Membranes

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

edited by Guobin Zhang, Nan Li and Shuanyang Zhang

submission deadline 16 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 476 | 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)

Membrane Processes for Water Recovery in Food Processing Industries

edited by Claudia Muro and Rosa María Gómez-Espinosa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9123 | 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)

Mathematical and Computational Modelling in Membrane Separations: From Preparation to Processes

edited by

Eleonora Ricci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2078 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport models; membrane properties prediction; membrane process optimisation; numerical simulations; thermodynamic modelling; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); molecular modelling; data-driven modelling; multi-scale models; structure– processing– property relationships

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

Membrane Distillation: Module Design and Application Performance

edited by

Lebea N. Nthunya

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1623 | 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)

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

edited by

Anna Kowalik-Klimczak

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1033 | 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 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

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

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

Applications and Assessment for Membrane Distillation

edited by Seunghyun Hong and Xuan Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane distillation; novel membranes; innovative configuration; optimal design; modeling; assessment; emerging applications

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

Functionalized Membranes for Water/Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Jianan Gao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized membranes; water treatment; wastewater treatment

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

Studies in Membrane Perturbation and Signaling

edited by

Yanxing Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane perturbation; membrane signaling; lipid– protein interactions; pore formation; membrane– protein complexes; molecular dynamics of membranes; membrane-mediated cellular responses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

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

edited by Kuo-Liang Chuang and

Maria-Chiara Ferrari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 167 | 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)

Innovative Frontiers in Osmotic Membrane Technologies: Advances in Forward and Reverse Osmosis

edited by

Javad Farahbakhsh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: forward osmosis; reverse osmosis; membrane advanced materials; surface modification; desalination and brine management; membrane fouling and cleaning; energy-efficient separation; stimuli-responsive membranes; modeling and artificial intelligence in membrane processes

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

Membrane Catalytic Oxidation in Water Treatment

edited by Ying Zhao

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 957 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalytic membrane; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); organic pollutants; hydroxyl radicals; ozonation; water and wastewater treatment; degradation pathways

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

Recent Developments in Inorganic Membranes for Sustainable Environmental Applications

edited by

Dong Zou

and Jinxin Liu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic membranes; membrane separation; membrane design; environmental remediation; novel membrane materials

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

Membranes Research in Tianjin University: Celebrating 130th Anniversary

edited by

Hong Wu

and

Zhi Wang

submission deadline 2 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3621 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced membrane materials; UF/NF/RO/FO membranes; gas separation membranes; oil/water separation membranes; pervaporative membranes; fuel cell membranes; MOF/COF membranes; mixed matrix membranes

Advanced Membranes and Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Juan L. Acero

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11560 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane processes; advanced membrane processes; membrane modification and use; water and wastewater treatment; water reclamation; pollutants removal; modeling; design; improvement

(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 10 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3892 | 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)

Ion Conducting Membranes and Energy Storage

edited by Qing Dai

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane structure design; ion transport; batteries

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

Sustainable Advances in Oil & Gas, Mining, and Environmental Technologies: Innovations in Membrane and Porous Material Technologies

edited by Arash Mollahosseini

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1691 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technologies; porous materials; sustainability; waste recovery; environmental innovation; oil sand; oil and gas industry; gas separation; ecological footprint; environmental technologies; resilient future; resource conservation; sustainable development; mining industry

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

Advances in Porous Hydrophobic Membrane Materials for Membrane Distillation

edited by

Alberto Figoli

and

Xue Li

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9522 | Submission Open

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

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

Applications of Membrane Filtration and Separation

edited by

Irish Valerie Maggay

and Su-En Wu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 863 | 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)

Membrane Proteins: New Insights into Structure, Dynamics and Functions

edited by

Matthew Coleman

and

Wei He

submission deadline 19 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 879 | 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)

Advanced Membranes for Fuel Cells and Redox Flow Batteries

edited by

Chuanyu Sun

and

Lihong Yu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 14690 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell; redox flow battery; proton-exchange membranes; cation-exchange membranes; anion-exchange membranes; porous membranes; amphoteric membranes

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

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

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14133 | 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)

A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Professor Simon Judd

edited by

Gaetano Di Bella

and

Riccardo Campo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3708 | Submission Open

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

Bipolar Membranes: New Trends and Prospects

edited by Xiaoli Ge, Subarna Kole and Hengzhou Liu

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

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

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

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

edited by

Jadwiga Maniewska

and Katarzyna Gębczak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16206 | 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)

Composition and Biophysical Properties of Lipid Membranes

edited by

Mariana Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8615 | 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 Distillation and Other Membrane-Related Applications for Water Cleaning and Desalination

edited by

Simona Renda

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6659 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane distillation; desalination; wastewater cleaning; pollutants removal; modeling; novel materials; innovative fabrication techniques

