Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology for Efficient Membrane Separation Processes

Dear Colleagues,

The membrane separation process is a rapidly evolving field with a wide range of applications in various areas spanning from water purification and food processing to gas separation and pharmaceutical manufacturing. The process is energy-efficient and environmentally friendly, which is regarded as a novel route to a sustainable future. Recently, advanced materials and/or emerging nanotechnologies have attracted significant research interest in the membrane fabrication industry as they can significantly improve the membrane separation process, thereby ensuring its utility in future sustainable industries and society.

This Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the latest findings and insights in the areas covering advanced materials used as membrane materials and emerging nanotechnologies used either in synthesizing novel, custom, desirable membranes or in the surface functionalization of available membrane materials to improve the membrane separation processes for a sustainable future. We invite researchers to submit their latest research papers or comprehensive review articles to this Special Issue, which provides a unique platform to showcase the latest trends and advances in advanced materials and nanotechnologies for efficient membrane separation processes. The contributions may cover a wide range of topics. These include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Novel or newly synthesized advanced materials with desirable functionalities for membrane separation;
• Nanotechnologies used for synthesizing the advanced membrane materials or surface functionalization of membrane materials;
• Applications of advanced membrane materials in various industrial processes, such as water purification, food processing, gas separation, and pharmaceutical manufacturing;
• Investigation of the underlining mechanisms involved in membrane separation processes.

Overall, this Special Issue offers an excellent opportunity for researchers and scientists to share their latest research findings and contribute to the field of membrane separation and nanomaterials. We welcome any original research articles and review papers related to this topic.

Dr. Chuanlong Ma
Dr. Lei Wang
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Membranes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• advanced materials
• advanced membrane
• membrane separation
• surface functionalization/ surface modification
• nanotechnologies
• water purification
• catalytic membrane
• membrane characterization
• membrane separation mechanisms