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Zeolite Membranes and Membrane Reactor for Liquid Separation and Catalytic Application: Synthesis and Applications

edited by

Meihua Zhu

and Yongsheng Liu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite membrane; liquid separation; membrane reactor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Biomass-based Nanofiltration Membranes for Sustainable Chemical Separation

edited by

Xinda You

and Yanlian Xu

submission deadline 25 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 346 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass; nanofiltration membrane; water purification; ionic separation; organic solvent nanofiltration; high flux and rejection; antifouling; mass transport; new separation processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Graphene Oxide Membrane for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications

edited by Mengchen Zhang, Chao Xing and

Gongping Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2790 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene oxide; graphene oxide membranes; nano/subnanometer-scale channels; molecular/ionic separation; membrane performance; membrane applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Design, Synthesis and Applications of Ion Exchange Membranes

edited by

V. María Barragán

and

Hristo Penchev

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion exchange membranes; design; applications; structure– property relationship; chemical stabilization; ion transport enhancement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells and Water Electrolysis

edited by Bjorn Hasa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 500 | Submission Open

Keywords: anion exchange membranes; water electrolysis; fuel cells; ionomers; polymer; hydrogen production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

New Insights in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Applied to Membranes Processes

edited by

Abbasali Abouei Mehrizi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics); particle-based methods; meshless methods; membrane technology; water purification; energy consumption; machine learning; porous media; heat transfer; design optimization

Preparation and Properties of Pervaporation Composite Membranes

edited by Rui Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: pervaporation (PV); high salt wastewater; pressure driven; low energy consumption

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Membranes for Energy and the Environment

edited by

Philippe Knauth

Maria Luisa Di Vona

and Hongying Hou

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6160 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology for Efficient Membrane Separation Processes

edited by Chuanlong Ma and Lei Wang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; advanced membrane; membrane separation; surface functionalization/ surface modification; nanotechnologies; water purification; catalytic membrane; membrane characterization; membrane separation mechanisms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Membrane Technologies for Water Purification

edited by

José Antonio Mendoza-Roca

Silvia Álvarez Blanco

and Carmen M. Sánchez-Arévalo

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4545 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane processes; emergent membrane processes; water and wastewater treatment; water reclamation; pollutants removal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Smart Nanofibrous Membranes: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Xin Wei

, Yuying Cao and Tong Lin

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1534 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospinning; nanofibrous membrane; polymer composite; functional fiber; modified nanofiber; porous membrane; flexible sensors; smart nanofiber; nanofiber characterization; energy harvesting; filtration; stimuli responsiveness

Sustainable Approaches for Synthetic Membranes at End of Life

edited by

Maxime Pontié

, Mehri Shabani and Vandré Barbosa Brião

submission deadline 20 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 970 | Submission Open

Keywords: end-of-life membrane; reverse osmosis and nanofiltration; water treatment; membrane recycling; sustainable membrane technologies; circular economy; life cycle assessment (LCA); membrane reuse

Advances in Porous Hydrophobic Membrane Materials for Membrane Distillation

edited by

Alberto Figoli

and

Xue Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6004 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrophobic porous membrane; membrane distillation; anti-fouling; anti-wetting; configuration design

Research on Electrodialytic Processes

edited by

Kayo Barros

and

Valentín Pérez-Herranz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4573 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrodialysis; electro-electrodialysis; electrodialysis with bipolar membrane; electrodialysis reversal; fouling; concentration polarization at electro membranes; electroconvection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Membranes Processes for Marine Environment

edited by

Philippe Moulin

and Clémence Cordier

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1732 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea water; membrane processes; industrial applications; microalgae; aquaculture; aquapony; drinking water; reverse osmosis; ultrafiltration; membrane distillation; purification; extraction of interest compounds; biofouling; osmotic pressure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

The Thin-Film Composite Membrane: Principles, Productions and Applications

edited by Kátia Cecília de Souza Figueiredo and Camila Baldasso

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1286 | Submission Open

Keywords: antifouling membranes; phase inversion; polymerization; recyclation of membranes; TFC large-scale preparation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Membrane Technologies in Food Processing

edited by Katia Rezzadori, Giordana Demaman Arend and

Frederico Marques Penha

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1255 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane processing technology; food processing; microbial inhibition; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; forward membrane; separation; membranes for innovative and functional foods; integrated membrane systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Recent Advances in Polymeric Membranes—Preparation and Applications

edited by

María Ortencia González-Díaz

and

Manuel Aguilar Vega

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1018 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric membranes; water treatment; gas separation and membranes for biomedical applications; energy savings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Advanced Membrane Technologies for Wastewater and Solid Waste Treatment

edited by Heliang Pang,

Xiaoyuan Zhang

Xiaoxiang Cheng

and

Zhongsen Yan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane reactor; wastewater treatment; solid waste treatment; energy and carbon source recovery; novel membrane materials; anti-fouling; membrane fouling; fouling control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Sustainable Innovation in Membrane and Filtration Science for Circular Economy—Select Papers from AMSIC 2024

edited by Raja Ben Amar, Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes and

