2010 Annual Meeting

Session: Characterization and Simulation of Novel Membranes and Separations

Papers are sought that describe novel approaches to characterizing membrane structure and performance. Contributions that describe new methods for membrane functionalization and characterization are of special interest.

Chair

Jamie A. Hestekin, University of Arkansas

Co-Chair

Stephen M. Ritchie, University of Alabama

Presentations

08:30 AM

(584a) A Novel Technique for Characterizing Membrane Pore Size - Evapoporometry
William B. Krantz, Alan R. Greenberg, Elmira Kujundzic, Adrian Yeo, Seyed S. Hosseini

08:55 AM

(584b) A Network Model of the Flow Perporometry Method Used in the Determination of the Pore Size Distribution of Porous SiC Membrane Supports
Ryan Mourhatch, Theodore T. Tsotsis, Muhammad Sahimi

09:20 AM

(584c) Zeolite LTA Membrane for Pervaporation Separation of Water-Ethanol Mixture
Laj Xiong, Kurt Jensen, Wei Liu, Yushan Yan

09:45 AM

(584d) Development of Zeolite Membranes for Dehydration Under High-Water Conditions and Acidic Conditions
Kiminori Sato, Kazunori Sugimoto, Tomohiro Kyotani, Naoto Shimotsuma

10:10 AM

(584e) Characterization of Individual Cation and Anion Sorption Related to Salt Transport in Highly Charged Sulfonated Polymers for Desalination Applications
Geoffrey M. Geise, Benny D. Freeman, Donald R. Paul, James E. McGrath, Linda K. Passaniti