Membranes

Advanced Multifunctional Membranes for Sustainable Water–Energy–Resource Nexus

edited by Wentao Shang,

Jiaxin Guo

,

Pu Li

, Yizhen Zhang and Mu Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional membranes; resource recovery; anti-fouling & self-cleaning coatings; electrospun nanofibers; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); membrane distillation & thermal processes; emerging contaminants removal; life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable water-energy nexus

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Membranes for the Purification of Biotherapeutics

edited by

Ruben G. Carbonell

and

Cristiana Boi

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 378 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane purification; diafiltration; tangential flow filtration; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; membrane chromatography; flow-through polishing and purification; product capture; multimodal ion exchange; hydrophobic and affinity ligands for membranes; modelling and continuous operation of membrane chromatography; membrane purification of biologics; antibodies; antibody fragments; viral vectors; nucleotides; comparison of membrane chromatography to column chromatography; productivity; process mass intensity; eCO2emissions in membrane processes; capital and operating costs of membranes vs. column chromatography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Novel Membranes for Carbon Capture and Conversion

edited by Jieyuan Liu and

Naiying Du

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 18080 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon dioxide; multicarbon product; electrocatalysis; membrane; CO2 reduction reactions (CO2RR); CO2 capture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)

Membranes Processes for Marine Environment

edited by

Philippe Moulin

and Clémence Cordier

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11299 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea water; membrane processes; industrial applications; microalgae; aquaculture; aquapony; drinking water; reverse osmosis; ultrafiltration; membrane distillation; purification; extraction of interest compounds; biofouling; osmotic pressure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Functional Composite Membranes: Properties and Applications

edited by

Qieyuan Gao

and Shuai Guo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5689 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; energy harvesting; nanoparticles; 2D materials; integrated innovation; membrane technology alliance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Near-Membrane-Surface Effects During Membrane Distillation

edited by

Fei Guo

and

Zongli Xie

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3296 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-membrane-surface effects; membrane distillation; thermodynamics; heat and mass transfer; membrane design; modeling and simulation; polarization effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Membrane Bioreactors and Wastewater Treatment Technology

edited by Chungheon Shin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 458 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane bioreactors; wastewater treatment; resource recovery; membrane fouling; energy; carbon footprint; technoeconomic assessment; optimization; modeling; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Two-Dimensional-Material-Based Membrane Technologies

edited by Liheng Dai and Kai Qu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 446 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; 2D membranes; ion sieving; water purification; gas separation; energy storage and conversion; deslination

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Computational Advances in Mixed Matrix Membranes for Separation Technologies

edited by

Gloria M. Monsalve-Bravo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: mixed matrix membranes; computational modeling; molecular simulation; multiscale modeling; machine learning; transport mechanisms; membrane design; gas separation; water treatment; ion separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Model Membrane Platforms

edited by Ramanathan Nagarajan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: model membranes; liposomes; polymersomes; bicelles; tethered bilayers; supported lipid bilayers; emulsion membranes; applications of model membranes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Nano-Confined Transport in Advanced Membranes for Enhanced Filtration and Desalination: From Mechanisms to Scalable Applications

edited by Ning Wei and Yue Zhang

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 911 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-confined transport; advanced membranes; desalination; graphene membranes; 2D materials; nanofluidics; interfacial transport; molecular dynamics simulation; scalable membrane fabrication; digital twin; smart sensing; ion selectivity; thermal–mass coupling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Machine Learning-Enabled Digital Twins for Membrane Process Optimisation

edited by Olawumi Oluwafolakemi Sadare

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven modelling; physics-informed machine learning; digital twins; fouling prediction; membrane process optimisation; sustainable membrane design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Advanced 2D Nanomaterials for Ion-Selective Membranes: Design, Mechanisms and Applications

edited by Seunghyun Hong and Meng Sun

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-selective membranes; 2D materials; nanocomposites; electrodialysis; reverse electrodialysis; water desalination; redox flow batteries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Advanced Membrane Design for Hydrogen Technologies

edited by Jianuo Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9074 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen energy; proton-exchange membranes; electrolysis; fuel cells; membrane durability; nanostructured membranes; PFSA-free membranes; in situ characterization; multiphysics modeling; scalable fabrication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Recent Advances in Polymeric Membranes—Preparation and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Manuel Aguilar-Vega

and

María Ortencia González-Díaz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7195 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric membranes; water treatment; gas separation and membranes for biomedical applications; energy saving

