Membranes

Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Advanced Separation Membrane Materials

edited by Hao Yang and Meidi Wang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 15657 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced membrane materials; membrane preparation; membrane characterization; membrane scale-up; smart membranes; sustainable membrane processes

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

Novel Membranes for Carbon Capture and Conversion

edited by Jieyuan Liu and

Naiying Du

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11005 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon dioxide; multicarbon product; electrocatalysis; membrane; CO2 reduction reactions (CO2RR); CO2 capture

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

Membranes: Where Chemistry and Physics Converge for Biology

edited by

Dilip Shrestha

and

James Ho

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: stiffness; membrane curvature; membrane heterogeneity; liposomes; next-generation drug delivery particles; biomimetic nanoparticles; membrane mechanics; computer simulation of membrane; fluorescence correlations spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Nanocomposite Membranes for Electrolysis, Fuel Cells, Batteries, and Desalination

edited by Lu Guo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposite membranes; electrolysis; fuel cells; batteries; desalination; electrochemical systems; membrane characterization

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

Biological Membranes In Silico—Unraveling Mechanisms Through Molecular Dynamics Simulations

edited by Haoyuan Jing and Yanbin Wang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular dynamics simulation; biological membranes; membrane protein dynamics; lipid– protein interactions; membrane fusion and fission; ion channels and transporters; force field development; artificial intelligence in MD; membrane biophysics; hybrid modeling; free-energy landscape sampling; kinetics/rare-event sampling; Markov-state modeling; coarse graining simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Computational Advances in Mixed Matrix Membranes for Separation Technologies

edited by

Gloria M. Monsalve-Bravo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: mixed matrix membranes; computational modeling; molecular simulation; multiscale modeling; machine learning; transport mechanisms; membrane design; gas separation; water treatment; ion separation

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

Advanced Membrane Technologies for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater and Emerging Contaminants: Challenges and Innovations

edited by Mohammed J. K. Bashir and

Choon Aun Ng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3252 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial wastewater; emerging contaminants; advanced membrane technology; nanofiltration; membrane bioreactors; water reuse

Near-Membrane-Surface Effects During Membrane Distillation

edited by

Fei Guo

and

Zongli Xie

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1891 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-membrane-surface effects; membrane distillation; thermodynamics; heat and mass transfer; membrane design; modeling and simulation; polarization effects

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

Electrodialysis and Reverse Electrodialysis in Ion-Exchange Membrane Systems

edited by

Antonio A. Moya

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1290 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-exchange membrane systems; electrodialysis; reverse electrodialysis; electro-membrane processes

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

Membrane Fouling in Water/Wastewater Treatment: Mechanisms, Effects, and Control

edited by

Liguo Shen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane fouling; anti-fouling and cleaning; water treatment

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

Two-Dimensional Material-Based Membranes for High-Performance Separations

edited by Peifu Cheng,

Pavan Chaturvedi

, Jumi Deka and Kundan Saha

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 232 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; membranes; nanopores; nanoporous atomically thin membranes; lamellar structure; composite membranes; separations

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

Advances in Graphene-Based Membranes for Next-Generation Separation Technologies

edited by

Quan Liu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 207 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene-based membranes; 2D materials; gas separation; liquid separation; mass transport mechanisms

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

Two-Dimensional-Material-Based Membrane Technologies

edited by Liheng Dai and Kai Qu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; 2D membranes; ion sieving; water purification; gas separation; energy storage and conversion; deslination

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

Fabrication and Performance of Metal–Organic Framework Membranes

edited by Yunchuan Pu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane; MOFs; fabrication strategy; transport mechanisms; separation performance; defect engineering; interfacial compatibility; 2D material; ultrathin membrane

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

Electrochemical Membrane and Membrane Processes

edited by Baoguo Wang

submission deadline 10 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2786 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion exchange membranes; renewable energy conversion and storage; flow battery; water electrolyzer; membrane electrode assembly (MEA)

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

Recent Advances in Polymeric Membranes—Preparation and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Manuel Aguilar Vega

and

María Ortencia González-Díaz

submission deadline 15 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1582 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Zeolite Membranes for Energy and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Qing Wang

and

Bin Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 973 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolite membranes; novel membrane materials; molecular sieving; gas separation; pervaporation/vapor permeation; biofuel purification; membrane reactors; energy-efficient separation; sustainable processes; MOFs/COFs

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

Membrane Processes for Water Recovery in Food Processing Industries

edited by Claudia Muro and Rosa María Gómez-Espinosa

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15181 | 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)

