2017 Annual Meeting

Session: Membrane Modeling and Simulation

This session invites abstracts on theoretical simulations of membrane processes.

Co-Chairs

Nils Tilton, Colorado School of Mines
Xianghong Qian, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Martin Maldovan, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dibakar Bhattacharyya, University of Kentucky

Presentations

12:30 PM

(371a) Direct Numerical Simulations of Polarization Phenomena in Direct Contact Membrane Distillation
Jincheng Lou, Christopher Marks, Johan Vanneste, Christopher Bellona, Steven DeCaluwe, Tzahi Cath, Nils Tilton

12:45 PM

(371b) Modeling Separations in Mesoporous Membranes Using Lattice Based and Molecular Simulation Techniques
Ashutosh Rathi, David M. Ford, Peter A. Monson

01:00 PM

(371c) Mass Separation By Metamaterial Membranes
Martin Maldovan, Juan Manuel Restrepo-Florez

01:15 PM

(371d) Modeling Bioethanol Enrichment Using Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Zeolite Membranes
Michael Tsapatsis, Peng Bai, Joern Siepmann, Prodromos Daoutidis, Nitish Mittal

01:30 PM

(371e) CH4 and CO2 Transport Properties through Nanoporous Graphene and Graphene Oxide Membranes: A Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study
Farzin Rahmani, Sasan Nouranian, Amir Khakpay, Paul Scovazzo

01:45 PM

(371f) Understanding Water Sorption and Transport in Graphene-Based Membranes from First-Principles Based Atomistic Modeling
Myungsuk Lee, Gyeong Hwang

02:00 PM

(371g) Role of Solvent in Structural Reorganization of a Polymer Membrane: An Atomistic Simulation Study
Jie Liu, Jianwen Jiang