Advanced Functional Membranes and Membrane Processes for Efficient Separation
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027 | Viewed by 23
Editors
Interests: membrane-based water treatment technology; membrane fouling control approach; functional membrane material development
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Interests: membrane fouling control
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As global challenges of resource scarcity and environmental pollution intensify, membrane-based separation technologies have emerged as indispensable solutions for water purification, wastewater remediation, gas separation, resource recovery and sustainable industrial production. Advanced functional, nanostructured and hybrid membrane materials have greatly improved separation performance and selectivity, yet major bottlenecks still exist. Membrane fouling, performance degradation, insufficient selectivity, high energy consumption and unclear transport mechanisms hinder long-term stable operation and large-scale industrial application. Innovations in membrane materials and integrated membrane processes are continuously expanding the application scope of membrane technologies across environmental and industrial sectors.
This Special Issue aims to showcase recent advances in functional membrane science and sustainable separation technologies for water treatment, desalination, gas separation, solvent recovery and resource recovery, bridging fundamental research and practical engineering deployment. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: (i) design, fabrication, and characterization of advanced functional membrane materials; (ii) membrane transport and separation mechanisms; (iii) membrane fouling behavior, monitoring, mitigation, and cleaning strategies; (iv) emerging membrane processes and hybrid systems for efficient separation. We welcome Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Mini Reviews, Perspectives, and Case Studies that provide fundamental insights, technological innovations, or practical applications related to membrane materials and membrane-based separation processes.
Dr. Weiwei Cai
Dr. Jingwei Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- membrane materials
- membrane fabrication
- membrane processes
- selective separation
- water treatment
- resource recovery
- sustainable separations
- fouling control
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