Coatings and Modification of Nanofiltration Membranes
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Functional Polymer Coatings and Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 June 2022) | Viewed by 373
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Selectively permeable membranes offer efficient, environmentally friendly separation solutions for water purification with which to solve water scarcity. Among them, nanofiltration membranes with equivalently nanosized pores can effectively separate monovalent/divalent ions and small-molecular-weight organics.
Extensive efforts have been made to improve the structural and surface properties of nanofiltration membranes for enhanced separation properties and application performance. The emergence of nanomaterials and functional polymers provides new solutions for the modification of NF membranes. Many key factors (permeability, surface properties, hydrophilicity, etc.) that affect the separation performance, applications and long-term stability of nanofiltration membranes can be readily tuned through coatings and modifications. We believe that the coating and modification of nanofiltration membranes are ideal candidates for effective and industrially feasible methods for producing next-generation membranes.
Therefore, we are assembling a Special Issue of Coatings on the Modification of Nanofiltration Membranes to encourage researchers and to provide them with a platform on which to publish their novel studies.
In particular, the topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Nanocomposite nanofiltration membranes;
- Surface topography modifications;
- Antifouling coatings and modifications;
- Grafting and functionalization;
- Multilayer membranes;
- Novel coatings and characterizations.
Dr. Shuangmei Xue
Guest Editor
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