Membrane Distillation

Dr Kang-Jia Lu is a research fellow at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS). Her PhD and Bachelor (1st honor) were obtained from the same department. Her research interests include membrane fabrication, surface modification, system integration and simulation of various membrane applications, especially membrane distillation (MD). She was the leader of an MD project of S$2,600,880. She has published 11 research articles in Journal of Membrane Science, Environmental Science & Technology and other leading research journals. She also won the Faculty of Engineering 28th Innovation & Research Award of NUS in 2014 and Aseanian Membrane Society 11 New Member Special Award in 2018. Prof. Tai-Shung Chung is a Provost’s Chair Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS). His research focuses on polymeric membranes. After working in US industries for 15 years, he joined NUS in 1995. In 2005-2008, he worked as a Senior Consultant for Hyflux Inc., led and built its membrane research team. He became a Fellow in the Academy of Engineering Singapore in 2012 and received IChemE (Institute of Chemical Engineers, UK) Underwood Medal for exceptional research in separations and Singapore President’s Technology Award in 2015. He was a highly cited researcher in Chemical Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering by the Elsevier and Shanghai Global Ranking in 2016 and received Distinction Award in Water Reuse and Conservation from International Desalination Association (IDA) in 2016. He is also a highly cited researcher in the list of Clarivate Analytics in 2018.

A: Fundamentals. 1.Introduction to Membrane Distillation. 2.Theoretical Background and Mathematical Modelling of Membrane Distillation. 3.Fundamental Principles of Membrane Distillation Membrane Fabrication. 4.Design and Fabrication of PVDF Membranes for Membrane Distillation from Industrial Perspectives. 5.Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Membrane Distillation. 6.Dual-Layer and Multibore Membranes for Membrane Distillation. 7.Hydrophobic Modifications of Membranes with Improved Anti-Wetting Resistance. 8.Design of Omniphobic Interfaces for Membrane Distillation. 9.Using Green Solvents to Fabricate Membrane Distillation Membranes. B: Hybrid systems. 10.Membrane Distillation Crystallizer. 11.Freeze Desalination-Membrane Distillation Hybrid Systems. 12.Pressure Retarded Osmosis-Membrane Distillation. 13.Hybrid Forward Osmosis (FO) – MD Processes. 14.Freeze Desalination-Membrane Distillation-Crystallization (FD-MD-C). C. Pilots & Economic Studies. 15.Economic Evaluation of Membrane Distillation Systems. 16.Membrane Distillation for Industrial Water Treatment: Experiences from Pilot Trials.