Membranes for Water Treatment and Desalination

Dear Colleagues,

Fresh water scarcity has become a critical global challenge. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), around 2.1 billion people in the world lack safe drinking water. Membrane processes such as reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration and forward osmosis have emerged as a promising alternative to conventional water treatment processes. Several water stressed countries rely on membrane-based desalination for supplying drinking water to its consumers. Nevertheless, there are many aspects in membrane-based processes which pose a challenge. These include tuning of membrane properties for selective rejection, optimizing membrane modules for energy efficiency, membrane fouling prevention, and modifying membrane properties to meet specific requirements for industrial wastewater treatment. In addition, the introduction of novel membrane materials based on carbon nanotubes and graphene have further revolutionized this field, while several others, such as zeolite-based materials, have shown prospects of removing 100% of salt from seawater, theoretically.

This Special Issue invites original contributions from researchers working in the area of membrane-based water treatment and desalination. We welcome manuscripts based specifically on this topic, yet which cover at the same time a broad spectrum from membrane materials to membrane systems. Work in areas which have not been commercialized yet, such as membrane distillation, are also encouraged. Manuscripts in the form of short communications, full research articles, and reviews on recent developments in all areas of this exciting and fast-growing field are welcome.

Dr. Shaheen Fatima Anis
Guest Editor

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• desalination
• membranes
• reverse osmosis
• nanofiltration
• ultrafiltration
• advanced materials
• nanomaterials
• functional materials
• inorganic membranes
• composite membranes