Emerging Topics in Electrochemical Engineering: Electrochemical Separations (Invited Talks)

Electrochemical separations are undergoing a renaissance in the field of chemical engineering. The resurgence has been fueled in large part by innovations made in material science, deploying advanced metrology techniques, and outside the box thinking in terms of new process architectures. Electrochemical separations combine fundamental electrochemistry tenets with core principles of separations science and materials science – making AIChE one of the best forums to host this Short Course. Recent developments have shown their feasibility in applications as diverse as water desalination, environmental remediation, selective ion recovery, and even gas-phase capture. Electrochemical separation processes can bring tremendous advantages in terms of sustainability and performance, including modularity, integration with reactors for simultaneous reactions-separations (an example of process intensification), on/off-grid integration, reduction of energetic costs, and minimization of secondary pollution. This session will feature invited contributions from experts in the field.