Membranes

Ceramic Membranes in Harsh Gas Environments: Exploring the Potential for Practical Applications

edited by

Heng Zhang

,

Jiguang Huang

and Liehui Xiao

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1251 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic membrane; gas treatment; flue gas; performance degradation; pilot study; engineering application; gas–solid separation; water recovery; heat recovery; CO2 capture

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

Membranes for Recourse Recovery

edited by

Xianhui Li

,

Ying Mei

and

Lu Peng

submission deadline 20 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 395 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane synthesis; membrane processes; optimization strategies; green energy; vital resources; resource recovery

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

Advanced Membrane Technologies for the Treatment of Industrial Wastewater and Emerging Contaminants: Challenges and Innovations

edited by

Mohammed J. K. Bashir

and

Choon Aun Ng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12339 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial wastewater; emerging contaminants; advanced membrane technology; nanofiltration; membrane bioreactors; water reuse

Biomolecular Interactions with Cell and Model Membranes: Integrating Biophysical Experiments and Computational Simulations

edited by

Luis Guilherme Mansor Basso

and Antônio José da Costa Filho

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6642 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomolecular interactions; model membranes; liposomes; micelles; lipid bilayers; membrane biophysics; protein–membrane interactions; peptide–membrane interactions; drug–membrane interactions; biophysical characterization; spectroscopic techniques; molecular dynamics simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

New Trends in Membrane Technologies for Removal of Hazardous Pollutants

edited by Guangze Nie

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5867 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technologies; hazardous pollutant removal; water–air purification; emerging contaminants; sustainable separation processes

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

Electrodialysis and Reverse Electrodialysis in Ion-Exchange Membrane Systems

edited by

Antonio A. Moya

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4467 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-exchange membrane systems; electrodialysis; reverse electrodialysis; electro-membrane processes

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

Membranes: Where Chemistry and Physics Converge for Biology

edited by

Dilip Shrestha

and

James Ho

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3388 | Submission Open

Keywords: stiffness; membrane curvature; membrane heterogeneity; liposomes; next-generation drug delivery particles; biomimetic nanoparticles; membrane mechanics; computer simulation of membrane; fluorescence correlations spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Recent Developments in Membrane Technologies for Efficient Gas Separation: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Fan Feng

, Ji Wu, Shuyue Jia and

Yunchuan Pu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2663 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas separation membranes; polymeric membranes; inorganic membranes; mixed-matrix membranes; nanocomposite membranes; facilitated transport membranes; CO₂ capture and H₂ purification; olefin/paraffin separation

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

Membrane Systems for Metal Ion Extraction, 2nd Edition

edited by Michiaki Matsumoto

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 429 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal separation; ionic liquid; deep eutectic solvent; liquid membrane; electrodialysis; reverse osmosis; nanofiltration; extraction

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

Membrane Carriers for Drug Delivery Purposes

edited by

Yosuke Senju

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: lipid–protein interactions; extracellular vesicles (EVs); signal transduction; membrane traffic; organelle; model membranes and liposomes; receptors; channels; transporters; drug delivery system (DDS); lipid nanoparticles (LNPs); drug discovery; synthetic biology; biomimetics

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

Nanoscale Interactions at the Bio-Interface: From Model Membranes to Biomedical Applications

edited by

Konstantin T. Balashev

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced model membrane architectures; nanomaterial–membrane interplay; mechanistic biophysics; computational modeling and theory; high-resolution characterization; biomedical, environmental, and nanotoxicological implications; bioreactor interfaces; advanced filtering processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Preparation and Characterization of Electrospun Nanofibrous Membrane

edited by

Yan Bai

,

Zhimin Zhao

and Tong Lin

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrospinning; nanofibers; green spinning; taylor cone; jet instability; biomedical

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

Sustainable Water Purification: Polymeric Membrane Development and Large-Scale Manufacturing

edited by

Moustafa Zagho

submission deadline 10 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric membranes; water separation; contaminant removal; membrane permeability; selectivity; rejection performance; fouling resistance; large-scale manufacturing

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

Membrane Materials for Gas Separation and Wastewater Treatment: Design, Performance and Application

edited by

Zhengda Lin

and

Jun Zhang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2382 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane materials; gas separation; wastewater treatment; AI-assisted membrane design; membrane bioreactors (MBRs); antibiotic wastewater; CO2 capture; membrane fouling control; resource recovery; techno-economic analysis

Advanced Multifunctional Membranes for Sustainable Water–Energy–Resource Nexus

edited by Wentao Shang,

Jiaxin Guo

,

Pu Li

, Yizhen Zhang and Mu Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional membranes; resource recovery; anti-fouling & self-cleaning coatings; electrospun nanofibers; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); membrane distillation & thermal processes; emerging contaminants removal; life cycle assessment (LCA); sustainable water-energy nexus

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

Membranes for the Purification of Biotherapeutics

edited by

Ruben G. Carbonell

and

Cristiana Boi

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane purification; diafiltration; tangential flow filtration; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; membrane chromatography; flow-through polishing and purification; product capture; multimodal ion exchange; hydrophobic and affinity ligands for membranes; modelling and continuous operation of membrane chromatography; membrane purification of biologics; antibodies; antibody fragments; viral vectors; nucleotides; comparison of membrane chromatography to column chromatography; productivity; process mass intensity; eCO2emissions in membrane processes; capital and operating costs of membranes vs. column chromatography

