Separation Techniques

Dr. Martin Schimpf is the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Schimpf earned his Ph.D. in physical/analytical chemistry from the University of Utah. Since coming to Boise State University in 1990. He has been Principal Investigator on a variety of projects, including grants funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. The provost supervises all academic units and programs, including 43 departments and 625 faculty serving nearly 20,000 students. Schimpf is responsible for ensuring the quality of the faculty and student body through leadership in areas such as academic policies, promotion and tenure, faculty recognition, library, the Honors College and academic support services. Professional Awards: Review of more than 230 research proposals and manuscripts for funding agencies and professional journals, including the National Science Foundation, Petroleum Research Fund, Departments of Energy and Defense, Analytical Chemistry, Macromolecules, Environmental Science and Technology, J. Chromatography, Advances in Chemistry, Separation Science, J. Chemical Society, Entropie, Physical Reviews. Member of Permanent Scientific Committee for International Symposium on Field-Flow Fractionation (1998-2007). Member of Scientific Committee for International Meeting on Thermodiffusion (1999-2002, 2008- 2010). Associate Editor of Chemical Educator (1996-2000). President-elect and President of Sigma-Xi Research Society, Boise Chapter (1994-1998). Boise State University Foundation Award for Distinguished Research (1999).

materials characterization, environmental analysis, thermophoresis, and field-flow fractionation. Dr. Schimpf has published his work in a variety of journals within the fields of chemistry and physics, and has presented at conferences and symposia around the world.

Mikhail A. Bolshov is the Head of the group in the Molecular Spectroscopy Department of the Institute of Spectroscopy, Academy of Sciences of Russia and has been a recipient of many award and grants.He is an expert in Chemistry of separation. His research group works in the field of separation mainly reversible preconcentration of different analytes in different matrix. His research interests as a Professor reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals. He has been invited as a keynote speaker in more than 50 International Conferences

Interaction of the intense laser beams with nonlinear media Nonlinear optics Laser spectroscopy Detection of extremely low concentrations of free atoms Detection of trace concentrations of the impurities in pure materials Detection of trace concentrations of toxic metals in environmental samples Diagnostic of the remote gas objects using diode lasers Analysis of the variety of samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric technique,sample pretreatment