Ivo F.J. Vankelecom

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 306 | Submission Open

Keywords: materials preparation; composites; surface modification; innovative fabrication techniques (advanced manufacturing; nanotech; thin films); green processes; circularity; indigenous practices; artificial intelligence; modeling tools; filtration mechanisms; air filtration; gas/vapor transport phenomena; water treatment technologies and applications; membranes for chemicals; life sciences; microelectronics; fuels; oils; hydraulics; fuel cells; batteries; hydrogen production; power generation; hybrid processes; sensors; analytics; and structural characterization

Composition and Biophysical Properties of Lipid Membranes

edited by

Mariana Ferreira

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: mimetic membrane model systems; membrane permeability; membrane dynamics; cell recognition and signaling; lipid rafts; lipid– protein interactions; biophysical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Membrane Design via Molecular Simulation and Artificial Intelligence

edited by Difan Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: separation; hybrid membrane; atomistic simulation; artificial intelligence; molecular simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Thin-Film Composite Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation

edited by

Haiqing Lin

and Gengyi Zhang

submission deadline 10 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1892 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture; organic vapor separation; thin-film composite membranes; mixed matrix membranes; interfacial engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)

Recent Research in Pervaporation Membranes

edited by Rujing Hou

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: pervaporation membrane; stability; separation efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Lipid Bilayers: From Fundamentals to Applications in Bioengineering and Beyond

edited by

Tun Naw Sut

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid bilayers; biological membranes; bilayer interfaces; bilayer fabrication; bilayer characterization; bilayer application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Porous-Material-Based Membranes for Molecular Separations

edited by Ting Chen and Guangwei He

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous materials; MOFs; COFs; membranes; liquid separation

Membranes and Membrane Reactors for Gas Purification and Production: Towards More Sustainable Processes

edited by Pasquale F. Zito

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane synthesis; membrane characterization; membrane reactors; H2 production; CH4 upgrading; CO2 removal; zeolite membranes; polymeric membranes; palladium membranes; green processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)

Bipolar Membranes: New Trends and Prospects

edited by Xiaoli Ge, Subarna Kole and Hengzhou Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: bipolar membranes; electrochemistry; polymers; water electrolysis; fuel cell

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Design, Preparation and Application of Nanocomposite Membranes

edited by

Anele Mpupa

Philiswa Nosizo Nomngongo

and Azile Nqombolo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation/technology; nanocomposites; microextraction; emerging organic pollutants; trace analysis; water

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Nanofiltration Membranes for Precise Separation

edited by Shenghua Zhou, Guiliang Li and Yang Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3195 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofiltration membrane; ion selectivity; precise sieving

Innovations in Membrane Technology for Food Applications

edited by Juliana Steffens

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3154 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; membrane preparation and characterization; membrane processes; modeling and simulation of membrane process; food process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Other Areas)

Current Research into Membranes in Water Desalination Technology and Engineering

edited by Jimoh Kayode Adewole and

Hsueh-Chia Chang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1649 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; desalination; distillation; reverse osmosis; water filtration; fouling; osmosis; electrodialysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Advancements in Materials, Performance, and Sustainable Applications

edited by Hamid Mounir and

Jin-Soo Park

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC); PEM material; PEM cell properties; flow field design; water and gas management; operating parameter effects; fuel cell efficiency; PEMFC management; PEM performances; PEM fuel cell degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Electrochemical Membranes for Micropollutant Removal

edited by Clémence Coetsier and

Clement Trellu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical membranes; micropollutants; water and wastewater treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Membrane-Based Technology for Drinking Water Treatment

edited by

Bin Liu

and Guangchao Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: drinking water; combined process; membrane fabrication; emerging pollutant; operation management; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; electrodialysis membrane; catalytic membrane

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Tailored Ion Exchange Membranes for H2 Production and Fuel Cells

edited by Liliana Diaz,

Elvin Aliyev

and Graciela C. Abuin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: PFA-free polymers; bipolar membranes; PEM (proton exchange membrane); AEM (anionic exchange membrane); water electrolysis; seawater electrolysis; fuel cell