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

Novel Membranes for Carbon Capture and Conversion

edited by Jieyuan Liu and

Naiying Du

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 17202 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon dioxide; multicarbon product; electrocatalysis; membrane; CO2 reduction reactions (CO2RR); CO2 capture

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

Membranes Processes for Marine Environment

edited by

Philippe Moulin

and Clémence Cordier

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10819 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea water; membrane processes; industrial applications; microalgae; aquaculture; aquapony; drinking water; reverse osmosis; ultrafiltration; membrane distillation; purification; extraction of interest compounds; biofouling; osmotic pressure

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

Functional Composite Membranes: Properties and Applications

edited by

Qieyuan Gao

and Shuai Guo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5119 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; energy harvesting; nanoparticles; 2D materials; integrated innovation; membrane technology alliance

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

Electrochemical Membrane and Membrane Processes

edited by Baoguo Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4644 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion exchange membranes; renewable energy conversion and storage; flow battery; water electrolyzer; membrane electrode assembly (MEA)

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

Near-Membrane-Surface Effects During Membrane Distillation

edited by

Fei Guo

and

Zongli Xie

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3129 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-membrane-surface effects; membrane distillation; thermodynamics; heat and mass transfer; membrane design; modeling and simulation; polarization effects

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

Membrane Bioreactors and Wastewater Treatment Technology

edited by Chungheon Shin

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane bioreactors; wastewater treatment; resource recovery; membrane fouling; energy; carbon footprint; technoeconomic assessment; optimization; modeling; machine learning

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

Two-Dimensional-Material-Based Membrane Technologies

edited by Liheng Dai and Kai Qu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 405 | Submission Open

Keywords: two-dimensional materials; 2D membranes; ion sieving; water purification; gas separation; energy storage and conversion; deslination

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

Computational Advances in Mixed Matrix Membranes for Separation Technologies

edited by

Gloria M. Monsalve-Bravo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open

Keywords: mixed matrix membranes; computational modeling; molecular simulation; multiscale modeling; machine learning; transport mechanisms; membrane design; gas separation; water treatment; ion separation

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

Model Membrane Platforms

edited by Ramanathan Nagarajan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 265 | Submission Open

Keywords: model membranes; liposomes; polymersomes; bicelles; tethered bilayers; supported lipid bilayers; emulsion membranes; applications of model membranes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Structural Dynamics of Membrane Proteins in the Nervous System: Integrative Approaches to Neurobiology

edited by

Alys Peisley

and

Yuhua Song

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane proteins; structural dynamics; conformational change; cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM); molecular dynamics simulations; lipid bilayer interactions; protein–lipid interactions; protein–membrane interactions; ion channels; G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs); protein–protein interactions; neural signaling; synaptic transmission; membrane structure and function; neuroscience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Nano-Confined Transport in Advanced Membranes for Enhanced Filtration and Desalination: From Mechanisms to Scalable Applications

edited by Ning Wei and Yue Zhang

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 614 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-confined transport; advanced membranes; desalination; graphene membranes; 2D materials; nanofluidics; interfacial transport; molecular dynamics simulation; scalable membrane fabrication; digital twin; smart sensing; ion selectivity; thermal–mass coupling

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

Machine Learning-Enabled Digital Twins for Membrane Process Optimisation

edited by Olawumi Oluwafolakemi Sadare

submission deadline 10 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 263 | Submission Open

Keywords: data-driven modelling; physics-informed machine learning; digital twins; fouling prediction; membrane process optimisation; sustainable membrane design

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

Advanced 2D Nanomaterials for Ion-Selective Membranes: Design, Mechanisms and Applications

edited by Seunghyun Hong and Meng Sun

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion-selective membranes; 2D materials; nanocomposites; electrodialysis; reverse electrodialysis; water desalination; redox flow batteries

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

Advanced Membrane Design for Hydrogen Technologies

edited by Jianuo Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8236 | 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)

Recent Advances in Polymeric Membranes—Preparation and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Manuel Aguilar-Vega

and

María Ortencia González-Díaz

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6246 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric membranes; water treatment; gas separation and membranes for biomedical applications; energy saving

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

Applications of Membrane Filtration and Separation

edited by

Irish Valerie Maggay

and Su-En Wu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6094 | 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 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4213 | 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)

Composite Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation

edited by

Haiqing Lin

and Gengyi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3512 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon capture; organic vapor separation; composite membranes; mixed matrix membranes; interfacial engineering

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

Ceramic Membranes: Preparation, Modification and Multidisciplinary Applications

edited by

Mohamad Fairus Rabuni

,

Mohd Usman Mohd Junaidi

and

Konstantinos Beltsios

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2164 | Submission Open

Keywords: ceramic membranes; membrane reactors; fuel cells and electrolysis; CO2 capture and utilization; AI-driven membrane design

