Chair(s): Qilong Ren
Co-chair(s)(from abroad): Jerry Y.S. Lin
Secretary-general: Qiwei Yang
Contact information: Qiwei Yang +86 13868067514; yangqw@zju.edu.cn
Introduction: Aiming to address the urgent global need for sustainable development, this session will bring together experts from academia and industry to present and discuss new separation materials, technologies and processes that offer precise molecular recognition and high energy efficiency. The event will showcase the latest developments in membrane separation, adsorption, distillation, crystallization, and other separation methods, and foster collaboration among scientists and between industry and academic institutions. Key topics include challenges and breakthroughs in greenhouse gas capture, water treatment, ultrapure chemicals, clean energy and advanced pharmaceuticals, as well as the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence to separation technology and engineering.