Ion Exchange Membranes and Technologies for Efficient Recovery of Metals
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications for Other Areas".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 1750
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ion exhcange membranes; reverse electrodialysis; water electrolysis; hydrogen production; CO2 reduction
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: ion exchange membranes; (reverse) electrodialysis; electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The recovery of metals from different sources such as wastewater and brine is of great importance due to their limited supply and rising demand. Membrane technologies present a promising alternative for the more sustainable and cost-effective recovery of metals. In particular, ion exchange membrane technologies such as electrodialysis (ED) and Donnan dialysis (DD) have the potential for highly selective and energy-efficient metal recovery. This Special Issue aims to gather and disseminate recent findings in the development of ion exchange membranes and the analysis and testing of applications in ED and DD, among others, for the efficient recovery of metals from hypersaline brines and various wastewater resources.
Dr. Ramato Ashu Tufa
Dr. Wenjuan Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ion exchange membranes
- bipolar membranes
- electrodialysis
- Donnan dialysis
- metal recovery
- circular economy
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