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New Discoveries in Fundamental and Application Research in Lipid Membrane

edited by

Kanta Tsumoto

and

Yukihiro Okamoto

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 299 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid membrane; analytical chemistry; vesicles; artificial cells; lipid nanoparticles; phase behavior/structure of lipids; cell membranes; microdomains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Selected Papers from Water, Wastewater, Waste—Infrastructure and Technology Conference 2026

edited by

Aleksandra Klimonda

and

Agnieszka Urbanowska

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; integrated membrane systems; emerging pollutants

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

Design and Functionalization of Separation Membranes for Advanced Applications

edited by Wensen Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 151 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional separation membranes; membrane design; membrane functionalization; structure– performance relationship; membrane characterization; modeling and simulation; liquid separation; gas separation; advanced membrane applications

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

Polymer Nanocomposite Membranes: From Sustainable Fabrication to Environmental Applications

edited by Edcleide Maria Araujo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric membranes; nanocomposites; wastewater treatment; gas separation; water reuse; sustainability; fabrication techniques

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

Membrane Technologies for Water Purification (2nd Edition)

edited by

José Antonio Mendoza-Roca

Silvia Álvarez-Blanco

and Carmen M. Sánchez-Arévalo

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 95 | 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)

New Advances in Membrane Separation Technology for Water Pollution Control and Membrane Fouling Mitigation, 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhonglong Yin

and

Weichen Lin

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; water pollution control; antifouling membrane; membrane cleaning; membrane fouling; self-cleaning membrane

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

Mixed Matrix Membranes: Shifting Focus Toward Complex and Demanding Separations

edited by Caio M. Paranhos and Daniel Eiras

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: mixed matrix membranes; complex separations; demanding separations; gas and vapor separations; water treatment; process intensification

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

Advances and Perspectives in Microfiltration/Ultrafiltration/Nanofiltration Membranes

edited by Carmen M. Sánchez-Arévalo and

Beatriz Elena Cuartas Uribe

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: pressure-driven membrane processes; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; membrane applications

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

New Challenges in Membrane Technology for Desalination

edited by

Junyang Tao

and

Shudong Yu

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane desalination; surface modification; antifouling membranes; membrane materials

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

Membrane-Based Technologies for Nutrient Recovery: Materials, Mechanisms, and Integrated Processes

edited by

Siddharth Gadkari

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; nutrient recovery; resource valorisation; forward osmosis; membrane distillation; electrodialysis; nanofiltration; wastewater treatment; membrane fouling; reverse solute flux; circular economy

Membrane Desalination and Salinity Gradient Energy: Process Modeling, Optimization, and Advanced Control

edited by

Alejandro Ruiz García

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: reverse osmosis; forward osmosis; pressure retarded osmosis; osmotically assisted reverse osmosis; reverse electrodialysis; membrane distillation; membrane capacitive deionization; process control

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

Recent Advances in Porous Inorganic and Reticulate Matter Membranes for Sustainable Separation

edited by Yi Liu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous inorganic membranes; membrane separation; zeolite membranes; metal– organic framework (MOF) membranes; gas separation; water purification; pervaporation; light hydrocarbon separation; microstructure manipulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Processing and Engineering)

Computational and Mechanistic Insights into Cell Membrane-Targeted Drug Delivery

edited by

Wenqiang Cui

and Shenhui Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: cell membrane targeting; drug delivery; computational design; molecular simulations; drug– membrane interactions; receptor-mediated targeting; membrane-active peptides; biomolecular design; therapeutic design; AI-driven molecular engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Next-Generation SURMOF-Based Membranes: From Controlled Growth to Advanced Separation and Functional Devices

edited by Tawheed Hashem

submission deadline 30 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: SURMOFs; metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); MOF membranes; thin-film MOFs; surface-anchored MOFs; layer-by-layer growth (LPE); selective transport; molecular sieving; gas separation; water purification

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

Membrane Proteins: New Insights into Structure, Dynamics and Functions

edited by

Matthew Coleman

and

Wei He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3596 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane proteins; solubilization methods; nanodisc technologies; lipid– protein interactions; synthetic biology; genetic manipulation; structural biology; functional studies; artificial intelligence; machine learning; computational biology; screening tools; high-throughput methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Membrane and Other Innovative Technologies for Water Purification: Design, Development, and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1248 | Submission Open

