88. PMM Advanced Polymeric Systems for the Detection and Removal of Water Contaminants 2027
29.8.2027 - 2.9.2027
Conference Scope and Focus
The 88th PMM conference will focus on the design, understanding, and application of functional polymeric and hybrid materials for addressing pressing challenges in water quality. Emphasis will be placed on advanced materials engineered for selective sensing, recognition, and removal of a wide range of contaminants in complex aqueous environments.
The program will highlight recent progress in molecular recognition and sensing mechanisms, interfacial processes governing contaminant–material interactions, and separation and transport phenomena in membrane and catalytic systems.
Attention will also be given to emerging characterization techniques, multiscale modeling, and data-driven approaches that enable predictive insights into material performance and guide the development of next-generation water treatment technologies.
Topics
- Design and Synthesis of Functional Materials
Polymers, nanomaterials, hybrid systems, and bio-based materials engineered for selective contaminant detection and removal. - Sensing and Molecular Recognition Mechanisms
Advances in chemical and biological sensing, host–guest interactions, and signal transduction in aqueous systems. - Interfacial Processes and Contaminant Interactions
Adsorption, binding equilibria, and competitive interactions at material–water interfaces. - Separation, Transport, and Reactive Processes
Membrane science, diffusion, permeability, catalytic degradation, and integrated treatment technologies. - Characterization, Modeling, and Data-Driven Approaches
In situ/operando techniques, multiscale simulations, and machine learning for predictive understanding of material performance.