute to the activities of the Federation.
The sphere of proposed work is compatible with the objects of the Federation and it does not overlap with the fields covered by other Working Parties or Sections of the Federation. The Section on Membrane Engineering will also interact and will collaborate with any other existing organization acting in membrane engineering (The European Membrane Society, Network of Excellence (e.g., NanoMemPro), etc.).
Excellence Award in Membrane Engineering
The Section is promoting the Excellence Award in Membrane Engineering, to be granted every three years. It recognises a PhD thesis or papers, which demonstrate an outstanding contribution to research and/or practice in Membrane Engineering.
Since 2018 the Award is jointly presented by EFCE and the European Membrane Society - EMS.
About EMS
The European Membrane Society, founded in 1982, is an international non-profit organization whose aim is to promote cooperation between scientists and engineers involved in Research and Development in the field of synthetic membranes and membrane processes.
EFCE-EMS Joint Excellence Award in Membrane Engineering 2024
The 2024 EFCE-EMS Joint Excellence Award in Membrane Engineering was presented to
Dr. Zhiwei Jiang
during a Special Session of EuroMembrane 2024.
Photo:
Presentation of the certificate at the award ceremony (from left to right): Elena Tocci (EMS President) Zhiwei Zhang (Award winner), Karel Friess (EFCE Section and EMS Council Member)
Publications / Documents
The Section on Membrane Engineering is collaborating in the preparation of the EU-China Membrane Newsletter edited by the Institute on Membrane Technology (ITM-CNR, Italy). The latest issue is of July 2022.
Download the July 2022 issue of the EU-China Membrane Newsletter HERE
Previous issue: June 2019 issue of the EU-China Membrane Newsletter
A short report on the presence of membrane operations at ECCE12-ECAB5
September 2019
A report on the progress of process engineering in China has been prepared in June 2019.
Download the report HERE
Previous activities
LAST EVENTS ORGANIZED BY OR IN COOPERATION WITH THE SECTION ON MEMBRANE ENGINEERING
- Korea- Italy Workshop, Yeosu (South Korea), 20th-22nd October 2024
- Members of the Section have contributed to Euromembrane 2024, Prague (Czech Republic) 8th-12th September 2024.
- EU-China cooperation conference, Weihai (China) November 2023
- Three scientific Sessions at ECCE14 & ECAB7 2023, 17th-21st September 2023, Berlin (Germany): 1. Membrane Engineering; 2. Chemical Engineering in Space Engineering; 3. Hydrogen for a decarbonized future
- 3rd International Workshop on Membrane Distillation and Innovating Membrane Operations in Desalination and Water Reuse, Sorrento (NA) Italy, 23rd-26th April 2023
- 11th Italy-Korea Workshop on "Membrane Technology for Climate Change", Sorrento (NA) Italy, 24th-26th November 2022
- Euromembrane 2022, Sorrento (NA) Italy, 20th-24th November 2022
- Two scientific Sessions on Membrane Engineering at the virtual 13th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (ECCE13) 20th-23rd September 2021
- International Conference on Membranes and Electromembrane Processes, MELPRO 2020, 8th-10th November 2020, Prague (Czech Republic) - held online
- A scientific Session on Membrane Engineering at ECCE12 & ECAB5 2019, 15th-19th September 2019, Florence (Italy).
- EU-CHINA Cooperation Conference on Membrane Technology Innovation, July 9-10, 2019, Weihai (China).
- Members of the Section have contributed to Euromembrane 2018, Valencia (Spain) 9th-13th July 2018.
- International Conference on Membranes and Electromembrane Processes, MELPRO 2018, 13th-16th May 2018, Prague (Czech Republic).
SPOTLIGHT TALKS
Challenges and opportunities of desalination
18 March 2024
Recording of the presentations on YouTube
Impact of membrane engineering on the process engineering progresses
21 April 2022
Recording of the presentations on YouTube
SECTION MEETINGS
- September 2019, Florence Italy
Minutes; List of Participants;
| COUNTRY | MEMBERS |
|---|---|
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Austria |
Prof. Anton Friedl, Technical University Wien |
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Belgium |
Prof. Patricia Luis Alconero, Catholic University of Louvain Prof. Bart van der Bruggen, Catholic University of Leuven |
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Czech Republic |
Prof. Karel Friess, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague
Dr. Pavel Izak, Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals -CAS Prof. Petr Mikulasek, University of Pardubice Dr. Luboš Novak, MEGA a.s. |
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Denmark |
Prof. Lilia Ahrné, University of Copenhagen Prof. Gunnar Jonsson, Technical University Denmark |
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France |
Prof. Corinne Cabassud, Institute of Applied Sciences Toulouse Prof. Emilie Carretier, Aix-Marseille University Prof. Christel Causserand, Toulouse University III Paul Sabatier Prof. Catherine Charcosset, University of Lyon 1 Prof. Eric Favre, University of Lorraine Dr. Samuel Heng, TotalEnergies Prof. Philippe Moulin, Aix-Marseille University Prof. Hélène Roux-de Balmann, Toulouse University III Paul Sabatier Prof. Yvan Wyart, Aix-Marseille University |
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Germany |
Prof. Matthias Wessling, RWTH Aachen University |
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Hungary |
Prof. Endre Nagy, University of Pannonia |
| India |
Mr. Jatinderpal Singh, Larsen & Toubro Energy: Hydrocarbon |
| Ireland |
Dr. Raghu Krishna Moorthy, University College Dublin (UCD) |
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Israel |
Prof. Jack Gilron, Ben Gurion University Prof. Raphael Semiat, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology |
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Italy |
Dr. Giuseppe Barbieri, Institute on Membrane Technology (CNR-ITM) Dr. Paola Bernardo, Institute on Membrane Technology (CNR-ITM) Dr. Adele Brunetti, Institute on Membrane Technology (CNR-ITM) Dr. Alessandra Criscuoli (Chair), Institute on Membrane Technology (CNR-ITM) Prof. Efrem Curcio, University of Calabria Dr. Giorgio De Luca, Institute on Membrane Technology (CNR-ITM) Dr. Soccorso Gaeta, GVS SpA (retired) Dr. Francesca Macedonio, Institute on Membrane Technology (CNR-ITM) Prof. Marco Stoller, Sapienza Università di Roma |
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Norway |
Prof. Arne Lindbrathen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
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Poland |
Prof. Michal Bodzek, Silesian University of Technology Prof. Maciej Szwast, Warsaw University of Technology |
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Portugal |
Prof. Maria Norberta de Pinho, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)-University of Lisbon |
| Romania |
Prof. Simona Caprarescu, University Politehnica of Bucharest |
| Saudi Arabia |
Prof. Suleiman A. Mousa, King Faisal University |
| Serbia |
Prof. Svetlana Popovic, University of Novi Sad |
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Spain |
Dr. Jonathan Albo Sánchez, University of Cantabria Prof. Clara Casado-Coterillo, University of Cantabria Dr. Guillermo Díaz Sainz, University of Cantabria Dr. Eugenio Bringas, University of Cantabria Dr. Susana Luque, University of Oviedo Prof. Inmaculada Ortiz, University of Cantabria Dr. Ana Urtiaga Mendia, University of Cantabria |
| Tunisie |
Prof. Nihel Ben Amar, National Institute of Applied Science and Technology (INSAT); University of Tunis El Manar |
| USA | Dr. Hasan Zerze, University of Houston |