Current Research into Membranes in Water Desalination Technology and Engineering

edited by Jimoh Kayode Adewole and

Hsueh-Chia Chang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5808 | 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)

Design and Characterization of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs)

edited by Guobin Zhang, Nan Li and Shuanyang Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2689 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC); material synthesis; design and optimization; advanced membrane material; heat and mass transfer; modeling and simulation; hydrothermal management

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

Design, Preparation and Application of Nanocomposite Membranes

edited by

Anele Mpupa

,

Philiswa Nosizo Nomngongo

and Azile Nqombolo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1415 | 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)

Functionalized Membranes: New Trends in Preparation and Advanced Applications

edited by

Clàudia Fontàs

,

Enriqueta Anticó

and

Magdalena Cifuentes Cabezas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 506 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized membranes; membrane modification; sustainable membranes; water treatment; advanced applications

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

Ceramic Membranes: Preparation, Modification and Multidisciplinary Applications

edited by

Mohamad Fairus Rabuni

,

Mohd Usman Mohd Junaidi

and

Konstantinos Beltsios

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic membranes; membrane reactors; fuel cells and electrolysis; CO2 capture and utilization; AI-driven membrane design

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

Advances in Reverse Osmosis Membrane Research Through Computer Simulation

edited by

Size Zheng

and Hongyang Ma

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: reverse osmosis membrane; molecular dynamics; machine learning; computational fluid dynamics; interfacial polymerization; crosslinking; structure– property relationship; water treatment

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

Engineering Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial-Based Membranes for Water Purification and Gas Separation

edited by

Haiqing Lin

and

Erda Deng

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional membranes; layered nanomaterials; graphene oxide; mxene; nanoconfined transport; wastewater treatment; ion sieving; CO2 capture; molecular selectivity

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

Structural Dynamics of Membrane Proteins in the Nervous System: Integrative Approaches to Neurobiology

edited by

Alys Peisley

and

Yuhua Song

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane proteins; structural dynamics; conformational change; cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM); molecular dynamics simulations; lipid bilayer interactions; protein– lipid interactions; protein– membrane interactions; ion channels; G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs); protein– protein interactions; neural signaling; synaptic transmission; membrane structure and function; neuroscience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Membrane Distillation: Module Design and Application Performance

edited by

Lebea N. Nthunya

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6626 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane distillation crystallization; resource recovery; circular economy; zero liquid discharge; desalination; wastewater treatment

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

A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Professor Simon Judd

edited by

Gaetano Di Bella

and

Riccardo Campo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4447 | Submission Open

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

Towards the Circular Economy—Membrane Processes for the Recovery of Water and Nutrients from Wastewater (2nd Edition)

edited by

Anna Kowalik-Klimczak

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2009 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; membrane processes; water; nutrients; wastewater

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

Advances in Modified Thin-Film Composite (TFC) Membranes: Innovations in Selective, Intermediate, and Support Structures

edited by Shabin Mohammed and Hanaa Hegab

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1829 | Submission Open

Keywords: TFC; polyamide membrane; membrane support; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis

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

Advanced Membrane Design for Hydrogen Technologies

edited by Jianuo Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 445 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen energy; proton-exchange membranes; electrolysis; fuel cells; membrane durability; nanostructured membranes; PFSA-free membranes; in situ characterization; multiphysics modeling; scalable fabrication

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

Advanced Membrane Technologies for Gas Capture and Clean Energy: Multiscale Insights and Applications

edited by Kuo-Liang Chuang and

Maria-Chiara Ferrari

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas separation membranes; CO₂ capture; hydrogen purification; biogas upgrading; advanced membrane materials; membrane system integration; membrane simulation; machine learning in membrane design; harsh environment performance; energy-efficient gas processing

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

Advanced Membranes for Hydrogen Energy Systems: Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

edited by

Damien Guilbert

,

Feriel Mustapha

and Bodo Gross

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell; electrolyzer; membrane; characterization; modeling; efficiency; degradation; materials; fabrication processes; life cycle assessment

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

New Advances in Membrane Separation Technology for Water Pollution Control and Membrane Fouling Mitigation

edited by

Zhonglong Yin

and

Weichen Lin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14002 | 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)

Recent Advances in Fluorine-Free Membranes

edited by Tamas Nemeth, Patrick Fortin and

Annarosa Gugliuzza

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4706 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; water filtration; membrane separation; ion exchange membranes; fluorine-free membranes