Dr.Héctor Álvarez-Vázquez is a systematic energetic leader, Doctor in wastewater treatment position involved in water management schemes through team work and resources. Researching and developing novel and appropriate water conservation methods, and implementing water/wastewater treatment technologies, providing leadership and contribution for water protection issues and potable water supply. REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS AND DATES OF INVOLVEMENT Director Research; Boydel Waseater Technologies; September 2018 up to date. Projects included: Developing the new Boydel’s electrochemical system to reduce soluble BOD to treated effluents <10 mg/L and NH3 to < 5 mg/L, from regular sanitary wastewater. Coordinating and responsible of various treatment trials to achieve best performances of the Boydel technology. Results: Found a new treatment configuration to constantly achieve < 5 mg/L of soluble BOD from sewage treated wastewaters, as well as < 5 mg/L for NH3. Achieved removals > 85% for industrial wastewaters containing selenium, and >87% COD removals for dairy processing wastewaters. Director; Conventional and Wastewater Department and Research and Development, Hyflux, Singapore; March 2015 to March 2017. Projects included: Project management to develop containerized Membrane Bioreactors and Standard Systems to treat domestic type and industrial wastewaters of smaller flows (<1 to 50 MLD). Developing the new generation of submerged HF membranes for MBRs. Supporting business development by designing equipment requested by sales personnel. Responsible of growing the department to produce wastewater treatment plants treating large flows (>100 MLD). Supporting troubleshooting, and operation and maintenance of plants designed and installed by Hyflux. Developing operators training and plant startup protocols. Producing new knowledge on treatment of wastewater by creating new products and developing microbial products for the removal of contaminants from difficult to treat wastewaters. Results: Increased sales portfolio for BD and Channel Sales; effective removal and control of hydrocarbon refractory COD and landfill leachate in Singapore and Malaysia; effective color removal from textile wastewaters for one of the largest textile manufacturers in the world; a 68% of increased flux in Hyflux’s MBR membranes. Project and Product Manager/Research and Development consultant for Electrolytic based Systems; Canada; March 2009 up to March 2015. Projects included: Developing a containerized Electro Coagulation-Membrane based system to treat produce water in various Oil and Gas camps in Alberta. Project and research management to develop electrolytic cells to treat industrial and municipal type wastewaters. Design of a variety of reactor cell configurations and evaluation performance of alternative operating parameters, electrodes material and treatment trains at bench scale level, pilot scale and full scale. Development and design of the pilot plant system to be installed at Orangeville’s WWTP with a capacity to treat influent flows up to 20 LPM. Preparation of proposals and design of full scale industrial wastewater treatment electrolytic cell reactors and coordination to manufacture, test, install and commissioning of 3 small scale electrolytic reactors coupled to a micro gasification solid waste unit, for the treatment of sewage and oily water for one Canadian commercial vessel, one Canadian Coast Guard vessel and a remotely located Bed and Breakfast. Results: Elucidation of appropriate electrolysis treatment trains for industrial and sewage waters, determination of suitable electrodes materials and reduction of 97% in energy consumption requirements. These results were achieved in a record time of 6 months with a $25,000 budget, compared to the previous developed art designed within 7 years and a $7’000,000 research and development budget. $1’000,000 savings in pilot plant design costs. On time and under budget manufacturing, testing, installation and commissioning of 6 electrolytic treatment systems. Senior Technologist; CH2M HILL, Canada; March to December 2008. Projects included: • Project management for evaluation and design of the City of Calgary landfill leachate treatment bench scale and pilot testing. Results: Development of appropriate design parameters of a full-scale membrane based treatment system to meet sewer bylaw standards and to produce a high quality effluent, avoiding toxicological effects in the Elbow River. • Value engineering for the Membrane Bioreactor Component in the final design of an oil sand camp. Results: Savings in the order of 7% from preliminary design. • Participated in the evaluation and design of a membrane-based reclaimed wastewater treatment system, and the 30 km conveying system, of an oil refinery to reuse wastewater treated effluent as boiler feed water. Results: Two pilot units are being tested under site-specific conditions to determine membrane design hydraulic parameters and operation and maintenance costs. Full-scale plant detailed design awarded by the client. • Analyzed the toxicological effects of chloraminated water recycles from an oil refinery to the local WWTP in Fort Saskatchewan. Results: Eliminated effluent discharge surcharge costs for the client and developed potential recycling opportunities of the disposed water back to the refinery. Senior Process Engineer; Earth Tech, Canada; April 2006 to February 2008. Projects included: • Evaluation of process equipment and pre-purchase packages to upgrade wastewater treatment plant effectiveness, effluent quality, and plant capacity of the Municipal WWTP for the City of Grande Prairie, Alberta. Responsible for coordinating and approving equipment suppliers; served as support to process lead to interact and coordinate with other disciplines (mechanical, structural, and instrumentation) during design and tender stages, developed equipment specification documents. Addressed and resolved outstanding issues with contractor during pre-construction and construction phases. Results: Developed suitable design to meet customer needs and future effluent criteria. Met construction schedule and customer satisfaction. • Development of project proposals to evaluate, design and install submerged and sidestream membrane technologies coupled to Biological Nutrient Removal reactors (BNRs) to investigate their suitability to biologically remove Total Phosphorus (TP) parallel to the effective elimination of ammonia, E. Coli, and Total and Fecal coliforms to meet Alberta Environment (AENV) effluent discharge criteria. Responsible for design of equipment bid package and selection of membrane BNR supplier. Led and coordinated final design, fabrication and onsite installation, and developed biological and hydraulic analytical protocols. Results: System rendering effluent levels that exceeded imposed AENV regulations. Development of an appropriate configuration of this novel technique capable to meet stringent treated effluent standards. • Evaluated existing Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) facilities to determine the need for upgrading to accommodate increased population in oil and mine camps in Northern Alberta and Northwest Territories. Results: Significant cost savings to customer by recommending adequate upgrading needs for existing equipment. • Evaluation and approval of compost building equipment and biosolids handling and mixing systems supplied to the new WWTP facility in the Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Fort McMurray, Alberta. Results: Guaranteed processed bio-solids production suitable for land-filling or reuse. • Developed hydraulic profiles in existing municipal WWTP facilities and recommended actions to avoid flooding onsite due to spring runoff. Results: Alleviation of spring runoff flooding. External Water and Wastewater Consultant; Sistemas Especializados Para Agua SA de CV; Tijuana, Mexico; 1994 to 2006. Projects included: • Design of an industrial laundry wastewater treatment system to recover and reuse the water employed to wash rags contaminated with truck oil. Results: Direct process reuse of treated effluent, generating savings in the order of 35% of potable water consumption. • Design and installation of a hybrid (submerged and sidestream) pilot-scale Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR) for the treatment of stabilized landfill leachate. Analyzed and studied physical, chemical, and biological characteristics (including kinetics) of the sludge, along with membrane aeration and hydrodynamics. Results: Elucidated the direct causes of membrane fouling during the treatment of leachates. Obtained the appropriate loadings and environmental conditions to develop suitable biomass groups to achieve >99.9 percent and 70 percent removals of ammonia and refractory COD respectively. • Design and installation of water and wastewater reclamation and reuse systems for the electronic, mechanical, and laundry industries. Analyzed and evaluated customer motivations for water recovery; conducted laboratory investigations and studied wastewater treatability; made ample cost analyses on investment and payback times; managed meetings with customers, technicians and engineers, and supervised the design and installation of the systems. Results: Reduction on water supply needs, and maintenance costs achieving an average investment payback time from six months to two years, compliance with environmental legislation, and protection of potable water sources. • Design and manufacture of a membrane-based, industrial wastewater reclamation system for the dyeing industry. Carried out feasibility studies and pilot scale trials; examined costs and risks associated to the reuse of the water in the process line. Results: Installation of pilot-scale equipment capable of producing water up to process quality standards; and offering the customer the possibility to save over 75 percent of its potable water supply costs, in an average payback time of eight months. • Introduced the KINETICO brand to the state of Baja, California, as an exclusive dealer of one of the largest water treatment manufacturers worldwide. Searched for the most advanced and user-friendly technology for water conditioning, managed talks and meetings with the manufacturer and customers. Results: Assured constant (24 hours) quality water supply to our customers, and boosted their savings between 35 percent and 45 percent from their previous maintenance and operational costs. • Opened and developed the assembling and manufacturing department. Analyzed and understood market needs, studied most suitable system technologies applicable to cover customer requirements according to water quality standards. Gathered and trained a team of technicians and engineers to begin with the design and manufacturing of water and wastewater treatment systems. Results: High penetration of our products at the commercial and industrial market; increased company profits. Biology, Physics, and Chemistry Instructor; Instituto México/Colegio Niños Héroes; Tijuana, Mexico; 1994 to 1997. Environmental Surveyor; Secretaría de Desarrollo Urbano y Ecología (SEDUE); Tijuana, Mexico; 1991 to 1992. Duties included: • Surveying and identifying companies using water in their production processes • Developing the first all-inclusive database of companies treating their own effluents • Coordinating analyses and studies of treated effluents • Assessing treatment schemes • Implementing water discharge regulations Environmental Engineer; HYUNDAI; Tijuana, Mexico; 1991. Duties included creating the environmental engineering department. Reviewed federal, state and local environmental legislations. Designed a comprehensive management program for wastewater treatment and hazardous waste production; planned hazardous waste storage and handling facilities; formed the network with external environmental consultants. Results: Minimized operational costs, assuring environmental protection and enhancing sustainable development. PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS ACPA: Former Certified Professional Chemist (P.Chem) APEGA: Eligible for P.Eng certification EDUCATION Ph.D., Waste Water Engineering of Membrane Bioreactors, Cranfield University, School of Water Sciences; United Kingdom, 2006 M.S., Marine and Water Pollution, Oregon State University, College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences; United States, 1994 B.S., Chemical Oceanography, UABC, Marine Sciences Faculty, México, 1990 PATENTS Inventor of the "System and Method for oil sands tailings treatment" under Patent WO2013016821 A1, published in February 7, 2013 (Patent Owner: Xogen Technologies, Inc.) Co-inventor for "treatment of waste stream through production and utilization of oxyhydrogen gas for the removal of radioactive isotopes” under Patent WO2013075240 A1, published in May 30, 2013 (Patent Owner: Xogen Technologies, Inc.) LANGUAGES Spanish (100%), English (100%), French (basic)

