Ceramic Membranes in Harsh Gas Environments: Exploring the Potential for Practical Applications
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications for Gas Separation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 1513
Editors
Interests: cramic membrane; membrane distillation; flue gas treatment; transport membrane condenser; wastewater treatment; interfacial evaporation; solar desalination
Interests: cramic membrane; interfacial evaporation; desalination
Interests: membrane-based air dehumidification; moisture and heat recovery; membrane percrystallization; membrane distillation; membrane material optimization
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Dear Colleagues,
With exceptional stability, high permeability, and remarkable anti-fouling performance, ceramic membranes are playing an increasingly important role in various fields including water treatment, the pharmaceutical industry, etc. They are also applicable in harsh gas environments for gas–solid separation, water and heat recovery, CO2 capture, etc. Numerous ceramic materials, components, and applications have been developed in lab-scale research. However, a significant gap remains between lab-scale research and industrial application. Challenges such as performance degradation, long-term stability maintenance, and technical and economic feasibility in real industrial applications persist, especially under harsh operating conditions. To address these pressing issues, this Special Issue encourages submissions exploring the practical application potential of ceramic membranes in harsh gas environments, like acidic flue gas, high-temperature flue gas, and ash-containing flue gas. Technically, long-term experimmental tests to validate durability, pilot studies to assess scalability, and engineering applications in harsh gas environments are particularly encouraged.
This Special Issue aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform for disseminating cutting-edge research that supports the scalable industrial application of ceramic membranes in harsh gas environments. We kindly invite researchers, engineers, and practitioners to contribute original research papers, comprehensive reviews, and case studies.
Dr. Heng Zhang
Dr. Jiguang Huang
Dr. Liehui Xiao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ceramic membrane
- gas treatment
- flue gas
- performance degradation
- pilot study
- engineering application
- gas–solid separation
- water recovery
- heat recovery
- CO2 capture
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