Polymeric Membranes Engineered for Different Separation Processes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Fabrication and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 630
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Interests: membrane science and technology; membrane design, preparation, characterization and modification; membrane engineering; hollow fiber membrane; polymeric membrane; polymer solution characterization; phase inversion; dry/wet spinning; wet/wet spinning; membrane morphology and structure; water treatment; membrane distillation; desalination; transport phenomena; complex fluids; thermodiffusion; fluctuating hydrodynamics
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Dear Colleagues,
Membrane-based separation processes have become essential technologies across a broad spectrum of industrial, environmental, and biomedical applications. Membrane technologies are at the forefront of modern separation processes, offering efficient and often energy-saving alternatives to traditional separation methods. Membrane engineers are endeavoring to prepare advanced membranes that fulfill the specific requirements of each separation process to enhance their performance.
This Special Issue covers the development and characterization of different types of membranes (i.e., flat-sheet, hollow fiber, electrospun nanofibrous, mixed-matrix, multi-layered, etc.) employed in several separation processes (e.g., micro/ultra/nanofiltration, reverse/forward osmosis, membrane distillation, etc.) and applications (e.g., desalination, wastewater treatment, industrial effluent treatment, gas separation, etc.). Key research lines include the preparation of advanced membranes using novel materials, functional additives, or nanocomposites, as well as the development of eco-friendly fabrication methods and membrane modification techniques to enhance membrane separation performance and durability or other relevant properties for the process, such as fouling resistance or mechanical stability.
Original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and short communications are all welcome. Submissions should present significant advances in membrane science with strong experimental, theoretical, or computational contributions that support the development of membrane separation technologies.
Dr. Loreto García Fernández
Guest Editor
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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
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