25 years of experience in designing and implementing water and wastewater treatment plants; researching and analyzing water quality/quantity standards and supplies; managing interdisciplinary teams of scientists and engineers for wastewater reuse and water conservation; investigating and designing electrolytic systems and membrane bioreactor practices for the treatment of landfill leachate and recycling of industrial and domestic wastewater; analyzing and evaluating potential hazardous waste and marine pollution problems; examining, developing and implementing remedial biotechnology designs; estimating cost and bid preparations; supervising and monitoring of laboratories and analytical processes; developing and leading presentations at international conferences and publishing in a number of international journals. PRESENTATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Large MBR design and Residual handling, WEF webcast, June 12, 2007 Evaluation of operational parameters of a pilot scale MBNR for simultaneous pathogen and biological nutrient removal. WCWWA Annual Conference, Edmonton Alberta, October 23 – 26, 2007. Membrane fouling and control in water and wastewater treatment. Membrane and filters in water and wastewater treatment seminar, Calgary Alberta, January 29, 2007 Membrane Bio Reactors for wastewater treatment. New developments in wastewater treatment technology, Red Deer Alberta, November 30, 2006 4th International symposium on wastewater reclamation and reuse. International Water Association-UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico, November 12 – 14, 2003 6th Symposium for environment and water. Regional Center for Water Studies, Albacete, Spain; September 3 – 5, 2003 Young membranes network. INSA, Tolouse France, July 5 – 7, 2002 Wastewater treatment and normativity. CICESE, Ensenada B.C. Mexico, May 6 – 20, 2000 Water conditioners, backwashing filters and reverse osmosis. Water Group Systems Intl, Cabo San Lucas B.C.S. Mexico, June 24 – 27, 1997 Wastewater treatment: reverse osmosis membrane technology, KINETICO water treatment systems, wastewater treatment systems, pump selection and sizing, chemical treatment. Water Group Systems Intl, San Diego CA. USA, March 26 – 29, 1996 Industrial wastewater treatment. ENCB IPN, Tijuana B.C. Mexico, April 26 and 27 – May 3 and 4, 1995 Extended aeration on wastewater treatment. JET Inc., Cleveland OH USA, December 6 – 9, 1994 PUBLICATIONS Character of extra polymeric substances and soluble microbial products and their effect on membrane hydraulics during airlift membrane bioreactor applications. Water Environment Research, 2008. Alvarez-Vazquez H, Pidou M, Holdner J and Judd S. Evaluation of operational parameters of a pilot scale MBNR for simultaneous pathogen and biological nutrient removal. WCWWA proceedings, Annual Conference, Edmonton Alberta, October 23 – 26, 2007. Alvarez-Vázquez H, Yangang F, Zeljko N, Antrim B and Johnston J. Fouling potential and membrane fouling determination during the treatment of sewage and stabilized leachate using a pilot scale submerged MBR. WEFTEC proceedings; San Diego California, USA October 13 – 17, 2007. Alvarez-Vázquez H, Pidou M, Holdner J, and Judd S. The impact of intermittent aeration on the operation of air-lift tubular membrane bioreactors under subcritical conditions. Separation Science and Technology. Judd SJ and Alvarez-Vázquez H. Separation Science and Technology 41(7): 1293-1302 (2005). Membrane bioreactors vs conventional biological treatment of landfill leachate: a brief review. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 79:1043-1049 (2004), Alvarez-Vázquez H, Jefferson B, and Judd S. Fluid hydrodynamics in submerged and sidestream membrane bioreactors. Water Science and Technology 48:3, 113-119 (2003). Le Clech P, Alvarez-Vázquez H, Jefferson B, and Judd S. Biological treatment of landfill leachate. VI Symposium for Environment and Water, Albacete, Spain (2003), Alvarez-Vázquez H, Jefferson B, and Judd S. Industrial water recycling with membranes. 4th International Symposium on Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, Mexico City, 2003 Jefferson B, Alvarez-Vázquez H, and Judd S.

