MEMSEP&PERMEA
  Conference Program

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

10:00 – 12:00  Registration of participants
(coffee buffet available from 10:00).

12:00 – 12:15   The ceremonial opening of the conference.

12:15 – 13:15 Session I – Solemn Plenary Session
Main Hall – Imperial Hall

1. Michał BODZEK – Removal of micro- and nanoplastics from the aquatic environment using membrane processes.
2. Alberto FIGOLI – Toward a more sustainable membrane fabrication.
3. Marian TUREK – Cost analysis and potential for cost reduction in reverse electrodialysis.

14:00 – 15:00    Lunch

15:15 – 16:30   Session II – From Theory to Practice
Main Hall – Imperial Hall

1. Alexander NIEDERHAUSEN, Katarzyna LINDNER – Filtration with ceramic membranes.
2. Helena BOGUSZ-KOZIARSKA, Marcel DWORCZAK – Dynamic streaming potential analysis: basics and applications.
3. Paweł CZECZKO, Marcin SKRZYPEK – Comparison of separation properties and of membranes from different manufacturers in heavy metal removal processes.
4. Kamil STĘPIEŃ, Marcin KŁOS, Maciej ŻOŁNIERCZYK – Sewer Swirl - new targets, new technologies, Circular economy & ZLD - industrial application.

16:30 – 17:00     Coffee break

17:15      Gathering for the science and nature trip

20:00    Gala banquet – Imperial Hall

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

07:00 – 09:00    Breakfast

09:00 – 10:30    Session IIIA – General membrane processes and separation processes – competition session
Venue: Main Hall – Imperial Hall

1. Paweł GRZYBEK, Przemysław BORYS, Aleksandra JANUSZ-CYGAN, Gabriela DUDEK - Highly selective polyimide membranes with magnetic nanoparticles for CO₂/N₂ separation: mechanism of transportation and simulation.
2. Milena NOCOŃ, Krzysztof PIOTROWSKI, Irena KORUS – Separation of heavy metals from metallurgical slag using different types of leaching agents.
3. Nkechi EZEOGU, Jiří CUHORKA, Petr MIKULÁŠEK – Optimizing pharmaceutical removal from wastewater: How process parameters and membrane choice determine nanofiltration performance.
4. Lukas HLAVATÝ, Ester KOMAČKOVÁ, Lukáš SEDLÁK, Ivan ČERVEŇANSKÝ, Jozef MARKOŠ – Importance of membrane selectivity in Donnan dialysis process modeling.

09:00 – 10:30 Session IIIB – Gas Separation and Electrochemical Membrane Systems
Venue: Officers' Hall

1. Saeed JAMALI ASHTIANI, Dániel GARDENӦ, Jana FLOREKOVÁ, Josef SCHNEIDER, Karel FRIESS – Tailoring the O₂/N₂ separation performance of mixed matrix membranes via magnetic field.
2. Tamás RÓZSENBERSZKI, Péter KOMÁROMY, Péter BAKONYI, Nándor NEMESTÓTHY – Bipolar membrane electrodialysis-supported recovery of carbon dioxide from CO₂/O₂ binary mixture originating from CO₂ electrolyzer.
3. László KOÓK, Anna HAJGATÓ, Katalin BÉLAFI-BAKÓ, Nándor NEMESTÓTHY – A performance and robustness study on bioelectrochemical desalination under conventional operating regimes.
4. Petr STANOVSKY, Zuzana PETRUSOVA, Lenka MORAVKOVA, Pavel IZAK – Membranes for flue and waste gas purification: from intrinsic microporosity polymers to ionic liquid composites.
5. Szabolcs SZAKÁCS, László KOÓK, Zbynek PIENTKA, Miroslav OTMAR, Jan ZITKA, Wojciech KUJAWSKI, Tamás RÓZSENBERSZKI, Adrienn BOROS, Ahmed
   BAHAA, Kyu-Jung CHAE, Nándor NEMESTÓTHY, Katalin BÉLAFI-BAKÓ, Péter BAKONYI – Enhancing microbial fuel cell efficiency with polyaniline-coated membrane.
6. Szabolcs SZAKÁCS, László KOÓK, Zbynek PIENTKA, Miroslav OTMAR, Jan ZITKA, Wojciech KUJAWSKI, Tamás RÓZSENBERSZKI, Ahmed BAHAA, Kyu-Jung CHAE, Nándor NEMESTÓTHY, Katalin BÉLAFI-BAKÓ, Péter BAKONYI – Process of microbial fuel cells equipped with PANI layered membrane and fueled by kitchen waste based volatile fatty acids.

