Synthesis, Properties, Characterization and Application of Polymeric Membranes
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Simulation and Design".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 354
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Interests: preparation and characterization of polymeric membranes; morphological study of membrane surfaces with AFM; analysis of surface roughness and porosity; study of new materials for membrane preparation and design
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Dear Colleagues,
Science learns from Nature. Membrane systems have always been present in many operations that characterize the processes that occur in nature and in living systems. The understanding of membrane phenomena present in nature has allowed researchers to create artificial synthetic membranes, capable of reproducing phenomena of interest on a large scale for solving problems that characterize contemporary society. Membrane operations that reproduce processes present in nature are increasingly studied and implemented at industrial level, both in molecular separations, both in chemical transformations (membrane reactors), and in mass and energy transfer systems between different phases (contactors with membrane). At the heart of all this there is, of course, a membrane...
According to the European Membrane Society, a membrane is an intervening phase separating two phases and acting as an active or a passive barrier to the transport of matter between the phases adjacent to it.
Designing the membrane correctly for a particular need or operation, taking into account the chemical, physical and resistance characteristics of the material that composes it, studying the best method for preparation, determining its morphology and, therefore, its performance, is the first fundamental step that leads to a correct design of a membrane process.
There is a great variety of membranes, polymeric, ceramic, metallic, hybrid, with different peculiarities, problems and potentials. Polymeric ones, despite their limitations, are currently those that allow for more reproducible preparation procedures and lower costs, which is why the Special Issue will focus on the synthesis, properties, characterization, and applications of polymer membranes.
Dr. Amalia Gordano
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- membrane
- polymer
- characterization
- morphology
- membrane operation
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