Innovative Membrane Materials and Systems for Electrodialysis and Electro-Driven Separations
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 44
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ion exchange membranes; salinity gradient power; electrodialytic separations; electrolyzers; CO2 capture and conversion; electro-driven membrane technologies
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The need for sustainable and efficient electrochemical separation technologies is increasing across various disciplines, and ion exchange membranes (IEMs), which play a critical role in the selective and efficient transport of ions, represent promising materials with which to tackle this challenge. This Special Issue will focus on innovative research and new developments in the design of IEMs and their application in advanced electrochemical membrane systems, with an emphasis on technologies used in electrodialysis, reverse electrodialysis, electrolysis, and related operations. We invite contributions of original research papers, reviews, perspectives, and short communications on these topics. Submissions discussing novel solutions and fundamental advancements in the following broad application fields are highly encouraged:
- Desalination and water reuse;
- The food and beverage industry;
- Carbon capture and utilization;
- Resource recovery;
- Biotechnology and bioprocessing;
- The chemical and petrochemical industry;
- Energy and batteries;
- Agriculture and irrigation;
- Healthcare and medicine;
- Laboratory and analytical science.
The topics of interest include but are not limited to
- Novel materials and nanocomposites for use in ion exchange membranes;
- Ion-selective and monovalent-selective membrane technologies;
- Bipolar membranes for water splitting and pH control;
- Electrochemical systems involved in electrodialysis, redox flow batteries, and fuel cells;
- Membrane-based approaches for CO2 reduction and energy storage;
- The recovery of lithium and critical ions from brine and waste streams;
- Antifouling strategies, membrane degradation, and durability performance;
- The modeling, simulation, and life-cycle analysis of membrane processes;
- Hybrid systems integrating IEMs with biological or physicochemical technologies;
- Multidisciplinary insights from materials science, electrochemistry, and environmental engineering.
We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions.
Dr. Ramato Ashu Tufa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ion exchange membranes (IEMs)
- electrochemical membrane systems
- electrodialysis
- reverse electrodislydis
- electrolysis
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