History
Research in membranes and membrane processes started at Lund University in the beginning of the 1970ies by Prof. Bengt Hallström (1924 - 2019).
Later, this research was successfully continued by Prof. Gun Trägårdh in Food Engineering and Prof. Ann-Sofi Jönsson in Chemical Engineering.
Since 2017 Prof. Frank Lipnizki is continuing this work by heading the Membrane Group and MemLab - Industrial membrane process research and development centre – at Lund University.
The membrane research at Lund University has a proud history with Prof. Nils Alwall (1904 – 1986) developing the first practical dialysis machine which led to the foundation of Gambro (now Baxter Health Care) and the successful collaboration with Prof. (hon.) Rud Fried Madsen (1930 – 2003) the former director of the Danish Sugar Industry promoting commercialization of membrane processes through his involvement in DDS Filtration (now Alfa Laval) and Filmtec (now Dupont Filmtec). Furthermore, Prof. Miguel López Leiva performed some fundamental work on dynamic membrane processes.
Today, the Membrane Group at Lund University is the largest membrane group in Sweden, and its research focus is on the water, energy and food security nexus combined with United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
