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Volume 3, Issue 2 (Suppl) Ind Chem
ISSN: 2469-9764, ICO an open access journa Industrial Chemistry 2017
May 22-23, 2017
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May 22-23, 2017 Las Vegas, USA
2nd World Conference on
Industrial Chemistry and Water Treatment
Integrated membrane processes for sustainable industrial production and water treatment
The increase of world population and the intensive demand for food, goods, water and energy is driving a depletion of
resources as well as a dramatic impact on environment. It is clear that advanced technologies play a key role in providing
strategies to face challenges of modern globalized society. Membrane technology is recognized among themost efficient, precise,
flexible, clean, low energy input technology. Various nanostructured membrane-based processes are nowadays state-of-the-
art in implementing separation at molecular level, recognition, concentration, conversion, formulation. Integrating different
membrane operations as well as combining them with other type of technologies permits to efficiently tune output products
and obtain co-products instead of byproducts or waste. For example, liquid beverage processing, active ingredients production,
chemical manufacturing, biorefinery, safety, water treatment and water desalination well confirm these possibilities. Case
studies will be illustrated concerning the development of integrated processes for the purification of vegetative water coming
from olive oil industry with simultaneous recovery, transformation and formulation of biophenols based ingredients. The non-
edible organic fraction could also be used to produce biogas and its suitable purification for energy use was achieved by using
polymeric membranes. The achievements of membrane-based sea water desalination for both potable water production and
minerals extraction will be highlighted. Membrane-based operations play a role also in monitoring and decontaminating air
and water. An integrated system using biosensors are able to detect harmful gaseous substances and promote the activation of
decontamination process based on enzyme-loaded membrane will be illustrated.
Biography
Lidietta Giorno has her expertise in membrane science and technology. Her research activity include membrane bioengineering, biocatalytic membrane reactors, enzyme
immobilization, nanostructured and multifunctional membranes, integrated membrane systems for bioseparations and bioconversions, downstream processing based on
molecular separation, membrane chirotechnology, membrane emulsifier, integrated membrane operations for water treatment.
Lidietta Giorno
National Research Council, Italy
Lidietta Giorno, Ind Chem 2017, 3:2 (Suppl)