Synthesis and Mechanism Research of Polymer Membranes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Fabrication and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 465
Special Issue Editors
Interests: functional polymer materials; covalent organic framework materials; two-dimensional materials; membrane separation
Interests: membranes; phase transformations; composites; cultural heritage materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer membranes play a central role in water purification, resource recovery, energy conversion, and environmental remediation. Despite rapid progress in membrane fabrication, challenges remain in precisely controlling membrane structure, understanding formation mechanisms, and translating laboratory advances into robust large-scale applications. In particular, approaches such as interfacial polymerization, additive-assisted synthesis, nanostructure regulation, and functional modification require deeper understanding of mechanisms-related issues to support the design of membranes with enhanced performance, long-term stability, and industrial scalability.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advances in the synthesis, structural regulation, and mechanisms-related research of polymer membranes with strong relevance to practical applications. We welcome contributions that explore novel fabrication strategies, interface chemistry, pore-structure engineering, functional polymer materials. Studies addressing desalination, wastewater treatment, emerging contaminant removal, selective ion separation, and antifouling performance under realistic operating conditions are particularly encouraged.
By integrating materials design, fabrication methodology, structural characterization, and application-oriented performance evaluation, this Special Issue seeks to bridge the gap between fundamental research and engineering practice, providing practical guidance for the fabrication of high-performance polymer membranes. Both original research articles and comprehensive review papers are invited.
Dr. Xiaocui Wei
Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Beltsios
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- polymer membranes
- functional polymer materials
- membrane formation mechanisms
- pore structure engineering
- structure–property relationship
- oil–water separation
- ultrafiltration (UF)
- nanofiltration (NF)
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