10:30 – 11:00    Coffee break

11:00 - 12:30 Session IVA – General membrane processes and separation processes – competition session

Venue: Main Hall – Imperial Hall

1. Grzegorz MICHALSKI, Gabriela KAMIŃSKA, Anna MARSZAŁEK, Ewa PUSZCZAŁO, Marcin KŁOS – Comprehensive approach to the treatment of explosives industry effluents: from assessment to process design.
2. Magdalena CIFUENTES-CABEZAS, Nasim KHATIR, Clàudia FONTÀS, Enriqueta ANTICÓ – Innovative functionalized membranes for the sustainable recovery of cadmium in brine solutions.
3. Eugeniusz ŚWISTUŃ, Tomasz BAJDA – Preparation and investigating the efficiency of magnetic biochar thin films in crystal violet and ciprofloxacin removal.
4. Laura PULIDO-BELTRAN, Jackie PARRY, Emmanouil H. PAPAIOANNOU - Evaluation of polymeric ultrafiltration membranes performance on E. Coli harvesting.
5. Katarzyna KNOZOWSKA, Patrick LOUERQUE, Lydie PAUGAM, Priyanka KUMARI, Harikrishnan BALAKRISHNAN, Wojciech KUJAWSKI, Ludovic F. DUMÉE, Annabelle COUVERT – Enzymatic membrane contactor-reactor for remediation of volatile organic compounds.

11:00 - 12:30 Session IVB – Membrane and Electrochemical Technologies
Venue: Officers' Hall

1. Boglárka BOCSKA, Kristóf Bence NAGY, László KOÓK – Bioelectrochemical current-driven urea stabilization and nutrient recovery from urine.
2. Barbara TOMASZEWSKA, Magdalena TYSZER, Leszek PAJĄK - Minimization of freshwater usage in hydroponic cultivation by mixing it with desalinated geothermal water – membrane processes.
3. Hanna JAROSZEK – Small salt, big challenge: removal of sodium sulfate from industrial wastewaters.
4. Agata KOSZYKA, Izabela ZIMOCH - Comparative economic-technological analysis of classical water treatment processes and membrane technologies using a decision support algorithm - a case study of the municipality of Grabow, Central Poland.

12:30– 13:00   Coffee break

13:00 – 14:00   Solemn Jubilee Session
Honourees: Prof. W. Kujawski, Prof. M. Turek
Main Hall – Imperial Hall
Language: Polish

