On January 20th, the first 2024 Expert Committee Meeting of the Nanofiltration Membrane Industry Alliance was successfully held in Beijing. The meeting was attended by the Alliance President, Jinde You; Vice Presidents, Guanwen Chen and Wenjun Sun; Secretary General, Richeng Dai; experts from the Expert Committee; and representatives from the founding and member units of the alliance. They gathered to share and discuss the past year's work, research achievements, and the development plans for 2024. Wenjun Sun, Vice President of Tsinghua University, chaired the meeting.

The meeting began with keynote reports by renowned experts and scholars in the nanofiltration membrane industry, including Yunxia Hu from TianGong University, Xiaoming Wang from Tsinghua University, and Christina Fang from Ochemate. They presented topics such as the development of membrane materials, the application of membrane technology in water treatment, and industry development trends, providing insights into the latest technological advancements in the field. The continuous emergence of a series of scientific research achievements indicates that China's research and application in nanofiltration membranes are gradually reaching new heights.

Jinde You, President of the Nanofiltration Membrane Industry Alliance, highly praised the achievements and roles of nanofiltration membrane technology. He pointed out that nanofiltration membranes are among the most promising membrane technologies in various applications. Significant progress has been made in advanced water treatment, but further in-depth research is needed on organic matter treatment, focusing on membrane pore size and raw materials. He called on the Expert Committee to fully utilize their professional capabilities, actively organize research activities, and establish higher standards of supply and demand.

In response, experts from the Expert Committee, representatives from the foundings, members, and professors from universities such as East China University of Science and Technology, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tongji University, Tsinghua University, Nanjing Tech University, and Harbin Institute of Technology engaged in in-depth discussions on the current state of the nanofiltration membrane industry, key challenges, preparation processes, and performance of nanofiltration membrane materials. They provided valuable suggestions for the future development of the alliance.

For the future development of the alliance, Secretary General Dai Richeng emphasized the importance of "building platforms, strengthening services, and promoting development." He pointed out the need to fully leverage the alliance's platform role, increase academic exchange sessions, focus on integrating production and research, apply mature research technologies from universities to enterprises, and promote diversified enterprise needs to universities. This would enhance timely research, achieve technology transfer, and support the integrated development of industry, academia, and research. He stressed the importance of focusing on water treatment as the core goal of nanofiltration research and expanding its application to more fields based on this foundation.

Moving forward, the Nanofiltration Membrane Industry Alliance will continue to focus on the innovative development and application of nanofiltration membrane technology in China. It will enhance communication and interaction among member units, collaborate to address feedback from academia and industry and provide excellent service and support. The alliance also looks forward to more enthusiasts of nanofiltration technology joining the alliance, promoting school-enterprise cooperation, optimizing industry layout, achieving resource sharing, and gradually enhancing the influence of the nanofiltration alliance. This will drive the development of a sound nanofiltration membrane industry and market.