Membrane Technologies for Biohydrogen Production and Purification

Angelo Basile, a Chemical Engineer with a Ph.D. in Technical Physics, was a senior Researcher at the ITM-CNR as a responsible for the research related to both ultra-pure hydrogen production and CO2 capture using Pd-based Membrane Reactors. He is a reviewer for 165 int. journals, an editor/author of more than 50 scientific books and 140 chapters on international books on membrane science and technology; with various patens (7 Italian, 2 European, and 1 worldwide). He is a referee of 1more than 150 international scientific journals and a Member of the Editorial Board of more than 20 of them. Basile is also an associate editor of the: Int. J. Hydrogen Energy; Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Eng.; journal Frontiers in Membrane Science and Technology; and co-Editor-in-chief of the Int. J. Membrane Science & Technol. Dr. Rambabu is currently working as a Research Scientist in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Khalifa University, UAE. He has completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering on the topic of membrane materials. He has more than ten years of teaching and research experience. His research areas consist of membrane materials, nanoparticles, water treatment, biohydrogen, bioprocesses, algal biomass, and waste management. His research works also include modeling chemical and biochemical processes using various software. He has good expertise in industry consultancy projects and holds a good track record of journal publications. He has published more than 100 journals and conference papers in various leading scientific journals of Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Nature, etc. He has been listed in the Top 2% of Eminent Scientists list under Energy and Environment category for the year 2021 (Scopus). He has received several funded projects in research areas related to waste valorization, water treatment, and nanotechnology. He has been recognized as an excellent researcher by various professional/research bodies and obtained a number of research awards.

• 1. Introduction to membrane technology for biohydrogen2. Biohydrogen production techniques3. Role of membranes in biohydrogen technology4. Membrane bioreactors for biohydrogen5. Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) for biohydrogen production6. Microbial electrolysis for biohydrogen production7. Electrodialysis membrane for biohydrogen production8. Polymeric membranes for biohydrogen technology9. Non-porous polymeric membranes for biohydrogen purification10. Ionic liquid membranes for biohydrogen purification11. Advanced 2D materials for biohydrogen purification 12. Membrane technology for hydrogen storage and transport13. Membrane for Microbial fuel cells14. Pilot scale studies for membranes in biohydrogen technology