Near-Membrane-Surface Effects During Membrane Distillation
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications for Water Treatment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 747
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Interests: membrane distillation; thermodynamics; electrospinning
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Interests: polymeric membranes; mixed matrix/nanocomposite membranes; membrane distillation; pervaporation; forward osmosis; desalination; water purification; wastewater treatment
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Membrane distillation (MD) has emerged as a promising membane-based thermal separation process, offering unique advantages in desalination, wastewater treatment, and chemical recovery. However, near-membrane-surface effects, including fouling, scaling, polarization effects, and vapor transport dynamics, remain significant challenges in optimizing performance and extending membrane lifespan. These phenomena intricately affect heat and mass transfer across and along the membane, ultimately influencing the efficiency and feasibility of MD processes.
This Special Issue seeks to compile cutting-edge research focused on understanding the near-membrane-surface effects in MD. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advances in membrane surface engineering;
- Fouling and scaling phenomena and mitigation strategies;
- Temperature polarization and concentration polarization near the membrane surface;
- The modeling and simulation of near-membrane-surface behaviors in membrane distillation;
- Innovative approaches to enhancing interfacial transport properties.
By bringing together experimental, theoretical, and applied research, this Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive platform to advance our understanding of near-membrane effects in MD, providing new insights and fostering technological innovations in this field.
We invite researchers and practitioners from academia and industry to contribute their original findings and reviews to this Special Issue, paving the way for enhanced MD performance and scalability.
Prof. Dr. Fei Guo
Dr. Zongli Xie
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- near-membrane-surface effects
- membrane distillation
- thermodynamics
- heat and mass transfer
- membrane design
- modeling and simulation
- polarization effects
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