Current Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes

Angelo Basile is a Full Professor and a leading authority in membrane science and technology. Since 2014, he has served as Full Professor in Systems, Methods and Technologies of Chemical Engineering Processes at CNR-ITM in Rende, Italy. His work covers hydrogen purification and production using membrane reactors, CO₂ capture, process intensification, and the treatment of industrial effluents with advanced membrane operations. Basile has edited many scientific books and authored numerous book chapters, bridging complex research with clear knowledge for engineers and scientists. Motivated by the role of AI/ML in accelerating membrane process design and automation, he supports integrating data-driven methods for smart plants and reaction–separation optimisation. Evangelos P. Favvas is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in NCSR “Demokritos”, Athens - Greece. He has 80 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals and 100 articles in international congresses; editor of 2 scientific books, 2 Greek and 4 worldwide patents. His research interests embrace the experimental study of gas separation, with emphasis on carbon dioxide and hydrogen separations, using membranes, sorbents and hybrid porous materials. The in-situ study of condensation process using the combination of X-ray and neutron scattering and adsorption techniques is another filed of his interests.

• Part 1. Polymeric Membranes for CO2 separation1. Polymeric membrane materials for CO2 separations2. Already used and candidate polymeric membranes for CO2 separation plants3. CO2 selective membranes: How easy is their moving from laboratory to industrial scale?4. Mixed matrix membranes for CO2 separations: preparation and properties5. CO2/CH4 separation (natural gas purification) by using MMMsPart 2. Inorganic Membranes for CO2 separations6. Ceramic membranes: preparation, properties and investigation on CO2 separation 7. CO2/CH4 separation by using carbon membranes8. Poly(ionic liquid) membranes for CO2 separation9. Fixed-site-carrier (FSC) membranes for CO2 removal from natural gas10. Hybrid membranes (metallic membranes) for CO2 separation processesPart 3. Membranes for post-combustion and pre-combustion CO2 capture11. CO2 capture from coal-fired power plants (cement factory, electricity power plants etc)12. IGCC: Integrated gasification combined cycle and CO2 capture13. Facilitated transport membranes for CO2/H2 separation14. Membrane considerations and plant design for post-combustion CO2 capture15. Design considerations for post-combustion CO2 capture with membranesPart. 4 Membrane reactors in Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles for CO2 separations16. Hybrid membranes for CO2 removal from high pressure natural gas17. Membrane optimization and process condition investigation for enhancing the CO2 separations from NG18. Techno-Economic Assessment of Polymeric, Ceramic and Metallic Membranes Integration in an Advanced IGCC Process for CO2 separation and capturePart 5. Membranes for CO2 removal from natural gas: status and perspectives19. Natural gas compositions: which are the requested separations for them?20. Polymeric, Ceramic, Carbon or hybrid/MMMs membranes for the CO2 removal processes from NG?21. Membranes for NG separation processes: Recent progress and future perspectives