Biopolymer Membranes for Industrial Applications
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 February 2016)
Special Issue Editor
Interests: membrane separation processes, membrane contactors for process intensification, design of biopolymer membranes for biotechnology applications
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With growing environmental concern, many efforts have been devoted to the development of new membranes using polymers from renewable sources, which should present a good compromise between flux and selectivity as well as chemical and mechanical stability. To date, polysaccharide-based membranes have been developed using starch, alginate and chitosan with successful application in pervaporation, fuel cells and adsorption processes, as well as in packaging. However, intensive research is being developed in microbial polysaccharides production, since they present new or improved properties, being competitive with natural polysaccharides as well as with synthetic polymers. This issue aims to collect key contributions to the field and give an overview about the use of biopolymer membranes in industrial processes for chemical, biological and environmental applications.
Dr. Isabel Coelhoso
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biopolymer membranes
- polysaccharides
- alginate
- chitosan
- starch
- microbial polysaccharides
- pervaporation
- packaging
- fuel cells
- adsorption
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