Dr. Sharma received a M.S in Chemistry from University of Connecticut and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the Northeastern University, Boston under the direction of Professor Paul Vouros. Dr. Sharma Ph.D research was focused on the LC-MS/MS method development and software development for the identification and sequencing of genotoxic DNA adducts. He began work as a Scientist at the Technical Development, Novartis Vaccines in 2012 and worked on the Analytical method development and characterization for HIV gp120 envelope glycoprotein. He joined IAVI in 2014 and has since been working on the various recombinant protein based HIV vaccines (bNAbs, engineered gp120, trimer gp120 etc.). Dr. Sharma has authored 12 articles in the field of analytical chemistry and presented his work in more than 15 national meetings & international conferences.

Analytical Chemistry, Method Development, HPLC/UPLC, Mass Spectrometry, Gas Chromatography, SDS-PAGE, Agarose Gel electrophoresis, UV/Vis, MassLynx, ESI-MS, TOF-MS, Bioanalysis, Solid Phase Extraction, Xcalibur, HPLC-MS, LC-MS, Chromatography, HPLC, SEC-MALS, Waters empower 3, Agilent Chemstation, Ion exchange chromatography, Protein Chemistry, Purification, Assay Development, Proteomics, Electrophoresis

A Chemical Engineering graduate from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Paul Eggerstedt has been committed to separation technologies and processes for nearly four decades. He has been a named inventor on sixteen United States patents related to filtration and separation technology, has served as Principal Investigator on numerous U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency research efforts, and has written, presented, refereed, and reviewed many dozens of technical and research papers and publications in the field of solids separations. A guest lecturer at Nagoya University, the University of Karlsruhe, and Texas A&M University, Mr. Eggerstedt was also one of the authors of the Handbook of Separation Techniques for Chemical Engineers. He has been a member and contributor to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and American Ceramic Society, and served as a research contractor at Argonne National Laboratory. The former President of an internationally recognized filtration company for over fourteen years, Mr. Eggerstedt is now active as a consulting engineer and mentor.

