Advanced Membrane Separation Processes: Technologies, Modelling and Applications
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Fluid Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 5
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Interests: chemical engineering; membrane processes; hollow fiber membrane module; desalination; membrane distillation; reverse osmosis; hemodialysis; heat and mass transfer phenomena; turbulence; computational fluid dynamics; numerical simulation; mathematical modelling; cross flow
Interests: chemical engineering; desalination; blue energy; salinity gradient power; reverse-electrodialysis heat engines; electrodialysis; redox flow batteries; membrane distillation; computational fluid dynamics; heat and mass transport phenomena; multiphase flow; stirred tanks; digital image analysis; techno-economic analysis
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Interests: chemical engineering; conceptual design of chemical processes; membrane processes for water and energy applications; mineral recovery; electrodialysis; reverse electrodialysis; desalination; brine valorization technologies; salinity gradient power; reactive crystallization; prototyping; mathematical modelling; numerical simulation
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Interests: nuclear engineering; membrane processes; desalination; membrane distillation; electrodialysis; reverse electrodialysis; hemodialysis; digital image analysis; thermochromic liquid crystals; fluid mechanics; turbulence; numerical simulation; mathematical modelling; computational fluid dynamics; heat and mass transport phenomena; stirred tanks; mixing; multiphase flow
Interests: chemical engineering; conceptual design of chemical processes; membrane processes; water and wastewater treatment; brine valorization; desalination; blue energy; electrodialysis; reverse electrodialysis; prototyping; fluid mechanics; turbulence; numerical simulation; fluidized beds; multiphase flow; mathematical modelling
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The increasing need for efficient and sustainable high-performance separation technologies across sectors such as environment, energy, health, and industry presents critical challenges that require the development and integration of advanced membrane-based solutions together with reliable modelling tools that accelerate scale-up and real-world adoption.
This Special Issue is dedicated to recent advances in membrane separation processes, encompassing experimental investigations, theoretical developments, multi-scale modelling and simulation (e.g., CFD, transport-through-pores, process-wide digital twins), as well as AI-driven optimization. Topics include state-of-the-art research on water and wastewater treatment, desalination, and gas separation, plus application-oriented case studies that demonstrate membranes in emerging clean-energy, circular-economy, and biomedical scenarios.
Contributions addressing osmosis-based technologies (e.g., RO, FO, PRO), electromembrane processes (e.g., ED, RED, EDBM), and filtration technologies (MF, UF, NF) are central to this Special Issue. Emerging areas such as membrane distillation, membrane crystallization, CO₂ capture, and hydrogen separation are also covered. Contributions on membrane separation processes in the biomedical field (e.g., hemodialysis, hemofiltration, and blood oxygenation) are welcome. We encourage submissions that couple experimental data with predictive models, such as to quantify mass- and heat-transport, forecast fouling, guide module design, or perform techno-economic and life-cycle assessments, highlighting how simulation supports practical deployment.
We invite researchers to submit articles, communications, or reviews on the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in membrane science and engineering, with a focus on the development of advanced engineered systems through experimental studies integrated with modelling approaches and demonstrative applications.
Dr. Nunzio Cancilla
Dr. Alessandro Tamburini
Dr. Andrea Cipollina
Prof. Dr. Michele Ciofalo
Dr. Giorgio Micale
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- membrane desalination
- electromembrane processes
- reverse osmosis
- membrane distillation
- concentration/temperature polarization
- hemodialysis
- membrane contactors
- module configurations
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