Membrane Systems for Metal Ion Extraction, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to submit your research for publication in a Special Issue on "Membrane Systems for Metal Ion Extraction, 2nd Edition". Two years ago, the first edition of the Special Issue was organized. Since then, remarkable progress has been made with the recent appearance of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents. 

Even today, water pollution has not sufficiently improved, and one of the causes is the increase in the concentration of toxic metal ions in the environment. Toxic metals are believed to be caused by so-called transboundary pollution due to atmospheric transport, accumulation in fish and other organisms, transfer associated with trade in products, etc. Metal adsorption using activated carbon and other methods to improve water quality has high running costs, one promising technology is the separation and concentration of metals using membranes.

In this Special Issue, we welcome a wide range of submissions on metal separation using support liquid membranes, polymer inclusion membranes, natural polymer membranes such as chitosan, synthetic polymer membranes, and electrodialysis membranes.

Prof. Dr. Michiaki Matsumoto
Guest Editor

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 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

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-anonymized 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 2200 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.