International Symposium on Membrane Science and Technology for Water Sustainability

Tuesday, 21th October 2025, 9:00–18:00, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen

Organized by:
Prof. Zhijun Ren (Hebai University of Technology, Tianjin, China) and
Prof. Mathias Ulbricht, Prof. Hannah Roth and Prof. Stefan Panglisch (Universität Duisburg-Essen)

Funded by:
Chinesisch-Deutsches Zentrum für Wissenschaftsförderung / Sino-German Center for Research Promotion

Topics

Advanced or novel membranes
Membrane fouling mechanisms and control strategies
Membrane-enabled processes for water purification and resource recovery

Information for participants

Registration deadline: 15.10.2025
Registration fee: free of charge
Contact for registration: Sandra Watermeier, tc2.secretary@uni-due.de

Venue:
Universität Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen, Glaspavillon (R12)
45141 Essen, Germany

Confirmed speakers

Prof. Baiwen Ma
Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

Prof. Stefan Panglisch
University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
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Prof. Zhijun Ren
Hebai University of Technology, Tianjin, China

Prof. Hannah Roth
University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Prof. Andrea Schäfer
IAMT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Prof. Mathias Ulbricht
University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany
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Prof. Ingolf Voigt
Fraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme IKTS, Hermsdorf, Germany
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Prof. Wiebe de Vos
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Prof. Jie Wang
Tiangong University, Tianjin, China

Prof. Xinhua Wang
Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China

Prof. Xing Yang
KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Program

8:30	Arrival of participants
9:00	Prof. Mathias Ulbricht University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany Welcome and opening remarks
9:10	Prof. Zhijun Ren Hebai University of Technology, Tianjin, China Triple-synergistic oxidation–coagulation pretreatment mitigates ultrafiltration membrane fouling induced by algae-laden water
9:40	Prof. Baiwen Ma Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Low-chemical and short-range water purification process of riverbank filtration / biological slow filtration coupled with ultrafiltration
10:10	Prof. Andrea Schäfer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany Micropollutant removal with nanofiltration and membrane photo- and electrocatalysis
10:40	Coffee / tea break
11:10	Prof. Wiebe de Vos University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands Polyelectrolyte multilayer based nanofiltration membranes, made to order
11:40	Prof. Hannah Roth University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany Spinning hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes
12:10	Prof. Ingolf Voigt Fraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme IKTS, Hermsdorf, Germany Desalination with ceramic membranes – from nanofiltration to membrane distillation
12:40	Lunch
14:00	Prof. Xing Yang KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Ion selective membranes for resource recovery: insights from molecular to system level
14:30	Prof. Xinhua Wang Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China Integrating anaerobic acidification with two-stage forward osmosis concentration for simultaneously recovering organic matter, nitrogen and phosphorus from municipal wastewater
15:00	Prof. Jie Wang Tiangong University, Tianjin, China Control strategies for air resistance in hollow fiber membrane systems
15:30	Coffee / tea break
16:00	Prof. Stefan Panglisch University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany Mechanisms, detection, and mitigation of CaCO3 scaling during CCRO operation without antiscalant
16:30	Prof. Mathias Ulbricht University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany Tailored coatings for desalination membranes in spiral-wound modules – from task-specific antifouling to module recycling
17:00	Overall discussion / feedback from participants
17:30	Closing remarks