14:15 – 15:15   Lunch

15:15 – 17:00   Session V – Poster Session
Venue: Main Hall – Imperial Hall

1. Anna MIKA, Janna WYCZARSKA-KOKOT, Anna LEMPART-RAPACEWICZ, Klaudiusz GOŁOMBEK – Analysis of a membrane system for water recovery in swimming pools - efficiency, challenges and future developments.
2. Kristóf Bence NAGY, László KOÓK – N and P recovery from synthetic urine using in situ electrochemical pH modulation.
3. Éva Anna HÜLBERNÉ BEYER, Piroska LAJTAI-SZABÓ, Viktória Zoltána VONYÓ – Cultivation of actinorhodin producing Streptomyces coelicolor on microstructured PES membrane surface.
4. Veronika KALAUZ-SIMON, Péter KOMÁROMY, Nándor NEMESTÓTHY, Tamás RÓZSENBERSZKI, Róbert FEJES ,Katalin KOVÁCS, Katalin BÉLAFI-BAKÓ – Biomethanization efficiency and microbial dynamics with hydrogen supplementation via PDMS membranes.
5. Cezary KOZŁOWSKI, Iwona ZAWIERUCHA, Bernadeta GAJDA, Katarzyna WITT – Highly selective and efficient transport of Au(III), Pt(IV), Pd(II) from
hydrochloric acid across polymer inclusion membranes containing ionic liquid as ion carrier.
6. Krzysztof TRZASKUŚ, Szymon DUTCZAK, Michał CHWALUK, Arkadiusz KNAPIK, Patrycja TURALSKA – Development of a CFD model for a membrane module designed for the separation of CO₂ and its photocatalytic conversion into C4+ molecules.
7. Sare Şeyma AKKOL, Wojciech KUJAWSKI – Membrane-based dehydration of fusel oil for enhanced ester production.
8. Justyna JAKUBSKA, Gabriela DUDEK – Biodegradable films as barrier protection.
9. Bernadeta GAJDA, Mariusz BOGACKI, Iwona ZAWIERUCHA, Cezary KOZLOWSKI – Facilitated transport of Co(II), Ni(II), Zn(II) and Cd(II) through polymer inclusion membranes containing 1-decylimidazole as a carrier.
10. Andrea ŽITKOVÁ, Pavel IZÁK, Kateřina BOTHOVÁ, Petr STANOVSKÝ – Flue gas cleaning using non-porous membranes.
11. Patryk PODGÓRSKI, Paweł GRZYBEK, Gabriela DUDEK – Highly selective polyamide membranes modified with bio-based nanoparticles for Li⁺/Mg²⁺ separation.
12. Katarzyna RYCHLEWSKA – Synthesis of zeolites from coal fly and bottom ashes and its application in zeolite membrane fabrication.
13. Joanna MARSZAŁEK – Sorption kinetics and swelling of commercial and immobilized ionic liquid pervaporation membranes.
14. Miroslav OTMAR, Zbyněk PIENTKA– Anion exchange membranes from triblock copolymer SEBS.
15. Miroslav OTMAR, Zbynek PIENTKA, Devendra KUMAR, Libuše BROŽOVÁ, Szabolcs SZAKÁCS, László KOÓK, Jan ŽITKA, Wojciech KUJAWSKI, Tamás RÓZSENBERSZKI, Kyu-Jung CHAE, Nándor NEMESTÓTHY, Katalin BÉLAFI-BAKÓ, Péter BAKONYI – Cation exchange membranes for bio-electrochemical systems.
16. Marta Iwona BOLIŃSKA, Janina PIEKUTIN, Urszula KOTOWSKA – Toxicity of selected hard-to-remove organic pollutants in the aquatic environment.
17. Dorota BABILAS-KRZYŻOWSKA, Litka CHROMIKOVA, Roman GABOR, Andrzej MILEWSKI, Piotr DYDO – Application of electrodialysis towards the 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium chloride ionic liquid recovery.
18. Sławomir KEMPA, Mariola RAJCA – Research on the suitability of modified pes membranes for use in a closed-loop water circulation system in a rubber manufacturing plant
19. Beata POŚPIECH – Separation properties of polymer inclusion membranes with tetrabutylammonium bromide in recovery of gold.
20. Andrej GRABOWSKI, Zhaolin XU, Jianfu WU – Measuring electric area resistance and conductivity of ion-exchange membranes.
21. Marcin KŁOS, Jolanta GUMIŃSKA – Application of conventional coagulation in water treatment by ultrafiltration.
22. Jolanta GUMIŃSKA, Marcin KŁOS - The use of turbidity and particle number measurements in monitoring filtrate quality in conventional treatment with polyaluminium chloride.
23. Lilla HÁRS, Marcin KŁOS, Gábor RÁCZ, Krisztina BORSOS, Gábor LAKNER – Possibilities for the reuse of biologically treated municipal wastewater.
24. Małgorzata KABSCH-KORBUTOWICZ, Małgorzata WOLSKA, Marek MOŁCZAN, Wojciech ADAMSKI, Jacek WIŚNIEWSKI – Comparison of surface water treatment efficiency using integrated pressure-driven membrane processes and conventional systems.
25. Edyta KUDLEK, Katarzyna MORACZEWSKA-MAJKUT, Witold NOCOŃ – Analysis of microplastic in rainwater from Silesia agglomeration by membrane separation.
26. Agnieszka Katarzyna PAJĄK, Andrzej JANKOWSKI, Ewa SCHAB-BALCERZAK (Co)poly(hydroxyimide)s based on 4,4’-oxydiphthalic anhydride ̶ effect of composition on properties.

17:00 – 17:20   Coffee break

17:20– 18:20   Session VI – Poster Session Language: Polish (no translation
provided)
Venue: Main Hall – Imperial Hall