Large scale liquid filtration applications of all types; large scale pressure filtration equipment design; separation equipment design and separation process optimization; membrane filtration; filter aid technology and optimization; non-ambient filtration and separation techniques involving elevated temperatures or highly corrosive liquids; high temperature gas filtration using ceramic filter elements.

Jorge Costa Pereira has completed his BsC, MsC and PhD in University of Coimbra in 2000 at the age of 35 years. Since than he was BsC fellow, Assitant Professor and is Full Proffesor in Department of Chemistry of Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of Coimbra. His main work is on Chemical Analytical Control and Environment Quality Control field in specially related with Statistics, Analytical Method Validation and Chemometrics. At the present moment have 32 published works in well reputed international journals, supervised over 90 MsC thesis and 1 Postdoc, and is member of the editorial board or Protuguese Electrochimica Acta.

Chemometrics, Statistics, Modeling (soft and hard) Unsupervised Analysis Quality Control, Analytical Method Validation Alternative analytical methods, screening tests Environmental Chemistry Quality conformity

Dr. Yi Huang is a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Edinburgh (UoE), Scotland, UK. He received a dual degree from Harbin Engineering University in China and Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) from the Monash University in Australia. In the period of Ph.D. study, he also worked at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIRO) as a research scientist (2008-2010) and visited the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (US) as a research specialist (2010-2011). Prior joining UoE as a faculty member, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, US. He has published over 35 peer-reviewed paper, many of which were published in Science, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Chemistry of Materials, Journal of catalysis, Advanced Materials Interfaces, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Scientific Reports, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Chemical Communications, etc. Currently, he leads a research team at UoE, studying advanced adsorption and membrane separation, novel nanofabrication methods, and nanotechnology to address some of the most challenging issues in many industrial processes, e.g. high-performance mixture separation, gas storage, and clean water supply.

Carbon Capture, Separation Processes, Materials Design, Processing and Characterization, studying advanced adsorption, membrane separation, novel nanofabrication methods, and nanotechnology His Specialties are Nanofabrication of porous materials and their growth/crystallization mechanisms Adsorption and membrane materials in 2D/microporous/hierarchical porous forms Preparation of ultra-thin inorganic/hybrid membranes/films/coatings Hydrothermal stability of porous crystalline materials (e.g. Zeolites and Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs)) Adsorption and membrane separation (gas/liquid) Drinking water purification, wastewater treatment, and desalination Other interests: Hydrothermally stable materials for catalytic bio oil upgrading and novel controlled delivery systems for small drug delivery

Lidietta Giorno is the director of the Italian Institute on Membrane Technology (ITM-CNR). She is an expert in membrane technologies, in particular for applications in biotechnology. She has a background in biological sciences and new materials. Lidietta coordinates research projects at national, European and international level and develops collaborations with China (International Centre of Weihai) and South Korea (Hanyang University in Seoul). She brings to EMH her broad knowledge in the food, biotech and biomedical fields.

Her research experience includes membrane bioengineering, bio-catalytic membrane reactors, membrane integrated systems for bioseparation and bioconversion, downstream processing based on molecular separations.

