Membranes

Membrane Technologies for Water Purification

edited by

José Antonio Mendoza-Roca

,

Silvia Álvarez Blanco

and Carmen M. Sánchez-Arévalo

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10283 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane processes; emergent membrane processes; water and wastewater treatment; water reclamation; pollutants removal

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

Recent Research in Pervaporation Membranes

edited by Rujing Hou

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: pervaporation membrane; stability; separation efficiency

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

Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology for Efficient Membrane Separation Processes

edited by Chuanlong Ma and Lei Wang

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 385 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; advanced membrane; membrane separation; surface functionalization/ surface modification; nanotechnologies; water purification; catalytic membrane; membrane characterization; membrane separation mechanisms

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

Design, Preparation and Application of Nanocomposite Membranes

edited by

Anele Mpupa

,

Philiswa Nosizo Nomngongo

and Azile Nqombolo

submission deadline 10 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane separation/technology; nanocomposites; microextraction; emerging organic pollutants; trace analysis; water

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

Solar-Assisted Thermal-Driven Membrane Distillation

edited by

Chii-Dong Ho

and Yi-Wun Wang

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1037 | Submission Open

Keywords: solar-assisted thermal-driven membrane distillation; microporous hydrophobic membrane; membranes separation processes; saline water desalination; optimal design

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

Nanofiltration Membranes for Precise Separation

edited by Shenghua Zhou, Guiliang Li and Yang Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7821 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofiltration membrane; ion selectivity; precise sieving

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

Emerging Superwetting Membranes: New Advances in Water Treatment

edited by

Cailong Zhou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2591 | Submission Open

Keywords: superwetting membranes; water treatment; surface engineering; membrane separation; nanotechnology; heavy metal removal; organic pollutant separation; desalination; oil– water separation; membrane bioreactors; membrane fouling; membrane durability

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

Recent Advances in Polymer Inclusion Membranes

edited by

Anna Nowik-Zaja̧c

and

Iwona Zawierucha

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1399 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer inclusion membranes; novel materials for PIMs; PIM characterization methods and interpretation; separation processes; membrane technologies; composite/nanocomposite membranes; PIM-based sensors; metal ions

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

Design and Applications of COFs/MOFs-Based Membranes

edited by Xiansong Shi,

Nengxiu Zhu

,

Wei Zhao

and Junyu Ren

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

Keywords: membranes; COFs; MOFs; liquid separation; gas separation; AI

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

Design, Synthesis, and Application of Inorganic Membranes

edited by Liangqing Li and

Shaowe Yang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic membranes; hydrogen separation; carbon capture; energy processes; gas separation; liquid separation; ion separation; membrane catalysis; membrane fabrication; mixed matrix membranes

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

Design and Characterization of Nanofiltration Membranes for Water/Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Shiyu Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanofiltration membranes; membrane fabrication; membrane characterization; membrane structure manipulation; water purification; wastewater reclamation

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

Two-Dimensional Material-Based Membranes for Gas Capture and Separation

edited by He Li, Jianbo Liu and

Wen-Hua Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: 2D materials; gas capture and separation; membrane separation; membrane process; molecular simulation

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

Advances in Graphene-Based Membranes for Next-Generation Separation Technologies

edited by

Quan Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphene-based membranes; 2D materials; gas separation; liquid separation; mass transport mechanisms

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

Advanced Membrane Technologies for Pollutant Removal and Resource Recovery

edited by Chao Yu, Yao Zhu and Jia Gao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: delayed phase inversion method; mixed matrix membrane; molecularly imprinting membrane; Janus membrane; catalytic membrane; selective separation; hydrogen peroxide; PVDF; 2D material

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

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

edited by

Zhonglong Yin

and Weichen Lin

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2205 | 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)

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

edited by Caio M. Paranhos and José Arnaldo Santana Costa

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 459 | 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)

Design and Characterization of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs)

edited by Guobin Zhang, Nan Li and Shuanyang Zhang

submission deadline 16 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 344 | Submission Open

Keywords: proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC); material synthesis; design and optimization; advanced membrane material; heat and mass transfer; modeling and simulation; hydrothermal management

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

Membrane Processes for Water Recovery in Food Processing Industries

edited by Claudia Muro and Rosa María Gómez-Espinosa

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6612 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane process; integrated membrane systems; membranes for food effluent treatment; water recovery by membranes; water reuse in the food industry; membrane fouling in effluents treatment; membrane characteristics in food effluents treatment; cost analysis for water recovery from food effluent treatment; environmental benefits of water recovery; energy saving in membrane process for food effluent treatment

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

Preparation, Characterization, and Application of Advanced Separation Membrane Materials

edited by Hao Yang and Meidi Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6244 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced membrane materials; membrane preparation; membrane characterization; membrane scale-up; smart membranes; sustainable membrane processes

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

Novel Membranes for Carbon Capture and Conversion

edited by Jieyuan Liu and

Naiying Du

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2132 | 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)

Mathematical and Computational Modelling in Membrane Separations: From Preparation to Processes

edited by

Eleonora Ricci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1757 | Submission Open

Keywords: transport models; membrane properties prediction; membrane process optimisation; numerical simulations; thermodynamic modelling; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); molecular modelling; data-driven modelling; multi-scale models; structure– processing– property relationships

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

Membrane Distillation: Module Design and Application Performance

edited by

Lebea N. Nthunya

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 607 | 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)

Applications and Assessment for Membrane Distillation

edited by Seunghyun Hong and Xuan Zhao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 208 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane distillation; novel membranes; innovative configuration; optimal design; modeling; assessment; emerging applications

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

Functionalized Membranes for Water/Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Jianan Gao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized membranes; water treatment; wastewater treatment

