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Membrane Engineering
Designing porous polymeric membranes and nanofiber platforms with controlled morphology, pore architecture, and transport behavior.
NIPSElectrospinningNanofibers
Membrane Scientist · Chemical Engineer
Muhammad
Prayogie Aulia
Developing sustainable, fluorine-free membrane materials for high-performance oil–water separation, emulsion treatment, and next-generation liquid purification.
Muhammad Prayogie Aulia
17+Indexed publications
3Academic degrees
2International awards
JP–IDResearch collaboration
Research focus
Materials for cleaner separations.
My work connects membrane formation, surface chemistry, and transport phenomena to solve complex liquid-separation problems with lower energy and environmental impact.
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Oil–Water Separation
Advancing selective separation of surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions, including challenging viscous oils and low-pressure operation.
W/O EmulsionMicrofiltration
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Sustainable Surface Chemistry
Using bio-derived polymers and fluorine-free modification strategies to tune hydrophobicity, wetting resistance, and fouling behavior.
ChitinSilanePFAS-free
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Biodiesel Dehydration
Exploring membrane-based removal of water from biodiesel as a lower-energy alternative to conventional thermal drying.
BiofuelDehydration
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Antifouling Interfaces
Understanding emulsion–surface interactions and developing durable interfaces that maintain flux and selectivity over repeated cycles.
WettabilityDurability
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Molecular Simulation
Applying molecular and mesoscale simulation to study interfacial interactions, contact-angle behavior, and membrane-formation mechanisms.
LAMMPSMDDPD
About me
Research at the interface of materials, chemistry, and sustainability.
I am a membrane researcher and Specially Appointed Assistant Professor at Kobe University, Japan. My research focuses on polymeric membranes for oil–water separation, with particular emphasis on fluorine-free hydrophobic materials, chitin-derived additives, and low-energy separation processes.
My current work combines membrane fabrication, interfacial characterization, separation-performance evaluation, and molecular simulation. I am interested in translating fundamental wetting and transport insights into practical membrane systems for industrial liquid purification.
Polymeric membrane fabrication
Surface & interface engineering
Sustainable biopolymer materials
Emulsion separation mechanisms
Current directions
Selected research programs.
Four connected programs move from fundamental materials design toward robust, application-oriented separation systems.
Fluorine-free membranes
Chitin propionate–polyketone membranes
Controlling membrane structure, wetting resistance, and fouling behavior through bio-derived hydrophobic modification.
Nanofiber platforms
PAN–chitin propionate nanofibers
Integrating hydrophobic biopolymers into electrospun membranes for efficient dehydration of high-viscosity oils.
Surface armor
Electrosprayed hierarchical interfaces
Decoupling water repellency from oil transport through micro/nanoscale surface deposition and silane assembly.
Energy-efficient processing
Membrane-based biodiesel dehydration
Developing selective, reusable membrane processes to reduce the thermal energy required for biofuel purification.
Scholarship
Selected publications.
A selection of peer-reviewed work spanning membrane materials, surface modification, fouling control, and oil–water separation.
2026
Fluorine-free bio-based modification of polyacrylonitrile nanofiber membranes using hydrophobic biopolymer for high-performance oil dehydration
Separation and Purification Technology · 410 · 139379
2025
Tuning membrane structure and fouling resistance via fluorine-free hydrophobic modification: Chitin propionate–polyketone membrane for efficient water–oil separation
Journal of Membrane Science · 739 · 124891
2025
Fouling-resistant superhydrophobic polyketone membranes modified with fluorine-containing silica for water-in-oil emulsion separation
Journal of Membrane Science · 713 · 123309
2026
Layer-by-layer modified cigarette filter membranes with tannic acid–ferric chloride complexes for antifouling oil–water emulsion separation
Journal of Water Process Engineering · 85 · 109807
Academic path
Career & education.
Academic development across Indonesia and Japan, grounded in chemical engineering and membrane science.
Appointments
2026 — Present
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
Kobe University · Japan
Research affiliation
Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology
Kobe University · Japan
Education
2023 — 2026
Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Science and Engineering
Kobe University · Japan
2020 — 2022
Master of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Syiah Kuala University · Indonesia
Bachelor's degree
Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering
Syiah Kuala University · Indonesia
Recognition
Awards & service.
Selected academic recognition and professional memberships supporting continued engagement with the membrane community.
Best PresenterThe 12th Annual International Conference
Best Poster AwardAsian Membrane Society / AMS14
MemberThe Society of Chemical Engineers, Japan
MemberThe Membrane Society of Japan
Collaboration
Let’s advance sustainable separation together.
I welcome research collaboration, academic exchange, student mentoring, and discussions on membrane materials and oil–water separation.