M. Angela A. Meireles is the Director of Innovation of Bioativos Naturais, the Coordinator of Food Science of CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) and a professor of Food Engineering at UNICAMP (University of Campinas), Brazil, where she began working in 1983 as an assistant professor. In 2016, she retired from UNICAMP where she still holds the position of professor for the post-graduate program in Food Engineering and is the leading research of four technology transfer projects: i) Development of a process to obtain an extract from Cannabis sativa (http://entouragelab.com/index.html) for ENTOURAGE Brasil; ii) Development of an integrated process to produce bioactives for the cosmetic industry (https://pt-br.facebook.com/scosmeticosdobem/) and iii) Assembling a supercritical fluid pilot plant to process algae (http://www.cietec.org.br/project/bioativos/). During her time in academia prof. Meireles taught among other courses thermodynamics, mass transfer, design and so on at the undergraduate and graduate level. She worked closely with industries developing GRAS processes for obtaining extracts from a variety of natural resources. After her retirement from UNICAMP she became a business partner of Bioativos Naturais. She holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University, USA (1982) and MSc and BS degrees in Food Engineering both from UNICAMP (1979 and 1977). Dr. Meireles has published over 250 research papers in peer-reviewed journals and has made more than 500 presentations at scientific conferences. Dr. Meireles has supervised 46 PhD dissertations, 31 MSc theses, and approximately 68 undergraduate research projects. Her research is in the field of the production of extracts from aromatic, medicinal, and spice plants by supercritical fluid extraction and conventional techniques, such as steam distillation and GRAS (or green) solvent extraction, including the determination of process parameters, process integration and optimization, extraction fractionation, and technic and economic analysis. She has coordinated scientific exchange projects between UNICAMP and European universities in France, Germany, Holland, and Spain. Nationally, she coordinated a project (SuperNat) that involved 6 Brazilian institutions (UNICAMP, UFPA, UFRN, UEM, UFSC, IAC) and a Germany University (TUHH). In 2000–2005, Dr. Meireles coordinated a Thematic Project financed by FAPESP (State of São Paulo Science Foundation) on supercritical technology applied to the processing of essentials oils, vegetable oils, pigments, stevia, and other natural products. She has coordinated four technology transfer projects in supercritical fluid extraction from native Brazilian plants. She coordinated two projects in supercritical fluid chromatography to analyze petroleum in a partnership with PETROBRAS and to analyze food system in a partnership with Water Technologies of Brazil. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Food and Public Health and the Associate Editor of Food Science and Technology (Campinas). She belongs to the editorial boards of The Journal of Supercritical Fluids, Journal of Food Processing Engineering (Blackwell-Publishing); Recent Patents on Engineering (Bentham Science Publishers); The Open Chemical Engineering Journal (Bentham Science Publishers); Pharmacognosy Reviews (Pharmacognosy Networld); Food and Bioprocess Technologies (Springer). She was the CoEIC of Recent Patents on Engineering from 2016-2017. From 1994 to 1998, she served as Associate Editor for the journals Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos (Food Science and Technology (Campinas)) and Boletim da SBCTA (News Letter from SBCTA, Braz. Soc. Food Sci. Tech.). She is the editor of the books: (1) Extracting Bioactive Compounds for Food Products: theory and application. Boca Raton, USA: CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group, 2009. v. 1, 466p and (2) Fundamentos de Engenharia de Alimentos (Food Engineering Fundamentals). São Paulo: Atheneu, 2013. v. 1, 815p. (coeditor: C. G. Pereira). She was the Guest Editor of special issues of The Journal of Supercritical Fluids and The Open Chemical Engineering Journal.

Extraction,Antioxidant Activity,Food Chemistry,Chemical Engineering,Antioxidants, Phytochemicals,Food Science,Bioactivity,Medicinal Plants,Herbal Medicine Food Engineering Flavonoids,Compound Isolation,Natural Products,Biological Activities,Essential Oils, Phytochemical Purification, Phenolic Compounds, Nutraceuticals,Solubility Plant Extracts Soxhlet Extraction Extraction and Processing Industry Microencapsulation Supercritical Fluid Extraction Supercritical Fluids GC-FID Bioactive Compounds Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Extraction of Natural Products Microwave Assisted Extraction Natural Drugs Volatile Oils Economic Engineering Cost of manufacturing superfluid extraction

Dr. Mustafa Tuzen is Professor in Chemistry Department, Gaziosmanpasa University in Turkey. He administrated seven masters and five doctoral theses under his supervision. He completed several national and international projects. He is member of Turkish Academy and Sciences. He is well known specialist in analytical environmental chemistry. He is working on analytical chemistry, trace element analysis, enrichment and separation, speciation analysis, adsorption, biosorption, green extraction techniques, sample preparation methods, microextraction of trace organic and inorganic species. He has got 243 paper in SCI journals, cited papers in SCI journals: 10316, H factor: 62 according to Web of Science.

Analytical chemistry, trace element analysis, enrichment and separation, speciation analysis, adsorption, biosorption, green extraction techniques, sample preparation methods, microextraction of trace organic and inorganic species

Ebrahim Abouzari-Lotf is a senior lecture in the Centre for Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He obtained his PhD-degree in Polymer Chemistry from Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran, in 2010. Dr. Ebrahim has extensive experience in polymer and hybrid materials synthesis and modification for various electronic and energy applications. He has strong history of working collaboratively with scientists from industries and academic organizations to develop membranes for high temperature fuel cell and flow batteries as well as processable high performance polymers. Currently, the advanced materials research group is one of the active material development groups in the Department of Chemical Engineering. The group on-going researches to develop anion exchange membranes for fuel cells, adsorbents for environmental applications, and green methods and process to prepare various functionalized materials.

Ion exchange separations, Polymeric and composite membranes and coatings; High performance polymers for energy related applications including FCs and RFBs; Multi-step organic material and polymer synthesis; Stimuli-responsive materials

