Recent Developments of Ionic Liquid Membranes: Preparation, Stability and Applications
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 August 2023) | Viewed by 200
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ionic liquid membrane based processes; ionic liquid preparation and synthesis; ionic liquid membrane preparation; gas separation; wastewater treatment; water treatment; biomass conversion; surface electrochemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The market for membrane technology has grown expontentially in recent years due to advancements in membrane materials, processes, and performance. Considered a clean and ecologically friendly technology, membranes have been developed for a variety of applications, leading to increased research on new membrane materials. One of the biggest global problems is climate change (global warming). A new frontier in CO2 capture technology has emerged: the combination of functionalized ILs and membrane processes. The functionalized ILs are regarded as preferable due to their simplicity in regeneration, high absorption capacity, and selectivity for CO2. Ionic liquid membranes have also shown superior performances in water treatment, dye removal, heavy metal removal, electrochemistry, pharmaceuticals, and biomass conversion processes.
Polymerized ionic liquids (PILs), also known as polyionic liquids, have attracted a lot of attention in recent years. The interaction between the special properties of ionic liquids (ILs) and the macromolecular structure of poly(ionic liquid) membranes (PILMs) is not only fascinating, but also provides a way to create new properties and functionalities for these cutting-edge membrane materials in the field of membrane technology. In addition, PILMs offer a variety of benefits over ionic liquids (ILs), such as improved mechanical stability, chemical durability, spatial controllability, and processability.
We are pleased to invite you to submit an original paper or review of your recent research and findings for Membranes’ Special Issue ”Recent Developments of Ionic Liquid Membranes: Preparation, Stability, and Applications”. This Special Issue welcomes discussions on the use and development of innovative ionic liquid and polyionic liquid membranes on a pilot and laboratory scale, as well as their industrial exploitation and the sustainability approach used in their preparation. The most recent advancements in the use of ionic liquid membranes (ILMs) for CO2 capture and water treatments, as well as dye and heavy metal removals, are cordially invited for submission to this Special Issue, including supported ILMs (SILMs), poly-ILMs (PILMs), polymer-IL composite membranes, and mixed-matrix membranes, with a focus on ILM contactors.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Megawati Zunita
Dr. Graecia Lugito
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ionic liquid membrane preparation
- ionic liquid membrane stability
- polyionic liquid membrane preparation
- polyionic liquid membrane stability
- ion exchange
- Ionic liquid membrane in general application
- gas separation
- water treatment
- dye removal
- heavy metal removal
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