Innovative Frontiers in Osmotic Membrane Technologies: Advances in Forward and Reverse Osmosis
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Membrane Applications for Water Treatment".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editor
2. Centre for Sustainable Energy and Resources, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia
Interests: separation and purification; material synthesis; membrane technologies; desalination
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue aims to highlight the latest innovations, fundamental research, and technological advancements in forward osmosis (FO) and reverse osmosis (RO) membrane processes. With growing global challenges related to water scarcity, energy efficiency, and sustainability, osmotic-driven membrane technologies have emerged as key players in water and wastewater treatment, desalination, resource recovery, and emerging applications such as pressure-inhibited osmosis and hybrid systems. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, novel membrane materials, surface modifications, fouling mitigation strategies, emerging contaminants (i.e., microplastics and PFAS), energy and cost analyses, integration with renewable energy sources, and pilot-scale or real-world applications. It also welcomes contributions addressing modelling and simulation, smart membranes with stimuli-responsive behaviour, and the role of AI and machine learning in optimizing osmosis-based systems. We aim to provide a platform for researchers and industry experts to share insights that could accelerate the development of next-generation membrane technologies and contribute to sustainable solutions in the water–energy nexus.
Dr. Javad Farahbakhsh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- forward osmosis
- reverse osmosis
- membrane advanced materials
- surface modification
- desalination and brine management
- membrane fouling and cleaning
- energy-efficient separation
- stimuli-responsive membranes
- modeling and artificial intelligence in membrane processes
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