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Preparation and Application of Novel Functional Membrane Materials

A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2023) | Viewed by 1476

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Muthia Elma

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Chemical Engineering and Environmental Science, Postgraduate Program, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarbaru 70714, Indonesia
Interests: membrane technology; water desalination; wetland water and water treatment
Dr. Christelle Yacou

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Department of Engineering, University of French West-Indies, French West Indies, France
Interests: carbon-based materials; membranes; ceramic
Dr. Guozhao Ji

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School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
Interests: silica membrane; hydrogen production; CFD simulation; CO2 capture
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Water is essential for life, and the demand for it will rapidly continue to increase with the rise in the global population and urbanization. The main problems currently are a shortage of water, poor health, and hygiene, as well as an increase in the cost of producing clean water. Membrane technology has proven effective in treating seawater, wetland, and wastewater. Many materials have also been reported for fabricating various membranes applied in wastewater treatment, water filtration, and other water separation and purification processes.

We invite you to submit your reviews and research articles to the Special Issue entitled “Preparation and Application of Novel Functional Membrane Materials”, which will present your latest results in the field of membrane materials and applications in water separation, water desalination, as well as water filtration and purification. Topics include (but are not limited to) the following: membrane preparation; membrane materials; membranes for water desalination; membranes for wetland water treatment; and membranes for wastewater treatment, water filtration, and other water separation and purification processes.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Muthia Elma
Dr. Christelle Yacou
Dr. Guozhao Ji
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Membranes is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • membrane applications
  • water separation
  • water desalination
  • water filtration and purification
  • membrane-based materials

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Analysis of Microbial Communities in Membrane Biofilm Reactors Using a High-Density Microarray
by Shilong Li, Liang Duan, Yang Zhao, Fu Gao and Slawomir W. Hermanowicz
Membranes 2023, 13(3), 324; https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13030324 - 11 Mar 2023
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Membrane biofilm reactors (MBfRs) have attracted more and more attention in the field of wastewater treatment due to their advantages of high mass transfer efficiency and low-carbon emissions. There are many factors affecting their nitrogen removal abilities, such as operation time, electron donor [...] Read more.
Membrane biofilm reactors (MBfRs) have attracted more and more attention in the field of wastewater treatment due to their advantages of high mass transfer efficiency and low-carbon emissions. There are many factors affecting their nitrogen removal abilities, such as operation time, electron donor types, and operation modes. The operation time is directly related to the growth status of microorganisms, so it is very important to understand the effect of different operation times on microbial composition and community succession. In this study, two parallel H2-based MBfRs were operated, and differences in microbial composition, community succession, and NO3−-N removal efficiency were investigated on the 30th day and the 60th day of operation. The nitrogen removal efficiency of MBfRs with an operation time of 60 days was higher than that of MBfRs with an operation time of 30 days. Proteobacteria was the dominant phylum in both MBfRs; however, the composition of the microbial community was quite different. At the class level, the community composition of Proteobacteria was similar between the two MBfRs. Alphaproteobacteria was the dominant class in MBfR, and Betaproteobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria were also in high proportion. Combined with the analysis of microbial relative abundance and concentration, the similarity of microbial distribution in the MBfRs was very low on day 30 and day 60, and the phylogenetic relationships of the top 50 dominant universal bacteria and Proteobacteria were different. Although the microbial concentration decreased with the extension of the operation time, the microbial abundance and diversity of specific functional microorganisms increased further. Therefore, the operation time had a significant effect on microbial composition and community succession. Full article
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