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Applications of Membrane Filtration and Separation

edited by

Irish Valerie Maggay

and Su-En Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6829 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane filtration; liquid/solid separation; gas/solid separation; emulsion separation; microfiltration and ultrafiltration; membrane technology; filtration process design; desalination; wastewater treatment; membrane bioreactors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Ion-Selective Electrodes and Membrane-Based Ion Sensing Devices: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

edited by

Tingting Han

and

Li Niu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4491 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; solid-contact ion-selective electrodes; ionophore-based membrane; new signal transduction proposal; wearable sensors; environmental analysis; ion sensing devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Composite Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation

edited by

Haiqing Lin

and Gengyi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3746 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture; organic vapor separation; composite membranes; mixed matrix membranes; interfacial engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)

Membrane Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Water Treatment

edited by

Shengchao Zhao

, Q. Jason Niu, Chenchen Meng,

Bingbing Yuan

, Wenguang Wang and Kuo Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3085 | Submission Open

Keywords: reverse osmosis; nanofiltration; electrodialysis; membrane-based confined catalysis; thermal coupling membrane separation; desalination; removal of organic pollutants; membrane preparation and characterization; simulation of membrane processes; AI assistance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Ceramic Membranes: Preparation, Modification and Multidisciplinary Applications

edited by

Mohamad Fairus Rabuni

,

Mohd Usman Mohd Junaidi

and

Konstantinos Beltsios

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2423 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic membranes; membrane reactors; fuel cells and electrolysis; CO2 capture and utilization; AI-driven membrane design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Nanocomposite Membranes for Electrolysis, Fuel Cells, Batteries, and Desalination

edited by Lu Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2175 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposite membranes; electrolysis; fuel cells; batteries; desalination; electrochemical systems; membrane characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Biological Membranes In Silico—Unraveling Mechanisms Through Molecular Dynamics Simulations

edited by Haoyuan Jing and Yanbin Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1804 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular dynamics simulation; biological membranes; membrane protein dynamics; lipid–protein interactions; membrane fusion and fission; ion channels and transporters; force field development; artificial intelligence in MD; membrane biophysics; hybrid modeling; free-energy landscape sampling; kinetics/rare-event sampling; Markov-state modeling; coarse graining simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Application of Membrane Technologies in Food Processing

edited by Katia Rezzadori and Giordana Demaman Arend

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1408 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; food processing technology; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; forward membrane; membrane distillation; pervaporation; sustainable food processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Advanced Membranes for Hydrogen Energy Systems: Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

edited by

Damien Guilbert

,

Feriel Mustapha

and Bodo Gross

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1185 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell; electrolyzer; membrane; characterization; modeling; efficiency; degradation; materials; fabrication processes; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Metal-Organic Framework-Based Membranes for Applications in Molecular Separation

edited by

Fan Feng

, Jie Gao and Qipeng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 858 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; desalination; wastewater treatment; gas separation; gas purification; metal–organic framework; anti-fouling; MOF membranes; thin-film nanocomposite; mixed-matrix membranes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Synthesis and Mechanism Research of Polymer Membranes

edited by

Xiaocui Wei

and

Konstantinos Beltsios

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 810 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer membranes; functional polymer materials; membrane formation mechanisms; pore structure engineering; structure–property relationship; oil–water separation; ultrafiltration (UF); nanofiltration (NF)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Membranes for Electrochemical Energy and Related Systems

edited by Ramato Ashu Tufa and

Misgina Tilahun Tsehaye

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion exchange membranes (IEMs); anion and cation exchange membranes (AEMs/CEMs); bipolar membranes (BPMs); electrochemical energy conversion; carbon capture and CO2 utilization; hydrogen energy systems; resource recovery and circular economy; bioelectrochemical applications; membrane material innovation; ion transport and interfacial phenomena

