Scope

The XXIV EMS Summer School on Membranes "Membranes for Reactive Processes" will focus on the development of membranes and their application in systems where chemical transformations take place.

The XXIV Summer School on Membranes for Reactive Process will provide fundamentals and case studies in membrane preparation, characterisation and application in the fascinating and attracting fields of membrane reactors and fuel cells. The school programme will be based high-level lectures and practical demonstrations given by experts of international reputation in the field of membrane preparation and characterisation, Membrane Reactors and Fuel Cells.

Topics of the school

Lessons will deal with the following topics:

•  Polymeric and inorganic membrane preparation
•  Membrane characterisation
•  Membrane reactor engineering
•  Fuel cells

Download the preliminary programme (pdf)

The Scientific Programme will include the following lectures:

- Polymeric membrane preparation, Klaus-Viktor Peinemann (GKSS, Germany)
- Practical aspects of membrane synthesis, Aldo Bottino (University of Genoa, Italy)
- Characterisation of Membranes, Gustavo Capannelli (University of Genoa, Italy)
- Characterisation of membranes through porosimetric techniques, José Ignacio Calvo (University of Valladolid, Spain)
- Functionalization of polymeric membranes, Mathias Ulbricht (University of Essen, Germany)

- Hydrogen production using Pd-based membrane reactors, Angelo Basile (ITM-CNR, Italy)
- Inorganic membranes in power generation and hydrogen production with CO2 capture, Rune Bredesen (Sintef, Norway)
- Zeolite Membrane Reactors, Miguel Menendez (University of Zaragoza, Spain)
- Dense ceramic membrane reactors, Henny Bouwmeester (University of Twente, Netherlands)
- Three-phase membrane reactors, Renzo Di Felice (University of Genoa, Italy)
- Electromembrane reactors, Dimitrios Stamatialis (University of Twente, Netherlands)
- Polymeric membrane reactors, Ivo Vankelecom (University of Leuven, Belgium)

- Solid oxide fuel cells, Henny Bouwmeester (University of Twente, Netherlands)
- PEMFC membranes: problems and recent advances, Giulio Alberti (University of Perugia, Italy)
- Electrocatalysts for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells, Antonino Aricò (CNR-ITAE, Italy)
- Fundamentals of fuel cells and PEM, Paola Costamagna (University of Genoa, Italy)
- Fundamentals of fuel cell modelling, Paola Costamagna (University of Genoa, Italy)
- Polymers for fuel cells, Suzana Pereira Nunes (GKSS, Germany)
- Recent Advancements in Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes for Fuel Cells, Luca Merlo (Solvay Solexis, Italy)
- Membranes for Anionic Fuel Cell: requirements, structure and characteristics, Marina Ragnoli (Acta SpA, Italy)

- The role of porous components in MCFCs, Paolo Capobianco (Ansaldo Fuel Cells, Italy)

Deadlines

Online registration for support: 30th of June 2007 THE DEADLINE FOR EU SUPPORT IS OVER!

Abstract submission for poster: 31 August 2007

Registration fees

Full fees
- Before 30th of June 2007 350€ (no support requested)
- After 30th of June 2007 400€ (no support requested)

Student fee
- Student fee is 350 € (eligible participant for the support)

The local organization, supported by the European Membrane Society, will select young researchers eligible for a contribution to the registration fee and the travel and accommodation costs.

To apply for the support in the online registration, select the options concerning: "I am a student o researcher that is in the following criteria necessary to apply for a support". The organization will contact the participant and will ask the necessary documents. After the online registration please send a Curriculum Vitae (no more than 2 pages, in English) which will be used for the selection. Curriculum Vitae without the online registration will be not considered.

Posters

A poster session will be organised. If you would like to present a poster about your work, please send us (infoemss@chimica.unige.it) a short abstract no later than 31 August.

The abstract should contain:

- title (Times New Roman, 12pt, bold)
- authors (Times New Roman, 12pt, normal)
- affiliation (Times New Roman, 10pt, Normal)
- description of the work in max 400 words (Times New Roman, 12pt, normal).

Antonio Comite or Paola Zucchi
Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale
Università degli Studi di Genova
Via Dodecaneso 31
16146 –Genova (Italy)

e-mail: infoemss@chimica.unige.it
Fax: +39 010 353 8759

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EUROMEMBRANES project

The XXIV Summer School of the European Membrane Society (EMS) on "Membranes for Reactive Processes" is organized in the framework of the European project “Euromembranes” under the support of the Marie Curie Actions. The project aims at improving the level of research in Europe and to increase excellence in membrane science.

The project is coordinated by GKSS Forschungszentrum (Germany).

The partners of the project are:
- GKSS Forschungszentrum (DE)
- The Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (CZ)
- The University of Genoa (IT)
- The Catholic University of Leuven (NL)
The “Euromembranes” project comprises 5 events, which focus on specific topics regarding the membrane science.

Venue

The XXIV EMS Summer School on Membranes will be held at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry of the University of Genoa. (www.chimica.unige.it)

The City

Genoa is a beautiful Italian city of art. The city's remarkable artistic heritage has been recently enhanced with the restauration of its existing museums, historic centre and splendid palaces by the sea-front.

Links

Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale

Master on "Water Treatment"

Università degli Studi di Genova

NYM 9

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