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Ceramic Membranes for Wastewater and Water Reuse (2nd Edition)
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Ceramic Membranes for Wastewater and Water Reuse (2nd Edition)

A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications for Water Treatment".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 829

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Chanhyuk Park

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Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Seoul 03760, Republic of Korea
Interests: membrane processes; ceramic membranes; 2D nanostructured materials; particle and microplastic transport; water reuse
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Following the success of “Ceramic Membranes for Wastewater and Water Reuse” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/membranes/special_issues/ceramic_membrane), we are pleased to announce the launch of the second edition of this Special Issue.

Tremendous research focused on ceramic membranes for water and wastewater treatment has identified different fundamental and scientific approaches to their industrial implementation. Compared with polymeric membranes, these impressive developments in novel materials and modifications of ceramic membranes have significant advantages. 

This Special Issue, “Ceramic Membranes for Wastewater and Water Reuse”, of the journal Membranes aims to collect original, high-quality articles that explore the potential of ceramic membranes for a wide range of applications related to various domestic/industrial wastewater and water reuse technologies. Topics include, but are not limited to, new materials and modifications, water and wastewater treatment, water reuse technologies, membrane fouling and cleaning, and industrial applications. Authors are invited to submit their latest results; both original papers and reviews are welcome.

Dr. Chanhyuk Park
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

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 2200 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.

Keywords

  • ceramic membrane
  • wastewater
  • reuse
  • reclaim
  • treatment
  • inorganic
  • bioreactor
  • water reclamation

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Cost-Effective and Durable Ceramic Membrane: Fabrication and Performance Optimization
by Ahmed H. El-Shazly and Yomna A. Fahmy
Membranes 2025, 15(10), 307; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes15100307 - 9 Oct 2025
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The main objective of this work is to develop a cost-effective and durable ceramic membrane for water purification. The low-cost ceramic membrane was fabricated using readily available materials, such as clays, aluminum oxide, and calcium carbonate, The membrane was fabricated by uniaxial pressing [...] Read more.
The main objective of this work is to develop a cost-effective and durable ceramic membrane for water purification. The low-cost ceramic membrane was fabricated using readily available materials, such as clays, aluminum oxide, and calcium carbonate, The membrane was fabricated by uniaxial pressing at different pressures and sintering temperatures, then tested using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and XRD. The porosity of the resulting membrane was 38.7%, and the contact angle was 65° indicating good hydrophilicity for filtration applications. The main composition was 70% clay, 25% CaCO3, and 5% alumina. The removal % for methylene blue was tested at varying concentrations, achieving up to 99% removal, an initial flux of 496.8 L m−2 h−1, and an average pore size of 2 µm. Furthermore, the research explores the effect of backwashing cycles and techniques on the membrane long-term performance. The results indicated that washing the membrane for four cycles to cleanness has achieved an improved efficiency of the membrane and % dye rejection. Back washing was achieved using no chemicals; only distilled water and drying were used. A preliminary costs assessment of the production for affordable membrane resulted in a value of 170 USD/m2. The findings demonstrate that optimizing backwashing cycles is essential for prolonging the membrane lifespan and lowering operation costs. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ceramic Membranes for Wastewater and Water Reuse (2nd Edition))
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