Progresses and Challenges of Block Copolymer Membranes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2023) | Viewed by 2616
Special Issue Editors
Interests: metal-coordinated polyurethanes; organo-substituted silicas; multiblock copolymers; supramolecular structure; sorption activity; pervaporation membranes; polyurethane ionomers; ionic liquids
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to invite you to this Special Issue on “Progress and Challenges of Block Copolymer Membranes”.
Block copolymers can provide more than one advantageous property due to their selected repeating units, which make them an outstanding candidate for polymer-based membranes. Block copolymers are a class of polymers formed by two or more homopolymer units linked by covalent bonds. They have been used for membrane applications much less than homopolymers, but they are opening new perspectives in the field and could overcome some of the drawbacks of homopolymer membranes. This Special Issue is dedicated to aspects guiding morphology in block copolymer membranes and focuses on recent research and advances in structural formation of membranes under various conditions, with good mechanical strength, thermal resistance, and chemical resistance and an inexpensive price.
Prof. Dr. Ilsiya M. Davletbaeva
Dr. Oleg Sazonov
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- block copolymers
- nanocomposites
- membranes
- isoporous membranes
- spray coating
- pervaporation
- gas separation
- mixed matrix membranes
- membrane resistance
- transport number
- cation-exchange membranes
- filtration
- cross-linked block copolymers
- desalination
- upscaling
- ultrafiltration
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