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Advanced Membranes and Surface Modifications for Photothermal Antimicrobial and Separation Applications

edited by

Hao Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: photothermal membranes; antimicrobial surface modifications; membrane functionalization; light-driven separation; superhydrophobic membranes; oil–water separation; photothermal nanocomposites; responsive membranes; anti-fouling; intelligent packaging; water disinfection; membrane fabrication; surface engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Advanced Membrane Technologies for Hypersaline Wastewater, Groundwater, and Seawater Desalination

edited by Muataz Ali Atieh and

Tahar Laoui

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypersaline wastewater; saline groundwater; seawater desalination; advanced membrane processes; high-pressure reverse osmosis; membrane distillation; electrodialysis; fouling and scaling mitigation; zero liquid discharge (ZLD); resource recovery from brines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Membrane Technology for Resource Recovery and Separation

edited by

Jawad Mustafa

,

Priscila E. Valverde-Armas

and

Leonardo Gutierrez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 650 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; resource recovery; separation processes; water valorization; wastewater treatment; gas separation; hybrid membrane systems; sustainable process design; integrated membrane systems; circular economy

Design and Formation of Polymer Composite Membrane Material

edited by Edson Luiz Francisquetti and Mara Zeni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 603 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric membranes; polymers and composites; microstructure; preparation method; lifetime

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Advanced Molecular Sieve Membranes for Gas Separation

edited by Xiangshu Chen and Xueqin Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular sieve membranes; hybrid membranes; composite membranes; gas separation; advanced materials; membrane synthesis; material modification; performance optimization; industrial scale-up; separation efficiency; porous materials; sustainable separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)

Advanced Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) for Applications in Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer-Based Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe De Lorenzo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton exchange membrane fuel cells, PEMFC; anion exchange membrane fuel cells, AEMFC; proton exchange membrane electrolyzers, PEME; anion exchange membrane electrolyzers, AEME; PEMFC applications; AEMFC applications; PEME applications; AEME applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Membrane Processes for Microplastic and Nanoplastic Removal

edited by

Dinh Duc Nguyen

and Soon Woong Chang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastic and nanoplastic removal; advanced membrane materials; electrospun nanofibrous membranes; microfiltration–ultrafiltration systems; nanofiltration and reverse osmosis; membrane bioreactors; membrane fouling and fouling control; particle–membrane interactions; hybrid membrane processes; process optimization and modeling; water and wastewater treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Design, Synthesis and Applications of Ion Exchange Membranes

edited by

V. María Barragán

and

Hristo Penchev

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13377 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion exchange membranes; design; applications; structure–property relationship; chemical stabilization; ion transport enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Advances in Osmotic Membrane Process Modulation: Innovative Multiphysics Approaches

edited by

Ulrich Kruhne

and

Meisam Mohammadi Amin

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: osmotic membrane processes; forward osmosis (FO); pressure‑retarded osmosis (PRO); osmotically assisted reverse osmosis (OARO); multiphysics interaction; mass transport phenomena; hybrid osmotic systems; concentration polarization; electrically-assisted osmosis; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); data‑driven modeling (machine learning); techno‑economic assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Application of Membrane-Based Modern Solutions in Separation Techniques for the Recovery of Metal Ions and Critical Resources

edited by

Aleksandra Rybak

and

Aurelia Rybak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7342 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal recovery; wastes; advanced membrane technologies; hybrid membranes; adsorptive membranes; mass transport; adsorption mechanisms; mathematical modeling; design of modules; membrane reactors and absorbers; resources recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Advances in Membrane Desalination and Sustainable Technology Systems

