Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

Water is a vital element for life and the environment. The vast majority of water on the Earth`s surface (96%) is saline water in the oceans, and only a small volume of water has the quality to be used as drinking water. Water pollution has been documented as a contributor to a wide range of health problems. In recent years, water quality levels have greatly deteriorated because of rapid social and economic development and because it is used as a “dump” for a wide range of pollutants.

Many technologies have been developed to remove these pollutants. Among the different available treatments, “membrane technology” is one of the most viable alternatives, as it achieves high removal yields with low costs. For this reason, membrane separation processes play an important role in water and wastewater treatment. Different membrane processes, including microfiltration (MF), ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF), reverse osmosis (RO), electrodialysis (ED), and pervaporation, have been used to treat water and wastewater. Besides these, membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have great potential for the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater. In the last decade, new materials and fabrication processes have been developed to improve the performance of membrane synthesis and membrane-modification processes.

This Special Issue aims to cover recent developments and advances in all aspects of membrane and wastewater treatment, including membrane processes, combined processes (including one membrane step), modified membranes, new materials, the possibility of recycling and reusing membranes, and new technologies to reduce fouling and improve the efficiency of enhanced processes.

Both original research and review papers are welcome.

Prof. Asuncion Maria Hidalgo
Dr. Maria Dolores Murcia
Guest Editors

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