1. Wioletta BARSZCZ, Małgorzata WOJTKOWSKA, Monika ŁOŻYŃSKA – Biocarbon sorption composite as an element supporting the processes of metal removal from water.
2. Anna KOWALIK-KLIMCZAK, Monika ŁOŻYŃSKA, Maciej ŻYCKI, Wioletta BARSZCZ – Development of a new sorption material based on carbonised leather-textile waste using chemical activation method.
3. Agnieszka URBANOWSKA, Przemysław SERUGA – Cleaning agents efficiency in ceramic membranes fouling removal after ultrafiltration of the municipal digestate liquid fraction.
4. Monika GÓRSKA, Renata CABAN – Analyze research quality improvement activities to ensure that raw materials, intermediate compounds and final products meet specifications in the rubber production process.
5. Izabela GORTAT, Joanna MARSZAŁEK, Jerzy J. CHRUŚCIEL, Paweł WAWRZYNIAK – Transport properties analysis of polymeric pervaporation membranes containing mineral fillers for the water desalination process.
6. Aleksandra JANUSZ-CYGAN, Grzegorz WICIAK, Katarzyna JANUSZ-SZYMAŃSKA, Marek TAŃCZYK – Transport properties of glassy polymer membrane after exposure to H₂S.
7. Rafał RAPACEWICZ, Edyta KUDLEK – Research on the process of separating pollutants from rainwater streams.
8. Izabela Zimoch, Aleksandra GÓRSKA - Assessment of the potential for disinfection by-product formation in groundwater using ultrafiltration and kinetic analysis of chloroform generation reactions.
9. Ewa Łobos-Moysa, Izabela ZIMOCH, Monika OCHMAŃSKA, Joanna KALKA, Erwin MACIAK, Światosław KRZESZOWSKI - Application of pressure-driven membrane processes for the removal of contaminants released from bottom sediments in the context of environmental risks – a case study of the Gliwice Canal and the Kłodnica river.
10. Dominika BOROŃ – Effect of inert gas on H₂/CO₂ separation in composite membranes.
11. Barbara PIECZYKOLAN Izabela PŁONKA, Katarzyna MORACZEWSKA-MAJKUT, Edyta KUDLEK, Witold NOCOŃ – Separation of micropollutants from aqueous solutions using biochar.

18:40   Meeting in front of the hotel

19:00   Dinner - Barbecue

Thursday 26 June 2025

07:00 – 09:00   Breakfast

09:00 – 10:30   Session VII – Membrane Technologies for Industrial Applications and Resource Recovery
Venue:Main Hall – Imperial Hall

1. Łukasz JAKUBSKI, Gabriela Dudek – Performance evaluation of hybrid pervaporation membranes filled with mixed magnetic chromites ZnCr₂Se₄ and CdCr₂Se₄.
2. Ester KOMAČKOVÁ, Lukáš SEDLÁK, Lukas HLAVATÝ, Ivan ČERVEŇANSKÝ, Jozef MARKOŠ –Application of hollow fiber ion-exchange membrane modules for brine valorization.
3. Lukáš SEDLÁK, Ester KOMAČKOVÁ, Lucia DROŠČÍNOVÁ, Jakub FEHÉR, Lukas HLAVATÝ, Jozef MARKOŠ, Ivan ČERVEŇANSKÝ – Effect of operational parameters on performance of multifiber module designed for lithium recovery.
4. Anna KUJAWSKA, Ambareen ATISHA, Mark BERNARDS, Ernest K. YANFUL, Urszula KIEŁKOWSKA, Joanna KUJAWA, Wojciech KUJAWSKI – Tailored nanofiltration membranes for the removal of ibuprofen, naproxen and diclofenac from water.
5. Mateusz SZCZYGIEŁDA, Ewa KILIAN-PIĘTA, Krystyna PROCHASKA – Application of membrane processes in the cosmetics industry.
6. Noura ABDELSALAM, Ramy ABDELGAWAD, Fatma ASHOUR – Optimization of water balance at phosphatic fertilizer complex using various treatment techniques.

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 12:45   Session VIII– Functional Membrane Materials and Processes for Selective Separation
Venue: Main Hall – Imperial Hall

1. Anna SIEKIERKA, Paweł RATAJCZAK – Ionic covalent organic frameworks for hybrid capacitive deionization for transition metal ions from battery waste.
2. Mário MIHAĽ, Ivan ČERVEŇANSKÝ, Jozef MARKOŠ – Separation of succinic acid from fermentation medium using pertraction hollow fiber membrane module.
3. Sylwia MOZIA, Kacper SZYMAŃSKI, Aleksandra PIĄTKOWSKA, Marek GRYTA – Removal of pharmaceuticals in a submerged photocatalytic membrane reactor with membrane distillation operated under solar light.
4. Smriti MISHRA, Xiaoke TAN, Roni KASHER - Covalent organic framework layers stabilized by methacrylate hydrogel on a porous support for removal of PFAS pollutants in water.
5. Daniel POLAK, Igor KOGUT, Aleksandra LOREK, Emilia OSZAJCA, Maciej SZWAST – Hybrid MOF+COF modified pvdf membranes for enhanced microfiltration of pharmaceutical contaminants.
6. Barbara TOMASZEWSKA, Magdalena TYSZER, Leszek PAJĄK – Heavy metals separation from geothermal waters for agricultural irrigation.

12:45   End of the conference and award ceremony

13:00 -14:00   Lunch