Dr Abbas Amini is an associate lecturer, a registered member of Western Sydney University graduate supervisory board at the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, and the member of Work Health and Safety Committee of the same university. Before joining the Western Sydney University, he had conducted research with other Australian universities and CSIRO, at Monash University, Deakin University, and the University of Melbourne. His fine outcomes have been presented in high impact factor journals, e.g., Nature publication group, and a book published in 2016. Abbas started his teaching, industrial and scientific journey from obtaining an associate’s degree in mathematics, BSc and MSc in mechanical engineering, and PhD in both nanotechnology and mechanical engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has also updated himself by several Australian and Canadian nationally recognized professional certificates and diplomas, e.g., FULT (Foundations of University Learning and Teaching from Western Sydney University), TAE, WHS, CNC etc., since then. With his intense schedule, he has been extensively involved in teaching for many years, and worked in industry, e.g., Magna Powertrain, Toronto, Canada, as a professional engineer and industrial designer for a period of seven years. Dr Amini is a member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), an active reviewer for and editor of several ISI journals like Journal of Chromatography & Separation Techniques, Mass Spectrometry and Purification Techniques, Journal of Organic & Inorganic Chemistry, Heighten Journal of Chemistry, Journal of Advances in Applied Science and may more…, including International Advisory Board (along with Noble Prize Laureates: Prof. Ferid Murad, Prof. Sidney Altman), Global Biotechnology Congress 2017, Boston, MA, USA, Jul. 10-13, 2017. Dr Amini is supervising many PhD candidates, and is open for scientific and funding collaborations.

Dr Aminis research focus in particular covers a wide range of multidisciplinary aspects related to Bio-NanoTech: indentation methods, shape memory alloys, water treatment, drug delivery systems, piezoelectric materials, biomedical materials, graphene, graphene, CNTs, biodegradable Nano-composites, TiO2, ZnO, environmental sustainability and water efficiency, Instrumentation Techniques, experimental analysis, multi-scale (Nano to Macro) modelling of multi-physics phenomena, phase transition, mechanics of materials, fabrication of modern composites, 3D printing, and modern manufacturing Bio-applications of carbon-base materials indentation methods.

Dr. Liang An received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is currently an Assistant Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has authored and co-authored more than 70 journal papers. His research interests include advanced energy conversion and storage technologies, such as fuel cells and batteries.

Thermo-fluid, Energy conversion and storage technologies; Advanced materials

Ghazi Ozair is Ex-Senior Technical Manager in NOMAC (an AcwaPower International IWPPO&M Co.) with the +40 years of practical experience in Desalination & Power Industry. He also worked as Chief Lead Engineer for many projects since 1981 in institues like Saline Water Desalination Research Institute, Al-Khobar (Ph-I & II) Power & Desalination Plants, SWCC Saline Water Conversion Corporation, Power & Utility Company for Jubail & Yanbu (Marafiq) for Al-Jubail & Yanbu Industrial Cities which are the World’s largest Independent Water & Power Projects Operating Company. He is a honorable member of many associations Like, International Desalination Association (IDA), American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA), GCC Power & Water, Saudi Arabian National Center for Science & Technology,Pakistan Desalination Association (PakDA), Arab Science & Technology Foundation, GCC Power & Water Desalination, Membrane Science & Technology Network (MSNT), Water Environment Federation (WEF), Water Industry Executives, Water Professionals, Water Technologies, Seawater Desalination, etc. Technical reports & publications: Critically reviewed and scientifically evaluated 210 technical reports of various Research Projects (i.e., 20 Applied, 30 Material Evaluation and 160 Troubleshooting), 253 Research Project Proposals (i.e., 25 Applied, 51 Material Evaluation and 177 Troubleshooting) and more than 100 Papers for presentations/publications at different Conferences. He has been a peer reviewer of Elsevier’s Journal “Desalination”, Amsterdam, Netherlands, and also a member of the Reviewers’ Panel of “Singapore International Water Week” since 2013. He has published more than 100 publications in the peer reviewed Journals Awards: He has received Memento Shield from H.E. the SWCC Governor for active participation in winning the most prestigious "Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz International Award for Water (2006/2008)". He also received many merits & Scholarships while doing his honors.

Research Interest: Desalination, Research, Water Treatment, Materials/Chemicals, Sustainability, Process Optimization, Reverse Osmosis Membranes, Modeling & Simulation, Water Quality Management, Failure Analysis, Thermodynamic Analysis, Efficiency/Performance Evaluation, Root Cause Analysis, Troubleshooting, Plant Inspections, Waste Disposal Management, Renewable Energy, Water Resources, Environmental Impact Assessment, Water Chemistry, Ion Exchange, etc. Expertise & Specialization: These are the major ares where he specialized Thermal Desalination (MSF, MED, TVC) and Membrane Desalination (RO, NF, UF, MF) Processes, Hybrid and Cogeneration Systems, Pretreatment and Post-treatment, Materials and Corrosion, Fouling & Scale Control, Effluent Water Treatment, Ecology & Marine Biology, Research & Development, O&M Management, Design Review, Material Selection, Specification Review and Detailed Engineering Review.

