Membrane Technology for Sustainable Environmental Applications
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 November 2025 | Viewed by 84
Special Issue Editors
Interests: membrane science and technology; crystallization—fundamentals and operations; water treatment processes; membranes materials—design and development; bioseparation and downstream processes
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Interests: hydrogels; hybrid and smart materials; separation processes; protein crystallization; surface functionalization and coating; polymeric membranes; biomaterials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The ever-increasing challenges that arise in today's world around the water–energy–environment nexus require the development of innovative and sustainable technologies to support further social and economic growth. In recent decades, membrane science has provided valid answers to the need for more efficient industrial processes, having a wide range of applications in many sectors where it has become the dominant technology; it emerges as a promising solution to numerous pressing environmental problems. The high efficiency, selectivity, and versatility of membrane operations make them ideal green solutions to various environmental concerns, while ensuring minimal energy consumption and low environmental impact.
This Special Issue aims to highlight recent advancements in membranes and membrane processes for sustainable environmental applications. We welcome both original articles and review papers. Potential topics include, but not limited to, the following:
Water: desalination and brine management; industrial or municipal wastewater treatment; advanced (photo)oxidation processes; removal of contaminants (heavy metals, micropollutants, pharmaceuticals);
Energy: salinity gradient power conversion; green hydrogen production; fuel cells;
Environment: air pollution control; CO2 capture, conversion, and storage; environmental remediation; process intensification in industrial cycles: agrofood, (bio)pharmaceuticals, oil, and fine chemistry.
Dr. Gianluca Di Profio
Dr. Elvira Pantuso
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- membrane operation
- water recovery
- nutrients separation
- water desalination
- sustainable technologies
- hypersaline solutions
- bioseparation
- biogas upgrading
- hydrogen separation
- waste valorization
- circular economy
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