Potential Advances in the Manufacturing and Modifications of Thin-Film Composite (TFC) Membranes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Fabrication and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 26
Special Issue Editor
Interests: modification; formation; characterization; and performance of membranes; electrokinetic processes; water treatment and supply; biomass-to-fuels process development
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Thin-film composites (TFCs) are the dominant membrane format used in water desalination but can arguably be extended to other applications. Additionally, the overwhelming amount of chemistries and materials introduced into the scientific literature over recent decades has not been commercialized for multiple reasons, including manufacturing (cost) hurdles within state-of-the-art production methods. This Special Issue invites contributions examining new TFC membranes created by exploratory manufacturing and/or modification approaches. Contextual examples include coating and formation approaches such as molecular layer deposition, electrospray, and 3D printing, as well as modification approaches, such as additives, thermal or mechanical treatment, and new monomers. Research on new composite structures obtained by other means, such as the design and fabrication of new support membranes, is also welcome, encompassing, for example, hollow fibers and ultrahigh-pressure polymeric macroporous membranes. TFC development to enable further applications, such as organic solvent hyperfiltration or gas/vapor separation, will also be considered.
Prof. Dr. John Pellegrino
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- desalination
- hyperfiltration
- manufacturing
- modification
- thin-film composites
- supports
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