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

Membrane Materials and Technologies for Sustainable Water Treatment

edited by

Shengchao Zhao

, Q. Jason Niu, Chenchen Meng,

Bingbing Yuan

, Wenguang Wang and Kuo Chen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2158 | Submission Open

Keywords: reverse osmosis; nanofiltration; electrodialysis; membrane-based confined catalysis; thermal coupling membrane separation; desalination; removal of organic pollutants; membrane preparation and characterization; simulation of membrane processes; AI assistance

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

Nanocomposite Membranes for Electrolysis, Fuel Cells, Batteries, and Desalination

edited by Lu Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1556 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposite membranes; electrolysis; fuel cells; batteries; desalination; electrochemical systems; membrane characterization

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

Biological Membranes In Silico—Unraveling Mechanisms Through Molecular Dynamics Simulations

edited by Haoyuan Jing and Yanbin Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1419 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular dynamics simulation; biological membranes; membrane protein dynamics; lipid–protein interactions; membrane fusion and fission; ion channels and transporters; force field development; artificial intelligence in MD; membrane biophysics; hybrid modeling; free-energy landscape sampling; kinetics/rare-event sampling; Markov-state modeling; coarse graining simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Synthesis and Mechanism Research of Polymer Membranes

edited by

Xiaocui Wei

and

Konstantinos Beltsios

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 691 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer membranes; functional polymer materials; membrane formation mechanisms; pore structure engineering; structure–property relationship; oil–water separation; ultrafiltration (UF); nanofiltration (NF)

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

Membrane Technology for Resource Recovery and Separation

edited by

Jawad Mustafa

,

Priscila E. Valverde-Armas

and

Leonardo Gutierrez

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; resource recovery; separation processes; water valorization; wastewater treatment; gas separation; hybrid membrane systems; sustainable process design; integrated membrane systems; circular economy

Advanced Membranes and Surface Modifications for Photothermal Antimicrobial and Separation Applications

edited by

Hao Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open

Keywords: photothermal membranes; antimicrobial surface modifications; membrane functionalization; light-driven separation; superhydrophobic membranes; oil–water separation; photothermal nanocomposites; responsive membranes; anti-fouling; intelligent packaging; water disinfection; membrane fabrication; surface engineering

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

Advanced Membranes for Hydrogen Energy Systems: Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers

edited by

Damien Guilbert

,

Feriel Mustapha

and Bodo Gross

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 539 | 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)

Application of Membrane Technologies in Food Processing

edited by Katia Rezzadori and Giordana Demaman Arend

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technology; food processing technology; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; forward membrane; membrane distillation; pervaporation; sustainable food processing

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

Metal-Organic Framework-Based Membranes for Applications in Molecular Separation

edited by

Fan Feng

, Jie Gao and Qipeng Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 462 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation; desalination; wastewater treatment; gas separation; gas purification; metal–organic framework; anti-fouling; MOF membranes; thin-film nanocomposite; mixed-matrix membranes

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

Advanced Molecular Sieve Membranes for Gas Separation

edited by Xiangshu Chen and Xueqin Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular sieve membranes; hybrid membranes; composite membranes; gas separation; advanced materials; membrane synthesis; material modification; performance optimization; industrial scale-up; separation efficiency; porous materials; sustainable separation

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

Membranes for Electrochemical Energy and Related Systems

edited by Ramato Ashu Tufa and

Misgina Tilahun Tsehaye

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion exchange membranes (IEMs); anion and cation exchange membranes (AEMs/CEMs); bipolar membranes (BPMs); electrochemical energy conversion; carbon capture and CO2 utilization; hydrogen energy systems; resource recovery and circular economy; bioelectrochemical applications; membrane material innovation; ion transport and interfacial phenomena

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

Advanced Membrane Technologies for Hypersaline Wastewater, Groundwater, and Seawater Desalination

edited by Muataz Ali Atieh and

Tahar Laoui

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 255 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypersaline wastewater; saline groundwater; seawater desalination; advanced membrane processes; high-pressure reverse osmosis; membrane distillation; electrodialysis; fouling and scaling mitigation; zero liquid discharge (ZLD); resource recovery from brines

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

Advanced Membrane Electrode Assembly (MEA) for Applications in Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer-Based Systems—2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe De Lorenzo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton exchange membrane fuel cells, PEMFC; anion exchange membrane fuel cells, AEMFC; proton exchange membrane electrolyzers, PEME; anion exchange membrane electrolyzers, AEME; PEMFC applications; AEMFC applications; PEME applications; AEME applications

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

Membrane Processes for Microplastic and Nanoplastic Removal

edited by

Dinh Duc Nguyen

and Soon Woong Chang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastic and nanoplastic removal; advanced membrane materials; electrospun nanofibrous membranes; microfiltration–ultrafiltration systems; nanofiltration and reverse osmosis; membrane bioreactors; membrane fouling and fouling control; particle–membrane interactions; hybrid membrane processes; process optimization and modeling; water and wastewater treatment

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

Design and Formation of Polymer Composite Membrane Material

edited by Edson Luiz Francisquetti and Mara Zeni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric membranes; polymers and composites; microstructure; preparation method; lifetime

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

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