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

Applications of Membrane Filtration and Separation

edited by

Irish Valerie Maggay

and Su-En Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3411 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane filtration; liquid/solid separation; gas/solid separation; emulsion separation; microfiltration and ultrafiltration; membrane technology; filtration process design; desalination; wastewater treatment; membrane bioreactors

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

Ion-Selective Electrodes and Membrane-Based Ion Sensing Devices: Materials, Mechanisms, and Applications

edited by

Tingting Han

and

Li Niu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2050 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; solid-contact ion-selective electrodes; ionophore-based membrane; new signal transduction proposal; wearable sensors; environmental analysis; ion sensing devices

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

Application of Membrane-Based Modern Solutions in Separation Techniques for the Recovery of Metal Ions and Critical Resources

edited by

Aleksandra Rybak

and

Aurelia Rybak

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 626 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal recovery; wastes; advanced membrane technologies; hybrid membranes; adsorptive membranes; mass transport; adsorption mechanisms; mathematical modeling; design of modules; membrane reactors and absorbers; resources recovery

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

Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Biological Membranes

edited by

Jingjing Guo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: biological membranes; molecular dynamics simulations; lipid bilayers; membrane proteins; lipid– protein interactions; membrane dynamics; ion channels; membrane permeability; membrane fusion and fission; computational biophysics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Membrane Technology for Resource Recovery and Separation

edited by

Jawad Mustafa

,

Priscila E. Valverde-Armas

and

Leonardo Gutierrez

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; resource recovery; separation processes; water valorization; wastewater treatment; gas separation; hybrid membrane systems; sustainable process design; integrated membrane systems; circular economy

Preparation, Optimization, and Applications of Proton Exchange Membranes

edited by Xuemei Wu,

Wenjia Wu

and

Bo Pang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen fuel cell; direct methanol fuel cell; water electrolysis; proton exchange membrane; proton transport; membrane preparation; membrane material; redox flow battery

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

Hybrid and Multi-Functional Composite Membranes for Sustainable and Scalable Water Systems

edited by

Mariam Ouda

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional membranes; ultrafiltration; advanced materials; hybrid membrane processes; techno-economic analysis; antifouling; wastewater reuse; desalination pretreatment; pilot-scale; emerging contaminants (PFAS; nanoplastics; pharmaceuticals); sustainable water systems

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

Membranes for Electrochemical Energy and Related Systems

edited by Ramato Ashu Tufa and

Misgina Tilahun Tsehaye

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion exchange membranes (IEMs); anion and cation exchange membranes (AEMs/CEMs); bipolar membranes (BPMs); electrochemical energy conversion; carbon capture and CO2 utilization; hydrogen energy systems; resource recovery and circular economy; bioelectrochemical applications; membrane material innovation; ion transport and interfacial phenomena

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

Advances in Membrane Desalination and Sustainable Technology Systems

edited by

Wilfrido Rivera Gómez Franco

,

Jonathan Ibarra-Bahena

, Ulises Dehesa Carrasco and

Yuridiana Rocio Galindo-Luna

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane desalination; membrane separation processes; renewable energy; brine treatment

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

Current Studies in Functionalized Ion Separation Membrane Materials

edited by Cuijing Liu, Miaolu He and

Mengyang Hu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced membrane materials; membrane functionalization; ion separation

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

Advanced Molecular Sieve Membranes for Gas Separation

edited by Xiangshu Chen and Xueqin Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular sieve membranes; hybrid membranes; composite membranes; gas separation; advanced materials; membrane synthesis; material modification; performance optimization; industrial scale-up; separation efficiency; porous materials; sustainable separation

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

Nanofiltration Membranes: Preparation, Structure and Separation Performance

edited by

Chunli Liu

and Wenjuan Zhang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5523 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric nanofiltration membranes; inorganic nanofiltration membranes; novel membrane preparation methods; novel membrane characterization methods; nanofiltration membranes with enhanced performance and stability; fouling study of nanofiltration membranes; relationship between structure and performance; applications of nanofiltration membranes

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

Membrane Proteins: New Insights into Structure, Dynamics and Functions

edited by

Matthew Coleman

and

Wei He

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1816 | 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 Applications for Molecular Purification

edited by

Jian Zuo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1247 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; molecular purification; pharmaceutical purification; food ingredient separation; bioprocessing membranes; hybrid separation processes; process intensification

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

Electrodialysis and Novel Electro-Membrane Processes

edited by

Jiangnan Shen

and Junbin Liao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3938 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-exchange membrane; electrodialysis; desalination; concentration; selective separation

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

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