Dr. Fawzi Banat is currently the Chair of Chemical Engineering Department and Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Petroleum Institute (PI) in Abu Dhabi. During his profession, Dr. Banat served as a Department Chair and Dean of Research at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Dean of Graduate Studies and Acting Dean of Natural Resources Engineering & Management at the German-Jordanian University.Dr. Banat reported his research in numerous publications and received support for research projects from different sources. In recognition of his research, he received several awards. Lately, he was awarded Khalifa Award for Education, Higher Education within the UAE and the Arab world, Distinguished University Professor in the Field of Scientific Research 2013/2014 edition.He also a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering (CSChE). He has been active on many university committees and external boards. Furthermore, he was involved in scientific committees of many international conferences.

His main research interest is in the area of Membrane Desalination, Water Treatment, Gas Treatment and Foaming. Much of his research in membrane distillation emphasized the development and evolution of the process. He also conducts general research in the area of thermodynamics, multicomponent mass transfer, and renewable energy. Dr. Banat taught a wide variety of courses, which include mass transfer, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, transport phenomena, thermodynamics, water and wastewater treatment, air pollution, reaction engineering, and process dynamics and control.

Dr. H. Nadaroglu has completed her Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees at Ataturk University, Graduate Institute of Sciences, Department of Biohemistry (Erzurum, Turkey) on Bioorganic Reactions using purified carbonic anhydrase isoenzymes. She is scientific expert on process development on bioremediation of waste water, some nanobiotechnological applications onto environmental pollution and some industrial enzyme applications onto food technology (clarification of fruit juice, hydrolyzation of phytate ext.). She has published more than 120 papers in the field of biochemistry, food technology and nanobiotechnology journals and conferences.

Biochemistry, Enzymes Purification and Characterization, Biotechnology, Green synthesis Nano particles, immobilization of some industrial enzymes, synthesis magnetic Nanoparticles, Bioorganic Reactions, Spectroscopic Techniques, Protein Characterization, Electrophoresis, Chromatography, Enzyme Catalysis, Protein Separations.

Abdelkrim Abourriche is a Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at the National School of Applied Sciences in Safi, Morocco, taking on the role of Head of the department in 2008. Abdelkrim's specialist areas are the development of original natural resources such as Moroccan oil shale, He is the author of over 30 publications in international journals and conference proceedings refereed and a hundred oral presentations or by posters. He is the member of scientific and organizing committees of several national and international conferences

Extraction of oil shale, Carbone fibres, microporous and mesoporous materials

ELSAYED AHMED ELNASHAR, Full-Professor of textiles Apparel, Kaferelsheikh University, Egypt. Born in 19 /8/1965. Have Ph.D. 2000, Msc.1995, Bsc.1989, Helwan University. Diploma1985advanced industrial textiles institute. He holds several academic administrative positions: Dean, Vice Dean, Head of Department, He has many textiles patents, Member of international scientific committees. Development of Faculties of Education, commissioned of Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities. Has design books published in Germany. Has published 136 scientific Articles. Founder and editor two scientific journals. And Smartex Conference Egypt. Member of the editorial board of several international magazines and conferences, He has made many scientific agreements with European &Africa universities

-Antimicrobial Throw Volume Porosity -Membrane Technology for Filtrations: Water/Wastewater, Air Conditions, Cement Factory, Gas And Petroleum - Solar textiles (SOLATEX) of composite fabrics structures as alternative energy. - Functional Nano biodegradable - Computational Mathematics - Fluid Mechanics - Composites fabrics structures -Automotive of - Composites fabrics structures so airbags systems - Energy Effective Method of Modeling and Manufacturing - MULTISTITCHED 3D NANO COMPOSITE - Composites made of multilayered - Nanoart, and Nanotechnology in textiles and apparel branch. -improved simulating fitting cloth model of apparel surfaces. -the influence of the bulky woven fabrics on thermal insulation properties of clothing. -Design curtains fringe and passementerie strips of lace design elements in current high fashion. -Representative volume of design elements and mathematical of pile and velvets woven fabrics. -Volume porosity and permeability in fabrics. -Porosity and permeability in multi-layer woven fabrics. -The influence of weave and the method of stitching on some mechanical properties of woven double fabrics. -Effect the design and materials of eyes swathe dressing and diapers clothes for infant’s incubator. -The effective of some difference between the methods of the embroidery on some performance properties to the clothing product. -The effective of some difference structures on quality of pilling cloth -Effect of some different care systems process on dyeing cotton fabrics -Effect of some fabric constructional on comfort and the aesthetic properties for kid clothes -Using remote sensing technology for monitoring of chemical pollutions and bioremediation of chemical -contaminated water -Automatic pattern unwrapping technology -Energy saving and improving stretch properties -Spring-mass based modeling for fabrics physics to 3D garment -Cloth design and application -Clothing simulation and animation -Body shape analysis of Hispanic women