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

Membrane Technologies in Food Processing

edited by Katia Rezzadori, Giordana Demaman Arend and

Frederico Marques Penha

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5578 | 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)

Design, Synthesis and Applications of Ion Exchange Membranes

edited by

V. María Barragán

and

Hristo Penchev

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5038 | 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)

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

edited by Pasquale F. Zito

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3687 | 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)

Nanofiltration Membranes: Preparation, Structure and Separation Performance

edited by

Chunli Liu

and Wenjuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2938 | 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)

Electrodialysis and Novel Electro-Membrane Processes

edited by

Jiangnan Shen

and Junbin Liao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1914 | Submission Open

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

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

Polymer Electrolyte Membranes in Energy Conversion and Storage

edited by

Torsten Berning

and

Dmitri Bessarabov

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1756 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM); energy conversion; energy conversion devices; energy storage; fuel cell; electrolyzer

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

Membrane Application: Separation, Purification and Recovery of Metals in Industrial Wastes

edited by Paula Jungwon Choi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1574 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metal recovery; membrane process; wastewater treatment; ceramic membranes

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

Advanced Fabrication Techniques and Applications for High-Performance Polymer Membranes

edited by

Kaikai Chen

and Shu Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1444 | Submission Open

Keywords: hollow fiber membrane; nanofiber membrane; polymer membrane; membrane separation; advanced polymer science; high-performance membranes

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

Nanoporous Framework Membranes: Structural Design and Versatile Separation

edited by Yujie Ban

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane; metal-organic frameworks; covalent-organic frameworks; hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks; supramolecular organic frameworks; structural design; versatile separation

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

Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Biological Membranes

edited by

Jingjing Guo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 190 | 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 Systems for Metal Ion Extraction, 2nd Edition

edited by Michiaki Matsumoto

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal separation; ionic liquid; deep eutectic solvent; liquid membrane; electrodialysis; reverse osmosis; nanofiltration; extraction

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

Studies in Immune Evasion and Membrane Fusion of Virus

edited by Panke Qu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: immune evasion; membrane fusion; emerging viruses; glycoproteins; host factors; fusion-peptide; glycan; structure; vaccines; antivirals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

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

edited by

Tingting Han

and

Li Niu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 137 | 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)

Manufacture and Functionalization Modification of Membranes for Separation

edited by Lijun Meng and

Jun Li

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

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

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

Nanofiltration Membranes for Organic Pollutants Removal

edited by Qingquan Ma

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic pollutants; nanofiltration membranes; selective separation; membrane surface modification; electrostatic interactions; membrane performance optimization; membrane technology scale-up; hybrid treatment systems; membrane process modeling; environmental remediation

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

Preparation and Application of Nanofiltration Membranes

edited by

Meiling Liu

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 403 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofiltration; desalination; membrane fouling; organic solvent nanofiltration; interfacial polymerization; molecular separation

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

Membrane Technology for Sustainable Environmental Applications

edited by

Gianluca Di Profio

and

Elvira Pantuso

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane operation; water recovery; nutrients separation; water desalination; sustainable technologies; hypersaline solutions; bioseparation; biogas upgrading; hydrogen separation; waste valorization; circular economy

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

Application of Membrane Materials in Bioseparation and Downstream Processing

edited by Wei Zhang and

Lingxue Kong

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14816 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane material; membrane chromatography; membrane filtration; bioseparation; downstream processing; charactarization; process development; process optimization; scale up; mechnisitic study; process modelling

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

Advances in Porous Membrane and Its Applications

edited by Abdelkrim Abourriche and Younes Abouliatim

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; water treatment; desalination; gas separation; membrane materials; sustainability; membrane fabrication; performance optimization; industrial applications; environmental engineering

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

Biomolecular Interactions with Cell and Model Membranes: Integrating Biophysical Experiments and Computational Simulations

edited by

Luis Guilherme Mansor Basso

and Antônio José da Costa Filho

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomolecular interactions; model membranes; liposomes; micelles; lipid bilayers; membrane biophysics; protein– membrane interactions; peptide– membrane interactions; drug– membrane interactions; biophysical characterization; spectroscopic techniques; molecular dynamics simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Metal-Organic Framework-Based Membranes for Applications in Molecular Separation

edited by

Fan Feng

, Jie Gao and Qipeng Zhao

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; desalination; wastewater treatment; gas separation; gas purification; metal– organic framework; anti-fouling; MOF membranes; thin-film nanocomposite; mixed-matrix membranes

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

Membrane Fouling Control: Mechanism, Properties, and Applications

edited by

Rui Miao

,

Pei Wang

and Miaolu He

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3555 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane fouling control; membrane fouling mechanism; membrane filtration technology; advanced pretreatment method; hybrid filtration systems; fouling-resistant membrane; membrane surface modification; self-cleaning membrane

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

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