Selected Papers from AMS8 Conference (July 2013, Xi’an, China)

Dear Colleagues,

The current special issue includes peer-reviewed papers presented at AMS8 Conference (16–19 July, Xi’an, China, http://www.ams8.org) hosted by the Astanian Membrane Society and co-organized by Tsinghua University (THU), Nanjing University of Technology (NUT) and Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology (XAUAT). The main topics covered in these papers are:

• Membrane Materials and Formation
• Membrane Characterization and Modeling
• Membrane Processes for Gas/Vapor Separation
• Membrane Processes for Water Treatment and Reuse
• Membrane Reactor/Bio-Reactors
• Electro-Membrane Processes (e.g., Fuel Cell, Electrodialysis)
• Seawater and Brackish Water Desalination
• Membrane Fouling and Controlling
• New Membrane Processes (e.g., Forward Osmosis)

Prof. Dr. Mikel Duke
Prof. Dr. Toshinori Tsuru
Prof. Dr. Xiao-Lin Wang
Prof. Dr. Wanqin Jin
Prof. Dr. Kueir-Rarn Lee
Prof. Dr. Hong-Sik Byun
Guest Editors

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