Recent Advances in Polymeric Membranes—Preparation and Applications (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Fabrication and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2026 | Viewed by 129
Special Issue Editors
Interests: development of membranes for natural gas sweetening and production of high-value streams; membrane system for improved water desalination systems NF and RO; ionic membranes for fuel cell membranes and energy applications; membranes; gas separation; water treatment; ionic membranes
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Interests: synthesis of functionalized block copolymers and their application as catalytic membranes; synthesis of biobased polymers and recycling and reuse of polymers for circular economy
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the success of “Recent Advances in Polymeric Membranes—Preparation and Applications” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/membranes/special_issues/0VXE047BK8), we are pleased to announce the launch of the second edition of this Special Issue.
Over the years, polymeric membrane technology has received significant attention due to its advantages, such as ease of operation, energy saving capability, compact size, environmental friendliness, and multiple applications. Polymeric membranes can be prepared using varied techniques and with several configurations depending on their applications. The development of new polymeric materials and their growing number of applications demands the development of better-suited membranes with different characteristics or new composite membranes and methods of preparation, as well as new funtionalization methods.
This Special Issue will highlight the most recent and applicable achievements in the preparation, modification, and performance of polymeric membranes for water treatment, energy saving and/or energy storage, gas separation, and biomedical applications.
Dr. Manuel Aguilar Vega
Dr. María Ortencia González-Díaz
Guest Editors
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 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
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-blind 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.
Keywords
- polymeric membranes
- water treatment
- gas separation and membranes for biomedical applications
- energy saving
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