Membrane Fouling Characterization and Control in Water/Wastewater Treatment: Recent Advances and Future Challenges
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 July 2023) | Viewed by 337
Special Issue Editors
Interests: membrane separation technology; membrane fouling; oil-water separation
Interests: antifouling membrane fabrication; anaerobic membrane bioreactor; micropollutants removal; microbial electrolysis technology; energy recovery and wastewater treatment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Membrane separation, as an emerging water/wastewater treatment technology, has been widely used in urban-domestic-sewage treatment, water reuse, clean-water production, and other fields. However, the efficient and sustainable application of membrane technology is seriously challenged by membrane fouling, which leads to a sharp decline in membrane permeability, a significant increase in membrane filtration energy consumption, and a rapid shortening of membrane life. Membrane fouling can be described as a variety of influent components, including organic matter, inorganic matter, and biological pollutants, acting individually or jointly with the membrane materials to cover the membrane surface or block the membrane pore. Therefore, scientifically revealing, understanding, analyzing, and controlling fouling is of great significance for the development and application of membrane technology in the field of water/wastewater treatment.
This Special Issue aims to cover current developments and advances in membrane-fouling characterization and control in water/wastewater treatment, and original research articles and reviews are welcome, including, but not limited to:
- The impact of fouling formation and development on various membrane systems;
- The development of novel technologies for membrane-fouling characterization;
- The analysis of mechanisms for fouling in various membrane processes;
- The nanomaterials for membrane-fouling control;
- Membrane structure regulation for fouling control;
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Prof. Dr. Xiaoyan Guo
Dr. Mei Chen
Dr. Shougang Fan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- membrane fouling control
- fouling characterization
- water and wastewater
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