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

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

edited by Shabin Mohammed and Hanaa Hegab

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

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

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

Towards the Circular Economy—Membrane Processes for the Recovery of Water and Nutrients from Wastewater (2nd Edition)

edited by

Anna Kowalik-Klimczak

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; membrane processes; water; nutrients; wastewater

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

Studies in Membrane Perturbation and Signaling

edited by

Yanxing Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane perturbation; membrane signaling; lipid– protein interactions; pore formation; membrane– protein complexes; molecular dynamics of membranes; membrane-mediated cellular responses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

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

edited by Kuo-Liang Chuang and

Maria-Chiara Ferrari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 126 | 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)

Innovative Frontiers in Osmotic Membrane Technologies: Advances in Forward and Reverse Osmosis

edited by

Javad Farahbakhsh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: forward osmosis; reverse osmosis; membrane advanced materials; surface modification; desalination and brine management; membrane fouling and cleaning; energy-efficient separation; stimuli-responsive membranes; modeling and artificial intelligence in membrane processes

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

Green Membrane Technologies: Advancements in Materials and Energy Efficiency for Water Treatment

edited by

Jehad A. Kharraz

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6125 | Submission Open

Keywords: green membranes; nanoenabled membranes; energy-efficient water treatment; sustainable desalination; photothermal membranes; photocatalytic membranes; membrane materials; wastewater treatment; hybrid membrane systems

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

Membrane Catalytic Oxidation in Water Treatment

edited by Ying Zhao

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 841 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalytic membrane; advanced oxidation processes (AOPs); organic pollutants; hydroxyl radicals; ozonation; water and wastewater treatment; degradation pathways

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

High-Performance Composite Membrane for Gas Separation and Capture

edited by Wenping Li and Pandeng Li

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 739 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite membranes; gas separation; carbon capture; hydrogen purification; CO2 separation; industrial gas processing; sustainable gas technologies

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

Recent Developments in Inorganic Membranes for Sustainable Environmental Applications

edited by

Dong Zou

and Jinxin Liu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic membranes; membrane separation; membrane design; environmental remediation; novel membrane materials

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

Membranes Research in Tianjin University: Celebrating 130th Anniversary

edited by

Hong Wu

and

Zhi Wang

submission deadline 2 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3333 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced membrane materials; UF/NF/RO/FO membranes; gas separation membranes; oil/water separation membranes; pervaporative membranes; fuel cell membranes; MOF/COF membranes; mixed matrix membranes

Advanced Membranes and Membrane Technologies for Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Juan L. Acero

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8731 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane processes; advanced membrane processes; membrane modification and use; water and wastewater treatment; water reclamation; pollutants removal; modeling; design; improvement

(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 10 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3627 | 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)

Sustainable Advances in Oil & Gas, Mining, and Environmental Technologies: Innovations in Membrane and Porous Material Technologies

edited by Arash Mollahosseini

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1207 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane technologies; porous materials; sustainability; waste recovery; environmental innovation; oil sand; oil and gas industry; gas separation; ecological footprint; environmental technologies; resilient future; resource conservation; sustainable development; mining industry

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

Ion Conducting Membranes and Energy Storage

edited by Qing Dai

submission deadline 10 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 808 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane structure design; ion transport; batteries

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

Advances in Porous Hydrophobic Membrane Materials for Membrane Distillation

edited by

Alberto Figoli

and

Xue Li

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8894 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrophobic porous membrane; membrane distillation; anti-fouling; anti-wetting; configuration design

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

Applications of Membrane Filtration and Separation

edited by

Irish Valerie Maggay

and Su-En Wu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 166 | 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)

Membrane Proteins: New Insights into Structure, Dynamics and Functions

edited by

Matthew Coleman

and

Wei He

submission deadline 19 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 225 | 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)

Advanced Membranes for Fuel Cells and Redox Flow Batteries

edited by

Chuanyu Sun

and

Lihong Yu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13875 | 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)

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

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11584 | 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)

A Commemorative Special Issue in Honor of Professor Simon Judd

edited by

Gaetano Di Bella

and

Riccardo Campo

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3535 | Submission Open

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

Bipolar Membranes: New Trends and Prospects

edited by Xiaoli Ge, Subarna Kole and Hengzhou Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open

Keywords: bipolar membranes; electrochemistry; polymers; water electrolysis; fuel cell

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

Recent Advances in Biomembrane Models for Studying Interactions with Bio-/Molecules

edited by

Jadwiga Maniewska

and Katarzyna Gębczak

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14225 | 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)

Composition and Biophysical Properties of Lipid Membranes

edited by

Mariana Ferreira

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6649 | Submission Open

Keywords: mimetic membrane model systems; membrane permeability; membrane dynamics; cell recognition and signaling; lipid rafts; lipid– protein interactions; biophysical methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological Membranes)

Membrane Technologies in Food Processing

edited by Katia Rezzadori, Giordana Demaman Arend and

Frederico Marques Penha

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4843 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane processing technology; food processing; microbial inhibition; microfiltration; ultrafiltration; nanofiltration; reverse osmosis; forward membrane; separation; membranes for innovative and functional foods; integrated membrane systems

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

Membrane Distillation and Other Membrane-Related Applications for Water Cleaning and Desalination

edited by

Simona Renda

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4096 | Submission Open

Keywords: membrane distillation; desalination; wastewater cleaning; pollutants removal; modeling; novel materials; innovative fabrication techniques

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

Design, Synthesis and Applications of Ion Exchange Membranes

edited by

V. María Barragán

and

Hristo Penchev

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3038 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion exchange membranes; design; applications; structure– property relationship; chemical stabilization; ion transport enhancement

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

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