Nov 07 - Nov 12, 2021: 2021 AIChE Annual Meeting. (Boston, MA)

Oral Presentation

• Ameya Tandel: “Sub-10 Nm Glassy Amorphous Perfluoropolymers for Desalination and Solvent Dehydration.”

• Erda Deng: “ Study of MF Membranes for Microalgae Dewatering and Surface Modification for Fouling Mitigation”

• Gengyi Zhang: “Designing Thin–Film Composite Membranes Based on Amorphous Poly(ethylene oxide) for CO2/Gas Separation.”

• Leiqing Hu: “Facilely Cross-Linking Polybenzimidazole with Polycarboxylic Acids to Enhance H2/CO2 Selectivity”

• Leiqing Hu: “In Situ Growth of ZIFs in Polybenzimidazole to Achieve Superior H2/CO2 Separation Performance”

• Sankhajit Pal: “Cross-Linked Polyethylenimine: Unexpected CO2 Diffusivity and H2/CO2 Separation Properties”

• Taliehsadat Alebrahim: “Peculiar Effect of Low Loading of Metal-Organic Polyhedra on CO2/N2 Separation Properties of Cross-Linked Polyethers”

• Thien Tran: “Membrane Adsorbents Comprising Self-Assembled Inorganic Nanocages (SINCs) for Direct Air Capture”

• Thien Tran: “Optimizing Ultrafiltration Membranes Surface Energy to Mitigate Fouling By Polysiloxane Grafting”

• Xiaoyi Chen: “Improving Dye Removal Performance of Graphene Oxide Membranes By Etching and Polydopamine Intercalation”

Poster Presentation

• Taliehsadat Alebrahim: “Remarkable Effect of Low Loading of Metal-Organic Polyhedra on Gas Separation Properties of Cross-Linked Polyethers”

• May 11 - May 15: 2019 NAMS Annual Meeting. Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown, Pittsburgh, PA.

Oral presentations:

· Enhancing water permeance in reduced graphene oxide membrane by chemical etching. X. Chen, L. Huang, Z. Feng, J. Gohil, and H. Lin.

· Mixed matrix materials containing soluble discrete metal-organic polyhedra in rubbery polyethers for CO2/gas separation. H. Lin, J. Liu, C. Fulong, and T. Cook.

· Engineering the Nanochannels in Reduced Graphene Oxide Membrane for Dye Desalination. L. Huang, and H. Lin.

Posters:

· 3 poster presentations.

• Mar. 31 – Apr. 4: ACS National Meeting & Expo. Orange County Conference Center, Orlando, FL.

Oral presentations:

· Polymers with ether-oxygen-rich branches with superior membrane CO₂/N₂ separation properties. H. Lin.

· Designing polymer nanocomposites for membrane gas separation: An integrated experimental and modeling approach. H. Lin.

· Facile grafting of zwitterions on membrane surface using bio-inspired polydopamine. H. Lin.

· Facile fluorination of UF membranes by direct coating of perfluoropolymers to enhance antifouling properties for water purification. T. Tran, Y.C. Tu, S.H. Laureano, C. Lin, M. Kawy, and H. Lin.

Posters:

· Elucidating the relationship between the states of water and transport properties of ions in swollen polymer networks. T. Tran, C. Lin, and H. Lin.

• Oct. 28 – Nov. 2: 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting. David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA.

Oral presentations:

· Designing Sorption-Enhanced Mixed Matrix Membranes for H₂/CO₂ Separation Using an Integrated Experimental and Modeling Approach. H. Lin. .

· Membrane Surface Modification Using Acrylate- and Thiol-Containing Zwitterionic Materials Via Bio-Adhesive Polydopamine. N. Shahkaramipour, C. Cheng, and H. Lin.

· Polybenzimidazole-Derived Carbon Molecular Sieves with Microcavities and Ultra-Microporous Channels Achieving Superior Membrane H₂/CO₂ Separation Properties. M. Omidvar, and H. Lin.

· Engineering the Nanochannels in Reduced Graphene Oxide Membranes for Dye Desalination. L. Huang, and H. Lin.

· Effect of Membranes Surface Chemistry on Grafting Density and Molecular Weight Cutoff. N. Shahkaramipour, C. Cheng, H. Lin.

Posters:

· 2 poster presentations.

• Aug. 13 – Aug. 18: NETL CO₂ Capture Technology Review Meeting. Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh, PA.