edited by

Wilfrido Rivera Gómez Franco

,

Jonathan Ibarra-Bahena

, Ulises Dehesa Carrasco and

Yuridiana Rocio Galindo-Luna

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3910 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane desalination; membrane separation processes; renewable energy; brine treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Functionalized Membranes: New Trends in Preparation and Advanced Applications

edited by

Clàudia Fontàs

,

Enriqueta Anticó

and

Magdalena Soledad Cifuentes Cabezas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3465 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized membranes; membrane modification; sustainable membranes; water treatment; advanced applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Membrane-Based Technology for Drinking Water Treatment

edited by

Bin Liu

and Guangchao Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3445 | Submission Open

Keywords: drinking water; combined process; membrane fabrication; emerging pollutant; operation management; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; electrodialysis membrane; catalytic membrane

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Electrochemical Membranes for Micropollutant Removal

edited by Clémence Coetsier and

Clement Trellu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3046 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical membranes; micropollutants; water and wastewater treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Advances in Reverse Osmosis Membrane Research Through Computer Simulation

edited by

Size Zheng

and Hongyang Ma

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2805 | Submission Open

Keywords: reverse osmosis membrane; molecular dynamics; machine learning; computational fluid dynamics; interfacial polymerization; crosslinking; structure–property relationship; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Multiscale Modeling and Data-Driven Approaches for Advancing Membrane Separation Processes

edited by

Mohamed Taky

,

Soufian El-Ghzizel

and

Victor V. Nikonenko

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2729 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane processes; transport phenomena; multiscale modeling; fouling and scaling prediction; data-driven models; process modeling and simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Advances in Zeolite Membranes for Energy and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Qing Wang

and

Bin Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2169 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite membranes; novel membrane materials; molecular sieving; gas separation; pervaporation/vapor permeation; biofuel purification; membrane reactors; energy-efficient separation; sustainable processes; MOFs/COFs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Cutting-Edge Research and Technological Advancements of Membranes for Separation Processes

edited by Caio M. Paranhos and José Arnaldo Santana Costa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1758 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane process; polymer membranes; sustainable technologies; advanced membrane fabrication; membrane characterization; challenging membrane separations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Preparation, Optimization, and Applications of Proton Exchange Membranes

edited by Xuemei Wu,

Wenjia Wu

and

Bo Pang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1316 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen fuel cell; direct methanol fuel cell; water electrolysis; proton exchange membrane; proton transport; membrane preparation; membrane material; redox flow battery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Membrane Interaction Between Lipids, Proteins and Peptides, 2nd Edition

edited by

John Tien Jui Cheng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1099 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid membranes; lipid membrane biochemistry; membrane biophysics; peptide–membrane interactions; protein (receptor)–membrane interactions; unconventional concepts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Drug Permeability Across Biological and Biomimetic Membranes: From Simple Models to Combination Therapy and Digital Twins in Precision Medicine

edited by

Nuno Vale

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 902 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug permeability; biomimetic membranes; transporters/efflux; organ-on-chip; IVIVE; PBPK/QSP; drug combinations/polypharmacy; DDIs; AI/ML prediction; digital twins; precision dosing

Development, Characterization, and Application of Electrochemical Membranes for Micropollutant Removal

edited by Wenli Jiang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical membrane; micropollutants; catalytic oxidation/reduction; water and wastewater treatment; resource recovery; reactive membrane stability; membrane anti-fouling; membrane regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Engineering Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial-Based Membranes for Water Purification and Gas Separation

edited by

Haiqing Lin

and

Erda Deng

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional membranes; layered nanomaterials; graphene oxide; mxene; nanoconfined transport; wastewater treatment; ion sieving; CO2 capture; molecular selectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

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