Ion-Exchange Membranes and Related Processes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2021) | Viewed by 7935
Special Issue Editor
Interests: membrane processes; electrodialysis; selective fractionation; bioseparation; desalination; biomolecules; valorization of co-products
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ion-exchange membranes (IEMs) currently represent an important class of dense polymeric membranes, and are playing a significant role in the development of electromembrane-related technologies. Some industrial processes based on IEMs, such as electrodialysis and electrolysis, are now well established and applied on a large scale. More recently, a significant interest in IEMs and related processes has arisen due to the emergence of new electromembrane processes including reverse electrodialysis, membrane capacitive deionization, redox flow batteries, microbial and enzymatic fuel cells, and ion exchange membrane (bio)reactors. These processes have found a large number of new interesting applications in wastewater treatment and the production of high-quality industrial water, as well as in chemical synthesis, in the food and drug industry, and renewable electrochemical energy harvesting and storage. However, in spite of the broad fundamental and applied research interest in the field of ion-exchange membranes and the emergent electromembrane processes, there is a margin of progress for further work on the development of ion-exchange membranes at lower costs, with better properties in terms of permeselectivity, electrical resistance, and chemical and thermal stability, and involving strategies to synthetize membranes in an ecofriendly way. Besides, the identification of the most appropriate operating conditions when operating at pilot scale under real conditions should be considered for the evaluation and optimization of ion-exchange membranes and related processes in new applications. Additionally, more fundamental research related to this topic, such as a better understanding of mass transport and fouling mechanisms, is also needed.
The scope of this Special Issue focuses upon these different aspects. Papers that include or report on the following are welcome: novel methods for IEM synthesis and surface modification with a focus on directions for green synthesis, analytical procedures to characterize IEM performances, operation and monitoring of emerging electromembrane processes, fouling characterization and monitoring techniques, strategies for the performance enhancement of IEM-related processes, theoretical and/or experimental characterization of the many complex phenomena occurring in electromembrane processes, as well as process simulation and stack design. Both original papers and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Loubna Firdaous
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Ion-exchange membranes
- Membrane synthesis
- Membrane preparation
- Membrane characterization
- Green synthesis
- Process development
- Emerging applications
- Stack design
- Transfer mechanisms
- Fouling
- Modelling