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Energy)

Interfacial Interactions of Nanoparticles and Molecular Nanostructures with Model Membrane Systems

edited by

Konstantin T. Balashev

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: monolayers; bilayers; liposomes; atomic force microscopy (AFM); fluorescence microscopy; X-ray and neutron scattering; nanoparticles; macromolecules; enzymes; protein– lipid interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Solar-Assisted Thermal-Driven Membrane Distillation

edited by

Chii-Dong Ho

and Yi-Wun Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar-assisted thermal-driven membrane distillation; microporous hydrophobic membrane; membranes separation processes; saline water desalination; optimal design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Potential Advances in the Manufacturing and Modifications of Thin-Film Composite (TFC) Membranes

edited by

John Pellegrino

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: desalination; hyperfiltration; manufacturing; modification; thin-film composites; supports

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Fabrication and Characterization)

Emerging Superwetting Membranes: New Advances in Water Treatment

edited by

Cailong Zhou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open

Keywords: superwetting membranes; water treatment; surface engineering; membrane separation; nanotechnology; heavy metal removal; organic pollutant separation; desalination; oil– water separation; membrane bioreactors; membrane fouling; membrane durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Biological Membrane Dynamics and Reorganization Induced by Light Changes

edited by

Radka Vladkova

Sashka Krumova

and

Nia Petrova

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3237 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane biophysics; thylakoid membrane dynamics; dynamic interactions and reorganization; transient complexes; dynamic changes in protein– membrane organization; protein/lipid hydrophobic mismatch as a driving force; lipid-phase induced enzyme activation; lipid sorting; protein oligomerization; molecular dynamics simulations; X-ray; cryo-EM and NMR structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Innovative Membrane-Based Approaches to CO₂ Electroreduction: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Mohammad Rezaei and Abdalaziz Aljabour

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 554 | Submission Open

Keywords: CO2 reduction; gas diffusion electrode; ion exchange membrane; proton exchange membrane; anion exchange membrane; membrane morphology; interfacial engineering; catalyst incorporation; reactor design; technoeconomic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)

Selected Papers from Membrane Society of Australasia Annual Meeting and Conference (MSA-AMC) 2024

edited by Chi Cheng and

George Chen

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; membrane materials; desalination; resource recovery; air filtration; wastewater treatment

A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Dr. Moises Carreon

edited by James M. Crawford, Jolie M. Lucero, Maria L. Carreon, Miao Yu and Surendar Reddy Venna

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10893 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Gas Separation)

Ceramic Membranes for Removal of Emerging Pollutants

edited by

Chanhyuk Park

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1648 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic membrane; water treatment; emerging contaminants; inorganic membrane; environmental

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Membrane Processes for Water Recovery in Food Processing Industries

edited by Claudia Muro and Rosa María Gómez-Espinosa

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1626 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane process; integrated membrane systems; membranes for food effluent treatment; water recovery by membranes; water reuse in the food industry; membrane fouling in effluents treatment; membrane characteristics in food effluents treatment; cost analysis for water recovery from food effluent treatment; environmental benefits of water recovery; energy saving in membrane process for food effluent treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

Recent Advances in Polymer Inclusion Membranes

edited by

Anna Nowik-Zaja̧c

and

Iwona Zawierucha

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 308 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer inclusion membranes; novel materials for PIMs; PIM characterization methods and interpretation; separation processes; membrane technologies; composite/nanocomposite membranes; PIM-based sensors; metal ions

Membrane Systems: From Artificial Models to Cellular Applications

edited by Tao Chen and Dongxia Wang

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: model membrane; membrane protein; plasma membrane; membrane dynamics; cellular processes; molecular dynamics simulation; hybrid membrane systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Recent Advances in Biomembrane Models for Studying Interactions with Bio-/Molecules

edited by

Jadwiga Maniewska

and Katarzyna Gębczak

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6386 | Submission Open

Keywords: drug– membrane interaction; polyphenols– membrane interaction; bioactive compounds; model lipid membranes; membrane proteins; membrane phospholipid composition; membrane channels; surfactants; new drug targets; cancer multidrug resistance; cancer chemoprevention; anticancer compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Green Membrane Technologies: Advancements in Materials and Energy Efficiency for Water Treatment

edited by

Jehad A. Kharraz

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1005 | Submission Open

Keywords: green membranes; nanoenabled membranes; energy-efficient water treatment; sustainable desalination; photothermal membranes; photocatalytic membranes; membrane materials; wastewater treatment; hybrid membrane systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Applications for Water Treatment)

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