CONFERENCE BOOKLET

27^th May (Tuesday) May 2025

Frank Lipnizki                                         Short Lecture 1

Challenges in developing industrial membranes 

Laura Carvalho                                       Short Lecture 2

3D printing antifouling properties into nanoporous membranes 

Omnya Al-Yafiee                                    Short Lecture 3

Graphene doped membranes for Direct Air Capture (m-DAC) of CO₂ 

Srinivasa Popuri                                     Short Lecture 4

Effect of Synthesized Multicarboxylic Copolymer on Chitosan and Cellulose Acetate Blend Membranes for Pervaporation and Microfiltration Applications 

Sven Kroß                                               Short Lecture 5

Polymeric Fluorine-Free Ionomers and Their Complexes with Polyelectrolytes for Thin-Film Composite Nanofiltration Membranes 

Suzana Nunes                                        Plenary Lecture 1

Molecular separation by pervaporation and nanofiltration with thin composite membranes 

Patricia Luis                                           Keynote Lecture 1

An overview of different membranes for application in pervaporation and reactive pervaporation 

Akshara Iyer                                          Short Lecture 6

Integrating Separation and Reaction in Pervaporation for Glycerol Carbonate Production 

Silvia Vicini                                            Keynote Lecture 2

Biopolymeric Membranes and Gels for Advanced Applications 

Dagmara Bajer                                      Short Lecture 7

The effect of UV radiation on starch-Rose Bengal biocomposites 

Hirotaka Nakatsuji                                Short Lecture 8

Development of High-Strength Honeycomb Structural Polymer Composites 

Mengjiao Zhai                                        Short Lecture 9

Facile orientation control of MOF-303 hollow fiber membranes by a dual-source seeding method 

Anastasios Tasiopoulos                         Short Lecture 10

Modulation of the Temperature and Gas Sensing Properties of New Metal–Organic Frameworks based on Hexanuclear Rare Earth Secondary Building Units through Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Transformation Reactions 

Boyuan Hao                                            Short Lecture 11

Polyamide Membrane with the Interlayer of Sulfonated COF for Artemisinin Concentration 

GET-TOGETHER PARTY

Venue: Copernican Integration Centre, 16 Olszewskiego, street
KOI - DINNER WITH BONFIRE

28^th May (Wednesday) 2025

Frank Blockhuys                                   Plenary Lecture 2

Surface Modification of the Group 4 Metal Oxides: Structure, Properties and Applications of Phosphonic-Acid-Modified Titania 

Takeharu Yoshii                                    Keynote Lecture 3

Synthesis, Analysis and Catalytic Applications of 3D Graphene Materials 

Zihao Li                                                  Short Lecture 12

Graphdiyne Membrane for Molecular Separations 

Mathias Ulbricht                                    Keynote Lecture 4

Polymer-enabled Pathways to Carbon-containing or -based Materials for Catalysis 

Kinga Cieciuch                                       Short Lecture 13

Covalent Triazine Frameworks in Electrochemistry: Unlocking New Possibilities for Energy Storage 

Anna Siekierka                                      Short Lecture 14

Imine-based ionic covalent organic frameworks for transition metal ions capturing via hybrid capacitive deionization 

Julia Kołodziejczyk                                Short Lecture 15

Composites Containing of Carbon Nano-Onions and S-Doped Covalent Triazine Frameworks: Synthesis and Physicochemical Properties 

Jan Čížek                                                Short Lecture 16

Enantioselective Membranes Prepared by Ionic Interactions Between Ion Exchange Membranes and Charged Cyclodextrins 

Dániel Gardenö                                      Short Lecture 17

A New Possible Application for 2D Carbon-Based Membranes in the Ultrafiltration Process 

Agathe Lizée                                          Short Lecture 18

Electrokinetic Measurements: A New Approach for Membrane Wetting Characterisation 

Essa Ansari                                             Short Lecture 19

Versatile Electrodes for Green Hydrogen Production – Achieving Energy Transition from Any Water Source

Joona Nieminen                                     Short Lecture 20

Reconditioning of End-of-Life Desalination Membranes with Polyelectrolyte Coatings: Advances in Optimization and Scale-up

29th May (Thursday) 2025

Athanasios Chatzitakis                          Plenary Lecture 3

Advanced catalysts for electrochemical energy conversion 

Anna Szymczyk                                     Keynote Lecture 5

Novel Furan based Polyesters with Outstanding Barrier Properties for Green and Sustainable Packaging Application 

Liudmyla Rozhdestvenska                     Short Lecture 21

Polymer Membranes modified with Multicomponent Nanocomposite 

Greta Linkaite                                         Short Lecture 22

Production of Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Granules from Gypsum Using Static and Rotational Methods 

Lilit Gabrielyan                                       Short Lecture 23

Comparative Analysis of Antibacterial Properties of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized Using “Green Biomass” of Phototrophic Organisms 

Simonas Ramanavicius                          Short Lecture 24

Synthesis of Ti3C2Tx MXenes for Wastewater Treatment and Water Quality Monitoring 

Ralfs Vevers                                           Short Lecture 25

Advanced Evaluation of Anti-biofouling Potential of ZnO NP Soped dual-layer Photocatalytic Filtration Membranes 

Anna Katafias                                         Short Lecture 26

Peroxidase Mimicking Activity of Nano-Size Ru(edta) Complex at the Solid-Liquid Interface 

Micah Soriano                                         Short Lecture 27

Optimizing the Cobalt Content of Nanoparticle-Supported Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction (OER) 

Effrosyni Mitrousi                                   Short Lecture 28

Amorphous Anodized Porous Titania as IrO₂ Substrates for the Electrochemical Oxygen Evolution Reaction 

Anastasiia Hubina                                   Short Lecture 29

Design of Polymer Ionic Liquids for Electrochemical Applications Using Click Chemistry Tools 

Anna Volz                                                Short Lecture 30

Porous Contactor Membranes for Catalytic H2 Gas Release from Aqueous Chemical Storages 

30^th (Friday) 2025

Magnetically Responsive PVDF Membranes: Enhanced Modification for Water Purification and Protein Separation

PVDF Membranes Reinforced with Rare-Earth Oxides for High-Performance Separation Applications

Randa Ghonim                                         Short Lecture 33

A Novel, Performant, and Low-Cost Branched Side-Chain Grafted Cellulose Acetate Proton Exchange Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells