Membranes

Membrane Distillation: Module Design and Application Performance

edited by

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8228 | 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)

A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Professor Simon Judd

edited by

Gaetano Di Bella

and

Riccardo Campo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4877 | Submission Open

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

Advanced Membrane Design for Hydrogen Technologies

edited by Jianuo Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3437 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen energy; proton-exchange membranes; electrolysis; fuel cells; membrane durability; nanostructured membranes; PFSA-free membranes; in situ characterization; multiphysics modeling; scalable fabrication

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

Advances in Modified Thin-Film Composite (TFC) Membranes: Innovations in Selective, Intermediate, and Support Structures

edited by Shabin Mohammed and Hanaa Hegab

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2610 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by Kuo-Liang Chuang and

Maria-Chiara Ferrari

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1695 | 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)

Advanced Membranes for Hydrogen Energy Systems: Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

edited by

Damien Guilbert

,

Feriel Mustapha

and Bodo Gross

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cell; electrolyzer; membrane; characterization; modeling; efficiency; degradation; materials; fabrication processes; life cycle assessment

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

New Advances in Membrane Separation Technology for Water Pollution Control and Membrane Fouling Mitigation

edited by

Zhonglong Yin

and

Weichen Lin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16014 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; water pollution control; antifouling membrane; membrane cleaning; membrane fouling; self-cleaning membrane

(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 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5043 | 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)

Applications of Membrane Filtration and Separation

edited by

Irish Valerie Maggay

and Su-En Wu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4020 | 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)

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

edited by

Tingting Han

and

Li Niu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2731 | 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)

Advances in Membrane Desalination and Sustainable Technology Systems

edited by

Wilfrido Rivera Gómez Franco

,

Jonathan Ibarra-Bahena

, Ulises Dehesa Carrasco and

Yuridiana Rocio Galindo-Luna

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 519 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane desalination; membrane separation processes; renewable energy; brine treatment

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

Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Biological Membranes

edited by

Jingjing Guo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 368 | 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)

Hybrid and Multi-Functional Composite Membranes for Sustainable and Scalable Water Systems

edited by

Mariam Ouda

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional membranes; ultrafiltration; advanced materials; hybrid membrane processes; techno-economic analysis; antifouling; wastewater reuse; desalination pretreatment; pilot-scale; emerging contaminants (PFAS; nanoplastics; pharmaceuticals); sustainable water systems

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

Current Studies in Functionalized Ion Separation Membrane Materials

edited by Cuijing Liu, Miaolu He and

Mengyang Hu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced membrane materials; membrane functionalization; ion separation

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

Nanofiltration Membranes: Preparation, Structure and Separation Performance

edited by

Chunli Liu

and Wenjuan Zhang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6476 | 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)

Membrane Proteins: New Insights into Structure, Dynamics and Functions

edited by

Matthew Coleman

and

Wei He

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2850 | 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)

Membrane Applications for Molecular Purification

edited by

Jian Zuo

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1628 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; molecular purification; pharmaceutical purification; food ingredient separation; bioprocessing membranes; hybrid separation processes; process intensification

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

Electrodialysis and Novel Electro-Membrane Processes

edited by

Jiangnan Shen

and Junbin Liao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4842 | Submission Open

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

(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 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2817 | 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)

Membrane Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future: IMSTEC 2025

edited by

Jingwei Hou

and Nawshad Akther

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2155 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane science & technology; separation processes; water & gas treatment; energy & biomedical applications; sustainable & advanced materials

Cutting-Edge Research and Technological Advancements of Membranes for Separation Processes

edited by Caio M. Paranhos and José Arnaldo Santana Costa

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 698 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane process; polymer membranes; sustainable technologies; advanced membrane fabrication; membrane characterization; challenging membrane separations

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

Membrane Fouling and Antifouling Strategies for Water and Wastewater Treatment

edited by Hui Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 658 | Submission Open

Keywords: membranes for water treatment; membrane fouling; fouling mechanism; anti-fouling strategies; fouling characterization

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

New Discoveries in Fundamental and Application Research in Lipid Membrane

edited by

Kanta Tsumoto

and

Yukihiro Okamoto

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid membrane; analytical chemistry; vesicles; artificial cells; lipid nanoparticles; phase behavior/structure of lipids; cell membranes; microdomains

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Catalyst Design and Stability in Membrane-Based Electrolysis

edited by Chengli Rong

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane electrode assembly (MEA)-based electrolysis; membrane science; ion transport and selectivity; catalyst– membrane interactions; stability and durability; catalyst degradation and durability mechanisms; operando and in situ characterization techniques; stability enhancement strategies

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

Porous Nanofiber Composite Membranes: Preparation, Functionalization and Applications

edited by Hongxia Wang and Jia Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 96 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous materials; nanofibers; composite membranes; membrane fabrication; surface functionalization; separation; water treatment

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

Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Method Development for Complex Membrane Transport

edited by Christian Jorgensen

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1863 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular dynamics simulation; artificial intelligence; machine learning; membrane transport; drug permeation; drug delivery; computational modeling; permeability prediction; biological membranes; non-biological membranes; complex membranes; computer-aided drug design

Membrane Technologies in Hydrogen Separation and Purification

edited by

David Alique

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen purification; hydrogen separation technologies; proton-conducting membranes; palladium membranes; ceramic membranes; polymer membranes; mixed-matrix; dense membranes; porous membranes; membrane reactors; process intensification

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

Recent Advances in Porous Inorganic and Reticulate Matter Membranes for Sustainable Separation

edited by Yi Liu

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: porous inorganic membranes; membrane separation; zeolite membranes; metal– organic framework (MOF) membranes; gas separation; water purification; pervaporation; light hydrocarbon separation; microstructure manipulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Membrane Processing and Engineering)