Keywords: membranes; water and wastewater treatment; filtration; adsorption; new material synthesis and characterization; activated carbon; aluminosilicates

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

Catalyst Design and Stability in Membrane-Based Electrolysis

edited by Chengli Rong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane electrode assembly (MEA)-based electrolysis; membrane science; ion transport and selectivity; catalyst– membrane interactions; stability and durability; catalyst degradation and durability mechanisms; operando and in situ characterization techniques; stability enhancement strategies

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

Novel Membrane Materials and Membrane Modification

edited by

Guangyong Zeng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; membrane modification; ultrafiltration/nanofiltration membrane; wastewater treatment; photocatalytic membrane; two-dimensional material membranes; hydrophilic property; antifouling ability

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

Advances in Biomembrane Structure, Dynamics, and Function

edited by Nesrine Aissaoui

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane structure and dynamics; lipid– protein interactions; membrane-associated proteins; membrane organization and remodeling; integrative structural biology; biophysical methods; molecular simulations; artificial and model membranes; mechanistic studies of membrane function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Advanced Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Treatment: Low-Cost Materials, Characterization and Modeling

edited by

Abdelmjid Bouazizi

and Mohamed Douma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-cost membrane materials; bioinspired membranes; wastewater treatment; porosimetric modeling; pore size distribution; ceramic and geomaterial membranes; membrane microstructure; capillary flow porometry; NMR/DSC porosimetry; hybrid membranes; AI for membrane design; energy-efficient filtration

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

High-Performance Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for New Energy Conversion and Storage Devices

edited by

Jingshuai Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton exchange membrane; anion exchange membrane; ion solvating membrane; fuel cells; water electrolysis; and flow battery

Synthesis and Properties of Zeolite Membranes

edited by Shuanshi Fan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite membranes; membrane synthesis; characterization; pervaporation; gas separation; solvent dehydration; microstructure; transport mechanisms; MOF– zeolite composites; membrane stability; thin-film zeolites; inorganic membranes; molecular sieving; energy-efficient separations; industrial scaling-up

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

Tackling Membrane Fouling: Mechanistic Insights and Advanced Migration Technologies

edited by Hang Xu and

Guang Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane fouling; antifouling membranes; sustainable wastewater treatment; membrane cleaning; fouling modeling; hydrophilic/hydrophobic modifications; membrane fouling prediction; artificial intelligence; machine learning

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

Next-Generation Gas Separation Membranes: Reticular Chemistry, Functional Fillers, and Scalable Fabrication

edited by Miso Kang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: mixed matrix membranes (MMMs); covalent organic frameworks (COFs); metal– organic frameworks (MOFs); hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks (HOFs); thin-film composite membranes; interfacial engineering; CO2 capture and separation; molecular sieving; filler morphology control; gas transport mechanisms; scalable membrane fabrication; CCUS (carbon capture; utilization; and storage)

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

Manufacture and Functionalization Modification of Membranes for Separation

edited by Lijun Meng and

Jun Li

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane manufacture; membrane modification; membrane separation technique; green fabrication

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

Membrane Technologies for Challenging Water Treatment: Salinity, Micropollutants, and Complex Matrices

edited by Jinxin Liu

submission deadline 1 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; saline wastewater; micropollutants removal; complex water matrices; membrane fouling; industrial wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; water reuse

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

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

edited by

Chanhyuk Park

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2738 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic membrane; wastewater; reuse; reclaim; treatment; inorganic; bioreactor; water reclamation

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

Regulation of Membrane Protein Function: Structural Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications

edited by

Alys Peisley

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane protein function; lipid composition; ion channel; GPCR activation; protein– protein interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Advanced Materials and Optimization of Membranes for Gas Separation

edited by Wenji Zheng

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas separation membranes; mixed matrix membranes; interfacial engineering; molecular sieves; MOFs; polymeric membranes; gas transport mechanisms; carbon capture; hydrogen purification

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

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