· Sorption Enhanced Mixed Matrix Membranes for Hydrogen Purification and Carbon Dioxide Capture (FE0026463). Oral presentation by H. Lin.

· Development of Carbon Molecular Sieve Hollow Fiber Membranes Based on Polybenzimidazole Doped with Polyprotic Acids with Superior H₂/CO₂ Separation Properties (FE00331636). Poster by H. Lin.

• Jun. 9 – Jun. 13: 2018 NAMS Annual Meeting. Hilton Lexington, Lexington, KY.

Oral presentations:

· Elucidating the Relationship between the States of Water and Transport Properties of Ions in Swollen Polymer Networks. T.Tran, C. Lin, and H. Lin.

· Elucidating the Discrepancy in Gas Permeability of Bulk Films and Asymmetric Membranes of Semi-Crystalline Cellulose Acetate. H. Nguyen, M. Wang, H. Lin, and Y. Ding.

· Unprecedented Size-Sieving Ability in Polybenzimidazole Doped with Polyprotic Acids for Membrane H₂/CO₂ Separation. L. Zhu, M. Swihart, and H. Lin.

· A Facile Fluorination of UF Membranes By Direct Coating of Perfluoropolymers to Enhance Antifouling Properties for Water Purification. T. Tran, Y.C. Tu, S.H. Laureano, C. Lin, and H. Lin.

· Facile Deposition of Photo-Mobile Materials on Polymeric Membranes Achieving Self-Cleaning Properties. S.N. Ramanan, N. Shahkaramipour, T. Tran, L. Zhu, S. Venna, and H. Lin.

· Membrane Surface Modification Using Acrylate- and Thiol-Containing Zwitterionic Materials Via Bo-Adhesive Polydopamine. N. Shahkaramipour, C.K. Lai, S.N. Ramanan, D. Fister, E. Park, S. Venna, H. Sun, C. Cheng, and H. Lin.

Posters:

· 3 posters presentations.

o Nima Shahkaramipour – 1^st Place

o Hien Nguyen – 3^rd Place

• Oct. 29 – Nov. 3: 2017 AIChE Annual Meeting . Hilton Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN.

Oral presentations:

· Doping Polybenzimiadzole (PBI) with Phosphoric Acid to Enhance Membrane H₂/CO₂ Separation Properties. L. Zhu, M. Swihart and H. Lin.

· Understanding Facilitated transport of Hydrogen in Polybenzimidazole Containing Palladium Nanoparticles Using and Integrated Experimental and Modeling Approach. L. Zhu, D. Yin, S. Konda, M. Swihart and H. Lin.

· Comparison between Perfluoropolymers and Hydrocarbon Polymer Analogs with Pendant Rings for Membrane Gas Separation. M. Yavari, M. Fang, Y. Okamoto and H. Lin.

· Highly Cross-Linked Polymers for Membrane H₂/CO₂ Separation at Elevated Temperatures. M. Omidvar, M. Swihart and H. Lin.

· The Role of Chlorine Substituent in Gas Transport Properties of Polychlorotrifluoroethene (PCTFE). M. Yavari, Y. Okamoto and H. Lin.

· Facile Grafting of Zwitterions onto Membrane Surface to Enhance Antifouling Properties for Wastewater Reuse. N. Shahkaramipour, C. Cheng and H. Lin.

Posters:

· 5 poster presentations.

• Jul. 29 – Aug. 4: 2017 International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM) , San Francisco, CA.

Oral Presentations:

· Sorption Enhanced Mixed Matrix Materials Comprising Palladium Nanoparticles and Polybenzimidazole for H₂/CO₂ Separation. L. Zhu, D. Yin, S. Konda, M. Swihart, H. Lin.

· Geometric Restriction of Gas Permeance in Ultrathin Film Composite Membranes Evaluated Using An Integrated Experimental and Modeling Approach. L. Zhu, M. Yavari, W. Jia, E. Furlani, H. Lin.

· The Role of Chlorine Substituent in Polychlorotrifluoroethene (PCTFE) for Membrane Gas Separation. M. Yavari, Y. Okamoto, H. Lin.

· Highly Polar Polymers Based On Poly(1,3-dioxolane) for Membrane CO₂/N₂ Separation. J. Liu, H.B. Park, H. Lin.

· Highly-branched Cross-linked Poly(ethylene oxide) with Enhanced Ionic Conductivity, P. Chandra, N. Paranjape, G. Wu, H. Lin.