Ion Exchange Membrane in Water Electrolysis

edited by Justin Zhu Yeow Seow

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 987 | Submission Open

Keywords: water electrolysis; membrane-electrode assembly; proton exchange membrane; anion exchange membrane; bipolar membrane; durability; ion transfer selectivity; gas crossover; cell resistance

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

Polymeric Membranes Engineered for Different Separation Processes

edited by

Loreto García Fernández

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 768 | Submission Open

Keywords: flat-sheet membrane; hollow fiber membrane; electrospun nanofibrous membrane; mixed matrix membrane; water treatment; gas separation; membrane distillation; pervaporation; reverse/forward osmosis; micro/ultra/nanofiltration

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

Advanced Membranes for Fuel Cells and Redox Flow Batteries: 2nd Edition

edited by

Chuanyu Sun

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 718 | 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)

Manufacture and Functionalization Modification of Membranes for Separation

edited by Lijun Meng and

Jun Li

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 229 | 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 May 2026 | Viewed by 225 | 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)

Novel Membrane Materials and Membrane Modification

edited by

Guangyong Zeng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 190 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; membrane modification; ultrafiltration/nanofiltration membrane; wastewater treatment; photocatalytic membrane; two-dimensional material membranes; hydrophilic property; antifouling ability

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

Advances in Biomembrane Structure, Dynamics, and Function

edited by Nesrine Aissaoui

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane structure and dynamics; lipid– protein interactions; membrane-associated proteins; membrane organization and remodeling; integrative structural biology; biophysical methods; molecular simulations; artificial and model membranes; mechanistic studies of membrane function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Recent Advances in Biomembrane Models for Studying Interactions with Bio-/Molecules (2nd Edition)

edited by Katarzyna Gębczak and

Jadwiga Maniewska

submission deadline 7 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 111 | 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)

Towards Water Sustainability: Progress, Applications, and Challenges in Membrane Technology

edited by

Mohammed Al-Abri

and

Rahma Al-Busaidi

submission deadline 23 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; graphene oxide membranes; wastewater treatment; plasma engineering

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

Membrane Separation and Water Treatment: Modeling and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by Xianghao Ren, Linan Xing and Jooil Park

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1557 | Submission Open

Keywords: water and wastewater treatment and reuse; membrane technologies; activated carbon ; adsorption ; chemical filtration; gas separation; energy storage and utilization

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

Membrane and Other Innovative Technologies for Water Purification: Design, Development, and Application, 2nd Edition

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 535 | 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)

Research Progress of Hemodialysis Membrane Technology

edited by Sumarni Mansur and

Muhammad Nidzhom Zainol Abidin

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 427 | Submission Open

Keywords: hemodialysis membrane; uremic toxin removal; membrane fabrication; biocompatibility; surface modification; dialysate regeneration; functional membranes; advanced membrane materials; biomedical membranes

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

Two-Dimensional Material-Based Membranes for High-Performance Separations

edited by Peifu Cheng,

Pavan Chaturvedi

, Jumi Deka and Kundan Saha

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 313 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; membranes; nanopores; nanoporous atomically thin membranes; lamellar structure; composite membranes; separations

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

Nanofiltration: Membranes, Process Designs, Modules, and Applications

edited by

Frank Lipnizki

,

Mikael Sjölin

and

Bing Wu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofiltration; process design; membrane applications; membrane modules

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

Fabrication and Performance of Metal–Organic Framework Membranes

edited by Yunchuan Pu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 173 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane; MOFs; fabrication strategy; transport mechanisms; separation performance; defect engineering; interfacial compatibility; 2D material; ultrathin membrane

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

Plasma Membrane Dynamics and Oncogenic Signaling: Emerging Interfaces in Cancer Biology

edited by

Yagmur Azbazdar

,

Gunes Ozhan

and Christopher R. Murphy

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma membrane dynamics; lipid rafts and microdomains; oncogenic signaling pathways; lipid signaling in cancer; membrane lipid remodeling; cancer therapeutics targeting lipids; lipid– protein interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Membrane Technologies and Process Modelling for Circular Economy

edited by

Eoin Syron

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: fouling; mass transfer; boundary layer; process simulation; techno-economic assessment; advanced membrane processes

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

Advanced Metallic Membranes for Hydrogen Separation and Purification: From Material Design to Performance Optimization

edited by

Erhu Yan

and

Kunjun Zhu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; gas separation; membrane materials; membrane fabrication; performance optimization; CALPHAD; industrial applications

Inorganic Membranes for Energy and Environmental Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Gang Li

,

Genghao Gong

,

Liang Yu

and Rong Xu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 141 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic membrane; membrane separation; membrane preparation; process development; simulation; industrial application; energy conversion and production; environmental protection; water treatment

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

Advanced Membrane Modification for Next-Generation Water Treatment

edited by Dan Song and Linlin Yan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: water purification; modification strategies; novel techniques

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

Membranes and Memory: From Fundamentals and Mechanisms to Neuromorphic Devices

edited by

Dima Bolmatov

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: effect of electric fields on liposomes and lipid vesicles; emergent phenomena induced by electric fields in lipid; polymer; and synthetic membranes; structure and dynamics of membranes under external stimuli (light; electric and magnetic fields; ionic solutions); monolayer- and bilayer-based programmable interfaces; memcapacitors; and memristors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Ion Conducting Membranes for Electrochemical and Waste Water Treatments Applications

edited by

Oumarou Savadogo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-conducting polymer; proton-exchange membrane; anion-exchange membrane; solid-polymer membrane fuel cell; solid alkaline membrane fuel cell; solid polymer electrolyser; proton-exchange– anion-exchange acid– alkaline bipolar membrane for water electrolysis

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

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